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21 www.baypath.edu Konnichiwa. Hello. Bay Path Greets Japanese Exchange Students Six students from Jissen Women's University in Tokyo, Japan traveled halfway around the globe to come to Bay Path University for a week of learning, adventure, and cultural inter- change with students from The American Women's College. Bay Path was selected as one of only two US institutions to take part in the TEamUP project which pairs US and Japanese insti- tutions together to develop a dual hybrid exchange program and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course. The Bay Path-Jissen course will focus on women's leadership in Japan and America. During their weeklong stay, students from Jissen were able to visit the Bay Path campus where they met with students and had tea with President Leary. They also took in New York City, Boston, Northampton, the Springfield-area museums, LEGO, and Yankee Candle, ending their trip at the Bay Path Women's Leadership Conference, and with a true taste of Springfield with a farewell dinner at Red Rose Pizzeria. Later this year, students from Bay Path's The American Women's College (TAWC) will visit Japan. Stay tuned for more updates! New Doctorate Program in Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies Bay Path has launched its third doctoral program, the Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies (HELOS). As the first program in the country to address both the technical and adaptive challenges now facing nearly all higher education institutions, the HELOS degree will empower students with the skillset and mindset to transform colleges and universities into responsive, nimble and resilient institu- tions. This one-of-a-kind program was conceived and designed by Bay Path Provost Melissa Morriss-Olson, who will also serve as its founding director. Delivered in a completely online format, with one immersive weekend workshop per year held on Bay Path's Longmeadow campus, the program provides flexibility along with access to a dynamic online community of peers and faculty. Applications are currently being accepted for an October 2019 start date. Governor Baker Pays a Visit In December 2018, Governor Charlie Baker visited Bay Path to meet with professors, students, and grant partners who are leading efforts on a MassTech Collaborative Grant. The $250,000 grant helps foster public-private collaboration to increase the State's readiness against cybersecurity attacks, while encouraging more students to enter cybersecurity as a career path. The University is one of three organizations that received grant funding and is launching a pilot project to address the growing need for diverse, skilled cybersecurity specialists in Massachusetts. The project will enable 30 under- graduate and graduate cybersecurity students, who are primarily women, to serve as paid interns on cybersecurity teams that provide cyber assessments at reduced costs for small- and mid-sized manufacturing companies. Assistant Professor Matt Smith, director of computer science and cybersecurity programs is shepherding the efforts of the grant in coordination with Paragus IT of Hadley, MA: "Students have already been going into companies and looking at network vulnerabilities and making live assessments. At the end of the audit, they provide a report. This experience is something our students can include on their resumes and strengthens their job prospects. To date, all the companies have loved the work that has been provided. It's a great example of the cyber ecosystem at its best." Stay tuned for more updates on this project… Top: Amanda Gould, Chief Administrative Officer at The American Women's College (on far left) and President Leary (on far right) pose for a photo with exchange students from Jissen Women's University and fellow exchange students, faculty and staff from The American Women's College at Bay Path's Women's Leadership Conference. Above: Bay Path forensic science major Mariellys Pena '19 shows the workings of an ICP mass spectrometer to Governor Baker.

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