March 19, 2026
Ferris State’s AI and Cybersecurity programs welcome students, faculty, community members to ‘AI and Cybersecurity Day’
Ferris State University’s Information Security and Intelligence program is hosting an AI and Cybersecurity Day in an effort to provide an opportunity to learn more about the fields through interactive activities.
The event is scheduled for Friday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Center for Virtual Learning, 1009 Campus Drive, Big Rapids.
“This is aimed at students and providing an opportunity to learn about Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity through activities such as capture the flag cybersecurity competitions, escape rooms, Ferris State student and faculty presentations,” said Greg Gogolin, Director for the Center for Cybersecurity and Data Science at Ferris State.
Ferris State students will also showcase their current AI projects and research, as several learning sessions are on the agenda. Attendees can dive into several critical conversations during the event, including responsible AI development and deployment and how it transforms creative and design workflows.
Additional sessions include the Faculty Learning Track, which is a dedicated series of sessions designed to help Ferris State and other educators understand, adopt, and integrate AI tools into their teaching and research practices.
The AI and Cybersecurity Day event is the second time in two years. Between 150 to 200 high school students and community members are expected to attend this year’s event, including students from the Tri-County middle and high school, the Kent Career Technical Center, MOISD, and other surrounding middle and schools.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend the event, as those who cannot attend in-person can tune in via livestream.
The Information Security and Intelligence program continues to be one of the best in the nation, as it was recently ranked No. 3 in the U.S. as the “2026 Best Online Cybersecurity Program.”
Ferris State has collaborated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon, and Fortune 500 companies to develop the only ABET accredited, fully online cybersecurity program in the country, and eventually added the Artificial Intelligence program – which was the first in the U.S. to be accredited by the National Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence in Secure Artificial Intelligence.