Professional Involvement Professional Involvement

Professional growth happens through involvement. If you are looking for ways to prosper in your career or give back to the educational community, the Center for Strategic IT and Security can supply opportunities. We'll help you discover new ways to share your knowledge, investigate professional opportunities, while you help shape the future of IT education.

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Shape the Future

Shape the Future

And enhance your career through the many avenues of involvement with Center students. To find our how to begin, contact the Center at 612.659.7229.

Part-time Teaching

Part-time Teaching

You have expertise worth sharing!  The Center can provide a path to becoming an Adjunct Teaching Professional with Metropolitan State University, Inver Hills Community College, or the Minneapolis Community Technical College. Use your existing IT and business knowledge to help IT students further their understanding of an IT career path. These adjunct positions are flexible, after-hours classes offering compensation.

Guest Lectures

Guest Lectures

The Center presents IT professionals as guest speakers to our IT students and the business community. A great way to learn the insights of an IT staff and associated dynamics is through the real-life viewpoint from an IT professional. If you would like to share your experiences with IT students and or other IT professionals, the Center can help you get your ideas out to eager minds!

Informational Interviews

Informational Interviews

Help the coming generation of IT professionals reach success. As young IT graduates find their path into the business world, the Center encourages them to interact with IT professionals using informational interviews as a learning tool. By meeting with students and discussing the "real world" work experience and team approaches you can offer an important influence to that validates their IT career decision.

Curriculum Development

Curriculum Development

Our IT faculty is always working to improve the content of the curriculum used to teach the next generation of IT professionals. Your ideas on how the content can be improved or for new technologies that should be included in current content is welcome. We put you in touch with the appropriate faculty, ensuring your thoughts receive consideration.

Advisory Board

Advisory Board

Your IT business and professional knowledge and experience are valuable assets to the Center for Strategic IT & Security.  We would like to invite you to join our Advisory Board. The board comes together twice a year to discuss the Center's success path, to help define the projects the Center will develop, and to engage in a dialogue regarding the direction of Information Technology.