INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
WINTER 2022
Sustainable Economic Development Summit V
IUP Secures Fundingfor Full-Tuition Doctoral Cybersecurity Scholarship
On Saturday, October Sth. the Indiana County Sustainable Economic Develop- ment Task Force held its annual Summit. Experts and local leaders shared how our small communities are making big chang- es to create a sustainable economy. You can now access the Summit V (2022) re- cordings. as well as recordings from past Summits, at sustainableindianacounty.org or on YouTube by searching “ICSED Task Force”. Feel free to contact sustainablein- dianacounty@gnail.com with speaker nominations for Summit V1 (2023) or for more information about sustainability events and activities in Indiana County Presentation titles and speakers were: Broadband in Indiana County Byron G. Stau“fer, Jr.. Executive Director of the indiana County Office of Planning & Development (ICOPD)
IUP has received $203,130 from the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program, managed by the National Security Agency. to support a qualified student seeking a doc- toral degree (Ph.D.) in cybersecurity.
Brad Messner, from New Stanton, a current doctoral student at IUP in the Business PhD program has been selected by the project team as the successful applicant for the pilot program.
The project team is Dr. Waleed Farag. Director of IUP’s Institute for Cybersecurity, who authored the grant proposal; his co-authors are professor of management Dr. Prashanth Bharadwaj and professor of economics Dr. David Yerger from the Eberly College of Business. The team selected Messner for this pilot program following a competitive application process. Messner eamed his MBA with a concertration in information systems from IUPin 2015. As the successful applicant, Messner will receive full cost of tuition and fees, funding for books, a stipend for living expenses for two years of study, and funds to attend one cyber-related conference and complete a cyber-related certificate. The initiative. spanning September 2022 through September 2024,is designed to ad- dress the national shortage of qualified cybersecurity instructors at National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity colleges and universities, “to bridge the gap of qualified cybersecurity instructors at NCAE-C institutions,” Farag said. IUP is one of the first institutions in the nation to receive the Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense designation by the National Security Agency. and has held this designation since2002, one of only 16 universities in Pennsylvania to hold this designation. IUP also offers a Ph.D. program in business, one of the only universities in Pennsylvania to offer this part-time pro- gram, designed for working professionals. Around 60 students are currently studying in this pro- gram. For the full ardcle visit, https:/Ainyurl.comv7t3z2ken
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it was an event that took six weeks plan- ning to showcase detailed work that’s been two years in the making at the Indiana County Court House. County residents were invited to an open house Thursday evening October 20 that showed what county agencies do, and what has hap- pened to transform the inside of the half- century-old courthouse. “The floors were done with a purpose,” County Board of Commissioners Chairman R. Michael Keith said, as he showed the work already done on three of five floors of the courthouse along Philadelphia Street * Thefirst floor has walls decorated by vanous maps and designs that represent both local and natonal history, including the nation’s founding documents and em- blems of actor James Maitland (Jimmy) Stewart's ties to his hometown * The third floor is painted blue. symbolic of law enforcement agencies found on that floor, including the sheriff's office and that of the county's district attomey
This fall, homeowners, commercial property owners, and nonprofits have new opportunities to power their residences orfacilities with solar thanksto the Indiana County Solar Co-Op and the GET Solar Communities Program. Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is partnering with The Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Task Force, the Indiana County Farm Bureau, and the indiana County Conservation District to form the third round of the Solar Co-Op. Co-Ops take advantage of collective purchasing power to make it easier and cheaper for people to install solar systems. Participants select a single installer on behalf of the entire group through an open and competitive bidding process. The chosen installer then provides personal proposals for all co-op members at a discounted rate. For the full article visit, https~/Ainyurl.com/3ym42ed5
Indiana County Decathion Planning Team 2023
The Indiana County Decathion Planning Team has been working hard to put together an exciting senes of programs for 2023. Now entering its 7th year, the Indiana County Decathion provides a series of in-person and self-guided walking tours and other active programs from February 11. when they host their kickoff event at Blue Spruce Park, through June 3, when the program wraps up at the Children’s Advisory Commission's Nature Palooza evert, also held at Blue Spruce. The kickoff event, Hot Chocolate Walk, will take place on February 11, 2023 at 10:00 am at Pavilion #1. Other scheduling details are being finalized and will be made available on the Indiana County Of- fice of Planning & Development website at https-//icopd.org/indiana-county-walkworks- program.htmi. Information about the Indiana County WalkWorks Program and an archive of self- guided walking tours are available.
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