http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2003/0106/web-purdue-01-07-03.asp By Matt Caterinicchia January 7, 2003 An Internet security corporation announced last month that it is launching a fellowship program for one student at Purdue University's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS). Symantec Corp. will provide up to $50,000 to cover the full tuition costs and a stipend for one student for two years. The student must be a degree-seeking student enrolled at Purdue, working with CERIAS and maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 in his or her field of study. In announcing the fellowship Dec. 9, 2002, Symantec said the application deadline is March 1. The fellowship program's goal is to increase awareness within the Internet security industry as well as increase students' knowledge, said Teresa Bennett, director of strategic relations at CERIAS. "Symantec is aware of the need for security personnel. We hope Symantec will be a model others will follow," she said. It is not unusual for a corporation like Symantec to team up with a university, Bennett said. "Industry is very much involved with Purdue University. However, the size of the gift was particularly large; $50,000 is a notable figure," she added. Steve Trilling, director of advanced research for Symantec, would like to see as many trained workers as possible in the area of Internet security. Trilling believes the fellowship program is a chance for Symantec to "actively participate in the public/private process to help support the growing need for security professionals." The fellowship recipient will be announced April 8 at the annual CERIAS Spring Symposium held on the West Lafayette, Ind., campus of Purdue University. "The field is wide open," Bennett said. "We are looking for a good student and hopefully this program will bring more high achieving students to Purdue University." According to Trilling, Symantec is looking for future opportunities to provide fellowships at Purdue as well as other places. The Symantec fellowship will begin during the 2003-2004 school year and will be expanded to include a second student beginning in the fall of 2004. Caterinicchia is a reporting intern with Federal Computer Week. - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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