2025 VIRTUAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WEEKS
Apr
26
8:30 PM20:30

2025 VIRTUAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WEEKS

Fuel Your Summer with Future-Ready Skills

WASTC’s 2025 Virtual Faculty Development Weeks (vFDW) kick off June 2, and Week 1 is packed with high-impact workshops designed to energize your curriculum and inspire your students. This year’s lineup includes hands-on training in Python programming, network automation, real-time data analytics, offensive security tools, virtualization with Proxmox, and more. Whether you're strengthening your technical skills or modernizing your instruction, there's a workshop for you.

🔗  https://www.engagez.net/vfdw2025 (Registration)

WEEK 1

June 2 - 6, 2025

1A: Introduction to Proxmox and Advanced Proxmox Labs

Presenter: Bill Saichek, NDG

1B: Pentesting with Sliver and other Offensive Security Tools

Presenter: Mike Masino, WASTC

1C: Python Essentials

Presenter: Roobed Trejo, OpenEDG

1D: Real-time Data Analytics with MongoDB and Tableau

Presenters: Daniel Coupal, Graeme Robinson & Faysal Shaarani, MongoDB

1E: Automation with Cisco IOS and Python for BEGINNERS

Presenter: Rick Graziani, Cisco

1F: IBM SkillsBuild Certificate Cybersecurity and Data Analytics

Presenter: Jen Lucia and others, IBM

WEEK 2

June 9 - 13, 2025

2A: Accelerating Cybersecurity for High-Speed Networks with P4 and DPDK

Presenters: Dr. Jorge Crichigno, Dr. Elie Kfoury, and Samia Choueiri, USC

2B: Attack on Mt. Kilimanjaro - Cybersecurity Resources and Strategies

Presenters: Irvin Lemus & Allyson Martinez, BACL

2C: AWS Gamification, Cloud Foundations, and AWS Academy

Presenters: Zeel Patel and Curtis Morton, AWS

2D: Fortinet Training Institute for Academia, Fortigate Administration

Presenter: Liang Wang, Fortinet

2E: Sam’s Cybersecurity Update for 2025

Presenter: Sam Bowne, WASTC

2F: Netlab for Newbies and Skills Builders

Presenter: Bill Saichek, BACCC

✅ Expert instructors

✅ Practical, real-world applications

✅ Fully online ($50 per week)

Join educators across the country who are investing in future-ready teaching strategies — and get a head start on a summer of learning and innovation!

🔗  https://www.engagez.net/vfdw2025 (Registration)

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Splunk_Foundation Product Training
Mar
29
to Apr 26

Splunk_Foundation Product Training

  • Google Calendar ICS

This course is for beginners with little or no prior knowledge of the Splunk Enterprise platform.

Learn how to leverage the powerful search capabilities in Splunk’s industry leading data platform. This 15-hour, virtual instructor-led course is taught by one of our Splunk expert instructors and is offered in three hour sessions over five consecutive weeks. Each session includes lecture, discussion and labs.

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Enhancing Modern Database Education: MongoDB for Academia Info Session
Jan
10
1:00 PM13:00

Enhancing Modern Database Education: MongoDB for Academia Info Session

As businesses increasingly utilize document databases to handle diverse data types, improve scalability, and drive modern applications, the demand for employees with these skills is greater than ever. To address this need, MongoDB created the MongoDB for Academia program. 

In this session, you will see how to seamlessly incorporate document database content into your courses using MongoDB Atlas,a multi-cloud database service. You will also be introduce to MongoDB’s modular curriculum materials, which are available for free through the Academia program. Join us for an overview of the Academia program and learn how to get started as a member.

Register Here

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NDG Proxmox VE Workshop
Aug
14
to Aug 15

NDG Proxmox VE Workshop

Join for an exciting 2-day workshop where we introduce the Network Development Group’s (NDG) new hands-on lab library, designed to empower IT professionals, instructors, and students with the knowledge and skills to master Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE). Proxmox VE is a robust, open-source server virtualization platform that enables seamless management of virtual machines and containers, utilizing Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and Linux Containers (LXC).

This comprehensive Proxmox lab library, crafted by NDG, aims to support academic institutions in providing valuable learning opportunities to their students and local communities seeking open-source virtualization solutions. The library features fourteen detailed labs and one challenge lab, guiding learners through the installation, setup, and management of Proxmox VE.

Discover more about this innovative lab library by visiting the NDG website: NDG Proxmox Lab Library.

Register Today!

When: Aug 14 & 15, 2024 12:00 to 7 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Proxmox Workshop III
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__7UWHYobTFGDlD2hMM7U6w

Please note: Registration will be limited. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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