s s s undergraduate rankings and is promoting its program information nationally. CIS is on track to welcome its largest-ever incoming class in fall 2025. Record-Setting Grants and Scholarships CIS secured over $1.1 million in cybersecurity education funding in 2024–2025, including: NSF CyberCorps ® SFS grants exceeding $500K DOD Cyber Service Academy scholarship of over $430K Aviation ISAC gift ($127K) supporting student-led CTF competitions at DEF CON 33 (Las Vegas) and the 2025 A-ISAC Summit (Zurich) These awards supported nine full-ride cybersecurity scholarships for CIS students Research, publications and global engagement CIS faculty collaborated with NASA JPL, MIT Lincoln Labs, The Aerospace Corporation, The Boeing Company and Honeywell, driving student-led innovation and contributing to major publications such as AIAA Aerospace America and Vanity Fair. Faculty publications included a peer-reviewed NSA CAE-recognized open-access cybersecurity textbook, co-authored with Prescott students adopted nationwide. s Faculty delivered keynotes and expert talks at major conferences including AIAA, IEEE, SAE conferences, EUROCONTROL, Schloss Dagstuhl’s Space Cybersecurity Seminar and the TSA International Training Symposium. Faculty received prestigious honors, including the AIAA Information Systems Award, AIAA Associate Fellowship, Royal Aeronautical Society Fellowship, International Education Excellence Award, WiCyS Faculty Scholarship and OERizona Trailblazer Award. Hands-On Student Success CIS students achieved major victories this year: Swept the top three team spots and earned the top individual score at Sandia Tracer FIRE 12 CIS Leads National Progress in Cybersecurity Education and Research The CIS department celebrated a year of exceptional growth, national recognition and global engagement. From exciting research advances and hands-on education to major grants, student victories and international presentations, CIS continues to lead in cybersecurity across aviation, space, defense and critical infrastructure sectors. Academic and Program Excellence CIS launched its 18-month re-accreditation process in 2025 for the B.S. in Cyber Intelligence and Security by submitting a formal Request for Evaluation to ABET. The department also sought inclusion in “U.S. News & World Report’s” cybersecurity
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Placed second nationally at the NSA NCAE VIVID competition Ranked in the top 30 percent at the DOE CyberForce Challenge Won top honors for AI cyber student poster in a national competition
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