HBCU Cybersecurity Industry Collaboration Pilot

There is an urgent need to build a cybersecurity workforce that is not only larger but also more diverse. This is why we felt it was important to collaborate with a diverse group of Fortune 100 industry partners and the HBCUs Schools of Engineering to focus on building a cybersecurity workforce that is not only larger but more diverse. We must develop a new generation of cybersecurity professionals – one that welcomes diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests into this mission-critical field.

The HBCU Cybersecurity Industry Collaboration Initiative Pilot will incorporate expertise,
learnings and support from three (3) Fortune 100 Industry Partners with the goal of aligning
business needs to the HBCU Schools of Engineering’s cybersecurity curricula and research
capabilities.

Professionals from Abbott, Microsoft and RTX will be guest lecturers, participate in mentoring programs and meet with faculty to better understand existing strengths and collaborate toward educating more cybersecurity professionals to help address the nation’s talent gap.

Phase 1 “Pilot”| 2022-2023

Institutions: Hampton University and Virginia State University

Phase 2 “Pilot”| Dec 2023-2024

Institutions: Jackson State University, Prairie View A&M University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Phase 3| 2024 – 2025

Additional Partners and HBCU Schools of Engineering

Contact

Veronica L. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer
Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering (AMIE)
executive_director@amiepartnerships.org
veronica.nelson@morgan.edu

ABOUT US
AMIE is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to expand corporate and government alliances with the (17) ABET accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Schools of Engineering to implement and support programs to attract, educate, graduate and place underrepresented minority students in engineering and computer science careers. The (17) ABET accredited HBCU Schools of Engineering produce over 30% of the African American engineers in the United States while representing less than 3% of the Engineering Universities.