Drexel University Re-Designated as
Center of Academic Excellence by NSA
 

Drexel University was re-designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for academic years 2004-2007. Drexel's application for re-designation was authored by Dr. Moshe Kam, who also the principal author of Drexel's original application and is the center’s director.

The application included a detailed university-wide "inventory" of courses, research projects and publications as well as a review of information assurance policies and resources at the University. It also included action plans and a forecast of future development of the field at Drexel along with a detailed mapping of Drexel courses to NSA specific requirements, which number over 100. Designation as a CAEIAE is valid for three academic years, after which the school must reapply in order to retain its designation.