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Past Events

Learn more about past Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium events, workshops, webinars, and presentations.

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MS-CC Undergraduate Summer Research Internship

The MS-CC has demonstrated its commitment to advancing data-intensive research and workforce development by launching two successful Undergraduate Summer Research Internship programs. The inaugural internship, held in the summer of 2024 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in collaboration with Florida A&M University, was followed by a second program hosted at Fisk University in partnership with Meharry Medical College. Through these immersive experiences, undergraduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) engaged in cutting-edge, data-intensive research.

Throughout these programs, interns worked closely with faculty mentors and leading researchers, gaining valuable hands-on experience in advanced computational tools, data science methodologies, and collaborative research practices. By fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, the MS-CC directly contributes to broadening participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), empowering students from underrepresented communities to become future leaders in data-driven fields.

Aligned with the MS-CC’s broader mission to build cyberinfrastructure capacity and strengthen research collaborations across minority-serving institutions, these internship programs are pivotal in cultivating a diverse and innovative next-generation workforce. Learn more about our past internship programs: 

Click here to learn more about the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Internship at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Click here to learn more about the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Internship at Fisk University (in collaboration with Meharry Medical College).

MS-CC Workshops at HBCU and TCU Campuses

The MS-CC and Internet2 continue to host a series of workshops throughout the years on HBCU and TCU campuses. View information about the sessions and download presentations from each workshop:

Virtual Workshop on NSF Cyberinfrastructure Funding

The MS-CC collaborated with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and The Quilt on a virtual workshop series and presented on National Science Foundation cyberinfrastructure funding programs, approaches to develop campus cyberinfrastructure goals and strategies, and important tools for grant proposal writing. The first workshop took place on November 8, 2023, followed by a second workshop on January 24, 2024. View information about the workshop series and download presentations.

MS-CC Hands-On Technical Workshops and Training

Workshop on Science DMZ and Networking for All. The MS-CC and Internet2 hosted the Science DMZ and Networking for All Workshop on Sept. 18, 2023. View information about the workshop and download presentations.

MS-CC hosted a CC* Cyberinfrastructure Topics training with the University of South Carolina at Claflin University on March 22, 2023. View information about this event here.

MS-CC hosted a Cloud Learning and Skills Session (CLASS) virtually in January 2024. View information about this series here.

Mini Workshop on Network Technologies for Data Movement Supporting Research and Education on Campus Networks. During the MS-CC Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, MS-CC hosted a mini workshop in collaboration with the University of South Carolina. View the mini workshop resources.

In collaboration with Cirrus Identity, MS-CC hosted IAM Fundamentals Training in August 2024. View the overview presentation.

As part of the Trusted CI Cybersecurity Summit, MS-CC, in collaboration with the University of South Carolina, co-hosted Accelerating Cybersecurity for High-Speed Networks: Developing Defenses with P4 and DPDK on October 9, 2024. View more information about this training.  

At the 2024 Internet2 Technology Exchange, MS-CC and the University of South Carolina co-hosted a tutorial titled Network Technologies for Data Movement Supporting Research and Education on Campus Networks. View more information about this training. 

A Hands-on Workshop on Science DMZ and P4-DPDK was hosted virtually with the University of South Carolina on April 15, 2025. View more information about this training. 

A second iteration of the 2024 Cirrus Identify IAM Fundamentals Training was hosted in September 2025. View more information about this training. 

As part of Internet2’s 2025 Technology Exchange, a hands-on tutorial on infrastructure workload offloading using SmartNICs/DPUs was hosted in partnership with the University of South Carolina in December 2025. View more information about this training. 

MS-CC Additional Student Programming

2023 Student Hackathon in collaboration with TACC. The MS-CC and Internet2 hosted a community-centered convening of students, peers, practitioners, community-builders, advocates, and leaders from HBCUs and TCUs. The student hackathon took place May 9-10, 2023, and the annual meeting took place May 10-11, 2023. View information about the two events and download presentations.

The Cyber Guardians: Operation Stampede Shield workshop was held at Benedict College from March 22-23, 2023. It provided cybersecurity students with an opportunity to learn from experts in the field in an immersive and collaborative environment. This collaboration was between Benedict College, MS-CC, and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). View more information about the event and collaboration here.

A second version of The Cyber Guardians: Operation Stampede Shield was held at Shorter College in Arkansas, February 28-March 1, 2025. View more about this event here. 

The 2025 MS-CC Annual Meeting Hackathon was hosted at Meharry Medical College, in collaboration with the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL).  View more about this event here.

MS-CC Annual Meetings

The MS-CC Annual Meetings are gatherings of peers, practitioners, community-builders, advocates, and leaders from HBCUs, TCUs, HSIs, and the broader community of MSIs. These events create a space where HBCUs and TCUs lead the conversation around sustainable campus-level IT capabilities for data-intensive education and research programs. The MS-CC Annual Meetings are made possible thanks to support and funding from the NSF under awards #2137123 and #2234326. 

2023 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia: View the event information and download the presentation slides.
2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC: View the event information and download the presentation slides.
2025 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN: View the event information and download the presentation slides.

MS-CC All Hands Meetings

These monthly calls allow the MS-CC community to stay informed about upcoming workshops, webinars, events, the latest activities, and opportunities.
Information about previous and upcoming All-Hands Meetings can be found here: https://ms-cc.org/get-involved/all-hands-meetings/