ISACA Denver Chapter Student Mentorship Program
ISACA Denver Chapter is pleased to announce the launch of its 2024 Mentorship Program. Targeted to students (Mentees) attending academic institutions in Colorado, the program facilitates one-to-one mentorship connections between mentors and mentees and provides professional development support to students planning to transition into the professional workforce. Students learn about various professions and gain career guidance in risk management, privacy, compliance, and cybersecurity domains.
Dates – January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Mentees
Eligibility
- Students enrolled in academic institutions in Colorado
Mentees: Please enroll using the link below
Mentee Enrollment Form
Mentors
As part of the program, mentors provide professional development support to students planning to transition into the professional workforce. Mentors:
- Schedule virtual meetings/facilitate the frequency of meetings.
- Plan Short-term and Long-term goals with mentees.
- Give constructive feedback to the mentee and work towards setting up the plan for success.
CPEs: Mentors earn up to 10 CPEs annually for mentoring. The mentoring activity must support a mentee in preparation for transitioning into the professional workforce. One CPE hour is earned for each hour of mentoring (maximum of 10 hours annually). At the end of the program, please send meeting invites as attachments for proof of hours worked for the mentorship program to academicrelations@denver.isacachapter.org. A reminder will be sent to share the information.
Mentors: Please use the below link to enroll.
Mentor Enrollment Form
Cyber Case Study Competition
ISACA Denver Chapter held the 2024 Cyber Case Study Competition in March and April 2024. As an annual tradition, the ISACA Denver Chapter Cyber Case Study Competition strives to challenge teams of students attending academic institutions in Colorado and Wyoming to use their skills and knowledge in risk management, compliance, cybersecurity, and emerging technology to address related issues faced by various industries. This year’s case study focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on personal privacy and cybersecurity in various industry sectors.
Ten teams made up of students from Colorado State University (CSU), University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder), University of Colorado Denver (CU-Denver), and University of Denver (DU) participated in the competition.
Winners of the competition:
Ø First Place Winner
§ Team BuffBusBrainiacs – University of Colorado – Boulder
§ Emmeline Nettles, Rahkem Fleming, and Alexander Juenemann
Ø Second Place Winner
§ Team SSRSecure - University of Colorado – Denver
§ Sky Gritten, Mitchel Harvey, and Stephanie Karas
Ø Third Place Winner
§ Team Buffalo Bit Broker – University of Colorado – Boulder
§ James Vogenthaler, Abhay Natrajan, and Cobhan Kale
The ISACA Denver Chapter Leadership extends its heartiest congratulations to the winners and thanks all the teams for participating in the competition.
Please contact ISACA Denver Chapter Academic Relations Liaisons (academicrelations@denver.isacachapter.org) for information regarding the competition.
Past Events hosted ISACA Denver Chapter - Academic Relations
- Risk Assurance Career Insights for University Students
Webinar with Danny Collins & Amanda Erven
- Coffee with Nipun – Discussion with UC Denver students on how to network
Networking Tricks
ISACA Denver Chapter Student Job Posting
The ISACA Denver Chapter academic relations team requests members to share internship or full-time opportunities for students around the Denver area. The postings will be shared on the ISACA Denver Chapter Careers page as well as the newsletter.
Please contact Sangameswaran Manikkayam / Munir Bhimani (Academic Relations Coordinators) with job posting requests at academicrelations@denver.isacachapter.org
Employment ads have the following expirations unless we are requested for an extension. The ISACA Denver Chapter reserves the right to limit or remove postings at its sole discretion.
Website: 3 months
Newsletter: 3 months