STUDENT CHAPTERS
Growing with Peers
Form a WiCyS Student Chapter and gain access to industry and academic leaders who are eager to help you succeed. Did we mention prioritized opportunities for WiCyS student chapter leaders to WiCyS initiatives?
BRING WICYS TO YOUR SCHOOL!
Student Chapter Bylaws
Ready to start a Student Chapter? Check out our bylaws to help you get started.
Student Chapter Flyer
We want our chapters to succeed. That’s why we outlined guidelines to help you and your peers make the most of your Student Chapter.
Gather together your school’s community of students in cybersecurity! Your efforts can help provide support, mentorship, training, networking opportunities and access to industry and academic leaders.
With WiCyS student chapters, you’ll undertake activities to promote recruitment, retention and advancement of women students in cybersecurity. At least one Chapter representative will be awarded a student scholarship to attend the WiCyS Annual Conference to share your Chapter’s experience. Through the annual WiCyS Chapter report, you’ll share information helpful to others about your activities.
STUDENT CHAPTER Leaders
Vitaly Ford
Student Chapter Lead
Assistant Professor
Arcadia University
Lisa Ellrodt
Student Chapter Lead
Assistant Director
Pace University
Linxi Zhang
Student Chapter Lead
Assistant Professor
Central Michigan University
Quiana Oates
Program Manager
WiCyS Program Manager
WiCyS Global
JOIN ONE OF OUR MANY STUDENT CHAPTERS
Ready to join an existing student chapter? Email [email protected]
we’ll get you connected.
UNITED STATES STUDENT CHAPTERS
Alabama
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Talladega College
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Tuskegee University
- University of Alabama
Arizona
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College
- Cochise College
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- University of Arizona
- University of Phoenix
Arkansas
- Dewitt Senior High school
- Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
California
- California State University, Fresno
- California State University- Fullerton
- California State University- San Bernardino
- California State University – San Marcos
- City College of San Francisco
- Coastline College
- Foothill Community College
- Foothill High School – CA
- Irvine Valley College
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Leland High School
- Riverside City College
- Saddleback College
- San Bernardino Valley College
- San Diego City College
- San Jose State University
- Santa Clara University
- University of California, Berkeley
- California State University, Fresno
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of San Francisco
- University of Southern California
Colorado
- Colorado School of Mines
- Colorado State University
- Colorado State University – Global Campus
- Colorado State University Pueblo
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Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Northfield High School
- Silver Creek High School
- Stem School Highlands Ranch
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
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University of Denver
Connecticut
- Albertus Magnus College
- Central Connecticut State University
- Sacred Heart University
- University of New Haven
Delaware
- Padua Academy
- University of Delaware
- Wilmington University
Florida
- Eastern Florida State College
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida International University
- Florida State University
- Hillsborough Community College
- Keiser University
- Miami Dade College Padron Campus
- Pensacola State College
- St. Petersburg College
- University of Central Florida
- University of Florida
- University of North Florida
- University of South Florida
- University of Tampa
- University of West Florida
- Webster University
Georgia
- Atlanta Technical College
- Augusta University
- Evans High School
- Georgia State University
- Kennesaw State University
- Middle Georgia State University
- University of Georgia
Idaho
- Career Technical Education Center: Idaho Falls District #91
- University of Idaho
Illinois
- Chicago State University
- City Colleges of Chicago
- College of DuPage
- DePaul University
- DeVry University
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Illinois State University
- John Logan Community College
- Lewis University
- Loyola University Chicago
- McKendree University
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Roosevelt University
- Southern Illinois University
- University of Illinois Chicago
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Indiana
- DePauw University
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Ivy Tech Community College – Valparaiso Campus
- Ivy Tech Community College – Lake County Campus
- Ivy Tech CyberAcademy at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center
- Purdue University
- Purdue University Global
Iowa
- Iowa State University
- Indian Hills Community College
Kansas
- Wichita State University
- WSU Tech
Kentucky
- Berea College
- Northern Kentucky University
Louisiana
- Bossier Parish Community College
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Louisiana State University
- Louisiana Tech University
Maine
- University of Maine at Augusta
Maryland
- Anne Arundel Community College
- Bowie State University
