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Building Community
The ACES Student Board works hard to create a cohesive community through their leadership. Read More
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Building Diversity
ACES is dedicated to increasing diversity in the STEM fields through building a community of students from varied backgrounds pursuing a wide range of academic interests.
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Competition Team
The ACES Competition Team competes in most major cyber defense competition in the area. Read More
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ACES Program Launch
ACES was launched in Fall 2013 with the help of a major gift from Northrop Grumman, our founding corporate partner.
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Living and Learning
As part of living and learning experience, students participate in extracurricular activities, including field trips to locations such as the National Cryptography Museum.
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ACES LLP
In Fall 2015, the ACES Living-Learning Program welcomed its third cohort of students.
Experience, Collaborate, Innovate
The University of Maryland Honors College is excited to offer the first and only honors undergraduate program in cybersecurity.
ACES, the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students, was launched in Fall 2013 with the help of a major gift from Northrop Grumman. Designed in a two plus two model, ACES includes the ACES Living-Learning Program for freshmen and sophomores and the more advanced ACES Minor for juniors and seniors. [more]
Live and Learn Together
The ACES Living-Learning Program (LLP) is an Honors College program for freshmen and sophomores. ACES Living-Learning Program students live together in Prince Frederick Hall and engage in the classroom and through extracurricular events. Students who complete the program earn an Honors College citation in cybersecurity. [more]
The ACES Minor
The ACES Minor is a 16 credit upper-level multidisciplinary program in cybersecurity. Housed in the Honors College, the minor is open to students of all majors. With an emphasis on hands-on experiences, students gain practical skills through coursework, seminars, group projects, internships, and research, both on and off campus. [more]
Interested in learning more about ACES faculty and staff? Check out our faculty and staff video series here.
News
ACES Students Place Second in MACCDC 2017 Regionals
ACES Students represented UMD at the Regionals of MACCDC 2017 and were placed second.
ACES Recognized as a Sucessful Model for Partnership
The ACES program was highlighted in Bloomberg View as a successful model for partnership bewteen business and academia.
Cybersecurity Connect Hosts its Kickoff Event
The Cybersecurity Connect mentoring program launches for the Spring 2017 semester.