Membership

Joining the MS-CC as a member is simple, quick, easy – and free! Fill out the membership form, join the mailing list, and stay informed about upcoming meetings and activities.

Membership in the MS-CC helps us create a vibrant community of practice where peers can collaborate and support one another, and build a coalition to advocate for their needs as a community.

Consortium Leadership Council (CLC)

Co-Chairs

  • Ana Hunsinger, Vice President of Community Engagement, Internet2

  • Deborah Dent, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer, Jackson State University

  • Damian Clarke, Ph.D., Chief Data Officer, Tennessee State University

  • Richard A. Aló, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science and Technology, Florida A&M University

  • Jim Bottum, AIHEC CI Team Lead, Presidential Fellow at Internet2, and former Chief Information Officer, Clemson University

  • Lawrence Williams, Program Director, MS-CC

CLC Members

  • Al Anderson, Chief Information Officer, Salish Kootenai College

  • James (Joey) Brenn, Associate Vice President for Information Technology, Claflin University

  • Carl Robert (Bobby) Clark, Director, CCIT Procurement and Vendor Management, CCIT Internal Operations, Clemson University

  • Ming-Hsing Chiu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Program Coordinator, Computer Science Program, Dillard University

  • Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Ph.D., Professor, Heller School for Public Policy and Management, Brandeis University & founding Chief Executive Officer, WayMark Analytics

  • Henry (Tom) Jackson, Vice President, Information Technology Services & Chief Information Officer, North Carolina A&T State University

  • Leah Kraus, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services, North Carolina Central University

  • Kylie Nash, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services, Alabama A&M University

  • Urban Wiggins, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Decision Science and Visualization, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

MS-CC Membership

Participating Colleges, Universities & Organizations

Consortium Members (HBCUs, TCUs, HSIs)


  • Aaniiih Nakoda College (Harlem, MT, USA)

  • Alabama A&M University (Huntsville, Alabama, USA)

  • Albany State University (Albany, Georgia, USA)

  • Alcorn State University (Lorman, Mississippi USA)

  • Barber-Scotia College (Concord, North Carolina, USA)

  • Benedict College (Columbia, South Carolina, USA)

  • Bennett College (Columbia, South Carolina, USA)

  • Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, Florida, USA)

  • Bishop State Community College (Mobile, Alabama, USA)

  • Bowie State University (Bowie, Maryland, USA)

  • California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA, USA)

  • Cankdeska Cikana Community College (Fort Totten, ND USA)

  • Chicago State University (Chicago, IL, USA)

  • Claflin University (Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA)

  • Clark-Atlanta University (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

  • Denmark Technical College (Denmark, South Carolina, USA)

  • Dillard University (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)

  • Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA)

  • Essex County College (Newark, New Jersey, USA)

  • Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA)

  • Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee, USA )

  • Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Florida USA)

  • Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, Florida, USA)

  • Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens, Florida, USA)

  • Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College (Cloquet, MN, USA)

  • Hampton University (Hampton, Virginia, USA)

  • Housatonic Community College (Bridgeport, CT, USA)

  • Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX, USA)

  • Jackson State University (Jackson, Mississippi, USA)

  • Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins, Texas, USA)

  • Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC, USA)

  • Knoxville College (Knoxville, TN, USA)

  • Langston University (Langston, Oklahoma, USA )


  • Little Big Horn College (Crow Agency, Montana, USA)

  • Livingstone College (Salisbury, North Carolina, USA)

  • Meharry Medical College (Nashville, Tennessee, USA )

  • Mississippi Valley State University (Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA)

  • Morris College (Sumter, South Carolina, USA)

  • Navajo Technical University (Crownpoint, New Mexico, USA)

  • Norfolk State University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)

  • North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro, North Carolina, USA)

  • North Carolina Central University (Durham, North Carolina, USA)

  • Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ, USA)

  • Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA, USA)

  • Prairie Valley A&M University (Prairie View, Texas, USA)

  • Saint Augustine’s University (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)

  • Salish Kootenai College (Pablo, MT, USA)

  • Shaw University (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)

  • South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA)

  • Spellman College (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

  • Taft College (Taft, CA, USA)

  • Tennessee State University (Nashville, Tennessee, USA )

  • Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, Texas, USA)

  • Tougaloo College (Jackson, MS, USA)

  • Turtle Mountain Community College (Belcourt, ND, USA)

  • Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama, USA)

  • University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ, USA)

  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, AR, USA)

  • University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, Maryland, USA)

  • University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C., USA)

  • University of Virgin Islands (St. Croix, USA)

  • Virginia State University (Petersburg, Virginia, USA)

  • Virginia Union University (Richmond, Virginia, USA)

  • West Texas A&M University (Canyon, TX, USA)

  • Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA)

Consortium Partners

  • American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

  • Brandeis University

  • Clemson University

  • Georgia Technical Institute

  • H·A ThirtyOne

  • Indiana University

  • Internet2*

  • Mars Hill University

  • NTIA

  • Oklahoma State University

  • Southern Crossroads

  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke

  • University of Oklahoma

  • University of South Carolina

  • WayMark Analytics

*-Principle Partner