Changes

Another way that Shaw University promotes entrepreneurship is by partnering with American Underground. American Underground believes that startups expand and diversify economic potential, but that they require cultivation. The American Underground provides the Triangle's front door to the resources that businesses, their founders, and workers require. It does this through a connected community, flexible workspace, and curated content that accesses the network of specialists in the area.

[[File:Redhat Shaw University.png|thumb|alt=|right|520x520px|border]]

In addition to our work with Shaw University, this year Red Hat signed on as a founding corporate member of the "All In" program. In collaboration with GitHub and The Linux Foundation, among others, the program focuses on creating a more inclusive open source community. Through education, professional development, and hands-on experience, 30 students from six HBCUs and one university founded for the education of Native Americans will have the opportunity to learn about open source. In order to provide the best experience for students, our Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity (B.U.I.L.D.) Employee Resource Group (ERG), alongside our Native & Indigenous ERG, worked to identify teams and projects for them to work on and provided mentors. The program culminates with a summer internship in 2022, providing real-world experience and networking opportunities to provide training that the students can build upon graduation. Red Hat will be hosting four of the All In students next summer.

In the fall 2021 semester, Shaw University launched its new Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research (C-CER) focused on increasing minority representation in cybersecurity careers through academic instruction and training. This program makes Shaw University the only HBCU and the only university in the state of North Carolina with this type of program. Additionally, the C-CER will establish a direct pipeline for students to transition into cybersecurity-related roles through academic degree offerings, training and professional development activities, and research initiatives. Dr. James Brown, assistant professor and program coordinator for the Shaw University Computer Science program, will serve as C-CER’s first director. The Cyber Operations program focuses on two critical areas within cybersecurity: ethical hacking and malware analysis.

In January 2022, C-CER also established the Cy(Bear)security Research Group focused on Internet of Things security using artificial immune systems and machine learning. Students researchers are learning networking, security, Python/Java programming, and full-stack development to build cutting-edge intrusion detection systems. Lenovo has contributed $25k to support the mission of the Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research (C-CER) at Shaw University. The Lenovo grant will be used to offer scholarships to the student research and fund the purchase of computing equipment to continue their research.

[[File:Live Well Wake - Shaw University.jpg|thumb|alt=|right|560x260px|border]]