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New Staff Joins MS-CC Cyberinfrastructure Facilitation Team


Please join us in welcoming Lauren Michael and Russell Hofmann to the MS-CC’s Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Facilitation team! Russell and Lauren have been supporting the MS-CC as consultants, and are now dedicated staff to the MS-CC effective February 15, 2023. 


February 23, 2023

MS-CC Needs Your Input! Complete Our 2023 Stakeholder Survey 


The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) is seeking input from our community to inform our planning in setting priorities for 2023. Please complete this short MS-CC stakeholder survey by March 18, 2023. The survey consists of 11 questions and will take no more than 10 minutes to complete. 


February 22, 2023

MS-CC Community Webinars: Virtual Cyberinfrastructure 101 Series


The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) is launching a new Cyberinfrastructure (CI) 101 webinar series in 2023 to encourage, educate, and empower our community participants with tools and resources to make an impact on their campus IT infrastructure. 


February 8, 2023

5 Reasons to Attend the MS-CC’s IT for Research and Cybersecurity Workshops in 2023


The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) and Internet2 are excited to continue our series of IT for research and cybersecurity workshops on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in 2023.


January 30, 2023

2022: The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium’s Year in Review


The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) had an incredible year in 2022 as we advanced cyberinfrastructure (IT for research) capabilities at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and the broader community of minority-serving institutions (MSIs). MS-CC is a thriving and growing community, and we are glad to share some accomplishments from this past year.

January 26, 2023

Updated MS-CC Charter


This communication was sent to the MS-CC mailing list on Friday, December 2, 2022.


Dear MS-CC Colleagues and Community:


As our community outreach efforts continue to expand, the MS-CC Leadership Council (CLC) recently reviewed and made amendments to the MS-CC Charter that reflect what we’ve learned this past year through these engagements.


New Scholarship Offers Opportunity for Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium Participants to Engage with IT Peers at TechEX 


It has been an exciting, yet busy fall season for the Minority Serving- Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) as we participated in multiple community engagement opportunities. We are heading to our final stop this year, and are looking forward to participating in the 2022 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX) in Denver, Colorado, from Dec. 5-9.


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Democratizing Science Through Advanced Cyberinfrastructure: Q&A with Manish Parashar, Director of the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure


Addressing equity is critical to democratizing science in the 21st century, and in this Q&A published in Science Matters, the OAC director Manish Prashar explains what advanced cyberinfrastructure entails; challenges and opportunities for broadening participation in science and engineering through cyberinfrastructure; and gives examples of NSF programs and initiatives working on addressing these challenges. Prashsar also cites the NSF-funded work of the MS-CC and Internet2, in collaboration with AIHEC, to improve cyberinfrastructure at HBCUs, TCUs, and the broader MSI community. Read the full story. 


National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022: Seeing Yourself in Cyber with the MS-CC 


In 2004, the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declared October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to providing people with online safety resources by emphasizing the importance of taking the proper steps to enhance cybersecurity on university campuses, workplaces, and homes.


MS-CC Gearing Up for Fall 2022 Events, Workshops, and Public Engagements 


We’re looking forward to participating in upcoming engagement opportunities these next few months to discuss the work of the Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) to promote advanced cyberinfrastructure capabilities on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs).


Leveling the Cyberinfrastructure Playing Field Focus of Upcoming MS-CC Presentation at 2022 National HBCU Week Conference


On Sept. 22, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. ET, MS-CC Director Lawrence Williams will deliver a presentation focused on supporting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through the advancement of campus technology, community building, funding support, and professional development opportunities.

We share the top five reasons you should join us for the ransomware security and cyberinfrastructure workshop in 2022. The first cybersecurity workshop will take place June 22-23, 2022, on the North Carolina A&T State University campus in Greensboro, NC. We’ll be announcing dates for additional workshops throughout the remainder of 2022 at Alabama A&M University, Claflin University, Salish Kootenai College, and Jackson State University. 

Read the latest blog by MS-CC Director Lawrence Williams on what advanced cyberinfrastructure entails, and more importantly, why every campus needs to have advanced cyberinfrastructure.