SUNY Adirondack received an official award
letter from the SUNY system confirming
selection of the college’s proposal for a High
Needs Grant program to fund a new academic
offering in network security.
Funding in the amount of $77,200 was
secured for the 2015-2016 academic year, with
additional funds possible, school officials said.
The High Needs Grant proposal was developed
in collaboration between Adirondack faculty,
including professors Karen Woodard and
Chuck Harrington of the college’s IT Computer
Networking (Cisco Academy) program and
Technology Division Chairman Nicholas Paigo.
“I want to congratulate professors Woodard,
Harrington and Paigo and others who worked to
develop this proposal for the Network Security
program,” said college President Kristine Duffy,
Ed. D.
“Network and cyber security are among the
fastest growing fields across the globe but also
in our service region. With a projected growth
of 37 percent for the information security
industry over the next decade, it’s crucial that
SUNY Adirondack provide area students with a
new pathway to success in this growing career
field,” said Duffy.
SUNY High Needs is a competitive grant
program that funds academic programs that
connect directly to specific workforce needs of
New York state. The program began in 2006-2007
with funding from the State Legislature. Over
87 new High Needs grants have been awarded
to establish or expand academic programs
throughout New York State. With continued
support from the Legislature for university-wide
funding, request for applications are released
in the winter for the following fall’s program
implementations.
For more information on the program, go to
system.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/academic-affairs/highneeds.