Symantec to fund infosec student

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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. 



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