Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Online BSIT degree ranks second in nation among "America's Best Online Colleges"

Kennesaw State University’s online learning program has earned another accolade to add to its portfolio of national rankings. In addition to the overall national and state rankings, BestColleges.com also identified several of Kennesaw State’s online bachelor’s degree programs that earned top spots within their individual program rankings:
  • No. 2 for Information Technology
  • No. 4 for Marketing
  • No. 8 for Cyber Security (Information Security)
  • No. 12 for Computer Science
  • No. 13 for Business Administration
See http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/best-online-bachelors-information-technology-programs/

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Java Coding Competition 2016 (Hosted by State Farm)

Java Coding Competition 2016
Hosted by State Farm

Prizes:
  • $800 prizes awarded to at least four teams
  • An all-expenses paid trip to the State Farm Corporate location in Phoenix, AZ for the finals
  • $1500 grand prize to the winning finalist
Dates:
  • Registration: Open Now!
  • Contest Date: 10/15/2016 (Online)
  • Finals (Invite Only): 12/2/2016 (Phoenix, AZ)

For entry instructions and corporate office official rules visit: http://codingcompetition.statefarm.com

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

KSU Phonathon is Hiring!


The KSU Phonathon is currently hiring for the Fall Semester!
Make $8.00 per hour PLUS Bonuses!!

Work ON CAMPUS!
Flexible hours – Sunday-Thursday! 
Make a difference at KSU!
Build your resume!
Learn communication and negotiation skills!
Earn up to $400 in Tuition Assistance!

The primary objective of the KSU Phonathon is to raise money for the University by calling alumni, parents and friends. This can affect and benefit students just like you!

Apply Now: Kennesaw.thecallingcenter.com

Questions?  Email Jaime at:
Jaime.Yager@RuffaloNL.com or call 470-578-7696


HackGT

Georgia Tech is having their hackathon, HackGT, Sept 23-25 this year!  Please go to the link https://hackgt.com/ to find out more and participate!  If you do participate, please send Dawn Tatum (dtatum7@kennesaw.edu) an email so the college can brag about you a bit! Remember applying your skills outside the classroom is building your resume!
More Info → http://bit.ly/2brWhX9

AT&T Jobs & Internships

The interviewing for 2017 in underway! AT&T is looking for talented, qualified individuals in most of the key locations.

Here are the open positions:

1643281 -  Associate Application Developer - Software Development Program

1643328 -  Associate Business Manager - Software Development Program

1643437 - Software Development Intern

Apply here: http://att.jobs/careers

FINAL CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PAPERS (with possible NSF Grant Award)

2016 Conference on CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH & PRACTICE will be held at the Burruss Building #151, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA October 29-30, 2016 and Hosted by the Center for Information Security Education, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University

PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE FOR UNDERGRADUATE PAPERS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 31, 2016.
The Conference on Cybersecurity Education Research and Practice (CCERP) invites undergraduate students to submit papers to the conference, Authors of papers accepted at the conference will be invited to present posters at the event and will be awarded a one-time grant award of $500 to cover their costs of attendance and travel to and from the event.

For undergraduate students: Papers should have relevance to the practice of information security/cybersecurity. Contact Dr. Herb Mattord at hmattord@kennesaw.edu for a copy of the template to be used in the submission of your paper.

The NSF grant awarded to the conference will provide stipends for selected students to attend. As these stipends will more than cover the cost of traveling to and attending the conference it will result in a de facto scholarship. 

As part of a National initiative, the conference will promote the dual themes of Cybersecurity workforce development and Cybersecurity hygiene (also known as security awareness and safety).
 
Undergraduate Student Poster Session on Cybersecurity Hygiene and Workforce Development. Undergraduate students are invited to submit short research papers (5 pages max) on Cybersecurity Hygiene or Workforce topics. Accepted students will be invited to create and conduct poster sessions during the conference, with the top 15 undergraduate students receiving $500 stipends to cover the cost of attending the conference. 

Our grant will also support keynote speakers.

Important Dates
August 31 - Undergraduate Papers submission Deadline
September 15 - Reviews and acceptances to undergraduate authors/presenters
September 21 - Undergraduate papers that have been accepted will nee a revised abstract submitted for publication in the conference proceedings.

Submissions
Paper submissions should be at most 5 pages excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices. Reviewers are not required to read the appendices, and so the paper should be intelligible without them.

To submit a paper, get the template for the paper and then visit the conference submission site athttp://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ccerp.

Make sure to blind your submission. Go to the CCERP web site, register as an author and upload. Additional details will be provided by the system. Copyright agreements are conducted through an acceptance page of the submission site. 

At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference bySeptember 21 for the abstract to be included in the proceedings.

Student Papers Submissions (Saturday Sessions)
Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit papers. Papers should be clearly noted as student submissions in submission information by noting intent to be included in the student track. Papers submitted without designation in the title or to the proper track will be considered as Pedagogy and Practice papers. Students may author papers on various aspects of research, teaching, learning or practicing security. Papers should be at most 10 pages excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

#InternshipAlert - Savant Comprehensive Technical Solutions

Responsibilities:
  Provide support services to employees with technical problems and information technology issues involving desktop/laptop software, hardware or network services

 Track and document technical problems and issues through to completion and resolution

 WAN/LAN and VPN troubleshooting

 Support security measures (e.g. anti-virus software, malware/spyware remediation, etc.) What You

Will Learn:
 Best practices to maintain, analyze, troubleshoot and document hardware and software computing systems
 How to interface with co-workers, customers and vendors to successfully complete assigned tasks

What We Require:
 Working towards a technical or related degree
 An attitude for success, willingness to learn and a customer service oriented attitude
 Problem solving skills and ability to communicate in written and verbal form
 Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices and procedures within one of the following areas: Networking, Windows Administration, or Virtualization Desired Skills & Qualities:
 Ability to function effectively and efficiently independently and in a team environment
 Quickly gains knowledge, understanding, or skill; readily absorbs and comprehends new information from formal and informal learning experiences
 Follows established procedures on routine tasks, requires instruction only on new assignments and works under the supervision of the Manager

Knowledge of: 
 Mac and/or PC
 Networking equipment
 Backup technologies
 Windows Server and/or Linux platforms
 Virtualization technologies
 Microsoft Office and Visio

Send resume and cover letter to internship@savantcts.com