- Capitol Technology University
- College Of Southern Maryland
- Hood College
- Howard Community College
- Johns Hopkins University
- Prince George’s Community College
- Towson University
- University of Baltimore
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- University of Maryland College Park
- University of Maryland Global Campus
- University of Maryland University College
Massachusetts
- Bay Path University
- Boston University
- Bridgewater State University
- Lasell University
- Northeastern University
- Simmons University
- Tufts University
- University of Massachusetts
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Michigan
- Eastern Michigan University
- Ferris State University
- Grand Valley State University
- Henry Ford College
- Maryville University
- Northwood University
- University of Central Missouri
- University of Michigan- Dearborn
- University of Michigan-Flint
- Wayne State University
- Western Michigan University
Minnesota
- Maryville University
- Metropolitan State University
- St. Cloud State University
Mississippi
- MassBay Community College
- Mississippi State University
- University of Mississippi
- University of Southern Mississippi
Missouri
- Maryville University
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Saint Louis University
Nevada
- College of Southern Nevada
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
New Jersey
- Caldwell University
- Hudson County Community College
- Kean University
- Montclair State University
- NJ Institute of Technology
- Rider University
- Rowan University
- Rutgers University
New Hampshire
- Dartmouth College
- New England College
- Southern New Hampshire University
New Mexico
- Mescalero Apache School
New York
- Borough of Manhattan Community College
- City University of New York at Lehman College
- Columbia University
- CUNY – City College of New York
- Hofstra University
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Le Moyne University
- Mercy University
- Mineola High School
- New York University
- Pace University
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Siena College
- SUNY Empire State College
- SUNY Plattsburgh
- Syracuse University
- University at Albany
- University at Buffalo, SUNY
- Utica University
- Westchester SUNY Community College
- Yeshiva University
North Carolina
- East Carolina University
- Fayetteville Technical Community College
- University of North Carolina Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University
- North Carolina Central University
- Wake Technical Community College
North Dakota
- Bismarck State College
- North Dakota State University
- Turtle Mountain College
- University of North Dakota
Ohio
- Cedarville University
- Cleveland State University
- Kent State University
- Lakota West High School
- Lorain County Community College
- Miami University (Oxford)
- Ohio State University
- University of Akron
- University of Cincinnati
Oklahoma
- The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
- University of Tulsa
Oregon
- Oregon State University
Pennsylvania
- Arcadia University
- Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College
- Chatham University
- Community College of Beaver County
- Heinz College
- Lincoln University
- Mercyhurst University
- Messiah University
- Penn State University
- Penn State University, Harrisburg
- Strath Haven High School
- Temple University
- University of Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico
- University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón
Rhode Island
- Johnson-Wales University
- Salve Regina University
South Carolina
- ECPI University
- Military Magnet Academy
- The Citadel
- University of South Carolina
- Whale Branch Early College High School
Tennessee
- Tennessee Tech University
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Volunteer State Community College
Texas
- Angelo State University
- Brazosport College
- Collin College
- CTE Frisco ISD
- Houston Christian University
- Lake Travis High School
- Lone Star College
- Rice University
- Texas A&M-College Station
- Texas A&M -Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M- San Antonio
- Texas Woman’s University
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Downtown
- University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
- University of Texas at San Antonio
- University of Texas-Dallas
- University of the Incarnate Word
- Vanguard High School
Utah
- Brigham Young University
- University of Utah
- Western Governors University
Vermont
- Champlain College
- Norwich University
- Vermont State University
Virginia
- Bishop Denis J O’Connell
- Bishop Ireton High School
- Centreville High School
- George Mason University
- Hampton University
- Marymount University
- New River Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Northeastern University
- Old Dominion University
- Spotsylvania High School
- Strayer University
- Tidewater Community College
- University of Richmond
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Tech
Washington
- Bellevue College
- City University of Seattle
- Highline College – Des Moines
- Olympic College
- Pierce College District
- The Evergreen State College
- University of Washington Bothell
- University of Washington – Seattle
- University of Washington Tacoma
- Washington State University
- Western Washington University
- Whatcom Community College – Bellingham
Washington D.C.
