Designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education received.

We have just been informed that our application to become a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) has been approved.

The CAEIAE application, which was submitted in late 2008, was part of ongoing efforts within the Eller College's Department of Management Information System's Information Assurance and Security Education Center (IASEC). The application passed a rigorous review that was evaluated against a stringent criteria, demonstrating its competency and commitment to academic excellence in Information Assurance education.

I would like to thank Lance Hoopes (Eller College IT Computing Manager and MIS adjunct faculty) and Roberto Mejias (MIS Lecturer) for all the hard work that went into this application process.

The designation will be held at The University of Arizona level and not the MIS Department level.

Having this designation is an enormous accomplishment by itself. It puts us in great company of elite institutions in the nation. It is particularly important for UA due to its location and the existing strong partnerships with the defense industry, border security, homeland security. It provides the reputation and recognition to all our programmatic efforts in security and information assurance, which we can specifically leverage in terms of offering certificate programs, and other information security/IA initiatives to a broader audience of IT professionals.