Implementing a Classroom Based College Cybersecurity Internship
Lucy Tyrteos
We have just completed the second summer of a classroom-based internship sponsored by the Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) at Department of Energy, Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. A goal of MSIPP is to encourage students from over 500 universities nationwide with significant underrepresented populations to gain the skills needed for employment in the system of DOE National Labs or operating contractors, Federal Government, or graduate school.
The classroom-based program at USC Aiken, and includes numerous interactions with cybersecurity entities in the Aiken-Augusta area. In addition to classroom time, students take field trips, engage in projects, study for certifications, and perform case studies in their field. Students are paid and live in provided housing, and receive 12 transferrable college credits.
This presentation will discuss the experiences of a former intern-turned Teaching Assistant and how a classroom-based internship can be more beneficial than an on-the-job internship and how we plan to expand the program in 2025.