- American University
- Georgetown University
- George Washington University
- University of the District of Columbia
West Virginia
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
- Marshall University
- West Virginia University
Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin – Stout
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Wyoming
- Laramie County Community College
- University of Wyoming
WORLD WIDE STUDENT CHAPTERS
Australia
- La Trobe University
- Prahran High School
Azerbaijan
- ADA University
Cameroon
- ICT University (Yaounde)
Canada
- Carleton University- Ontario
- Concordia University- Quebec
- Dalhousie University, Faculty of Computer Science- Ontario
- Fleming College-Ontario
- Kwantlen Polytechnical University-British Columbia
- Memorial University of Newfoundland-Newfoundland and Labrador
- Red River College Polytechnic-Manitoba
- Seneca College – Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Metropolitan University-Ontario
- University of Alberta
- University of Calgary-Alberta
- University of Guelph – Ontario
- University of Montreal-Quebec
- University of New Brunswick-New Brunswick
- University of Waterloo – Ontario
- University of Windsor – Ontario
Costa Rica
- Universidad Cenfotec
Ecuador
- Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
Finland
- University of Turku
Ghana
- Accra Technical University
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- University of Ghana (Greater Accra)
India
- Amrita School of Engineering – Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
- Atmiya University
- Cochin University of Science and Technology
- Kammavari Sangha Institute of Technology (Karnataka)
- KL University Aziz Nagar Hyderabad (Telangana)
- Kristu Jayanti College (Karnataka)
- PSNA College Of Engineering And Technology
- Ramco Institute of Technology (Tamil Nadu)
- Rashtriya Raksha University, Lavad
- Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
- Sri Eshwar College of Engineering
- Sri Sairam Engineering College (Tamil Nadu)
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology
- St.Joseph’s Group Of Institutions
- Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
- VIT Bhopal University – Madhya Pradesh
- VRSEC(SAHE) (Andhra Pradesh)
Japan
- Ochanomizu University
Kenya
- Meru University of Science and Technology
Korea
- Korea University- South Korea
Liberia
- Starz University (Monrovia)
Malaysia
- Curtin University Malaysia (Sarawak)
Nigeria
- Federal University of Otuoke (Bayelsa)
- Federal University of Technology Akure
- Rivers State University
Pakistan
- Air University Islamabad
- Jinnah University for Women
Rwanda
- African Leadership University
United Kingdom
- Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Edge Hill University
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- King’s College London
- Robert Gordon University
- University College London
- University of Lancashire
- University of Salford
- University of Sunderland
- University of Surrey
- University of Warwick
Zambia
- The University of Zambia
Yansi Keim
Purdue University
“Joining WiCyS, particularly Purdue Chapter, facilitated to blossom my leadership skills even after changing continents to pursue doctoral studies. Having been connected to this mentoring cohort of cybersecurity academicians and professionals has only made my vision clearer. Thanks to WiCyS for multiplying my efforts such that no impact seems small now!”
Aimee Reyes
Miami Dade College
“Helming a WiCyS student chapter surfaced the voices of fellow talented BIPOC women I now get to call friends. We cheer for each other loudly! Female peers are running to grab WiCyS board positions now because they see the opportunity to expand their network and get visibility for, ultimately, supporting women on the same journey.”
Marrci Conner
Henry Ford College
“WiCyS represents the awesomeness women bring to the world! Life comes down to doing what you love and living a life that makes you happy. WiCyS allows me to share a little love with fellow cybergeeks.”
Sean Kilfoy
Maryville University
“How incredible of an opportunity it is to support women in cybersecurity! Our student chapter is a strong group of young women who have great drive to gain high visibility both on campus and off. WiCyS women are leaders!“
Reema Moussa
Studying Cybersecurity Law at USC Gould School of Law
“WiCyS is a community of transformative change. Starting a WiCyS student chapter provided me with leadership, management, and communication skills that are vital for anyone looking to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges – crucial for the cybersecurity field especially. I’m so grateful to have found a community of fascinating, intelligent, and innovative friends not just within my chapter, but all over the world through WiCyS.”
Litany Lineberry
5th Year Doctoral Student, Mississippi State University
“Being a part of WiCyS over the years has been very beneficial to me especially since I want to one day work in the cybersecurity field. Attending the WiCyS conference has given me insight into what cybersecurity professionals do on a day-to-day basis. Being involved in the WiCyS student organization at my university has given me a chance to hone my cybersecurity skills through CTFs and cybersecurity activities. I have been fortunate to attend cybersecurity talks hosted by the WiCyS Student Chapter which allowed me to ask questions, that I normally would not get to ask, of cybersecurity professionals currently working in the field. Overall, I feel as though WiCyS is more than just an organization, but a community of like-minded individuals that want to see everyone succeed in cybersecurity!”