About Us: The Center for Public Safety and Cybersecurity Education (CPSCE) provides cross-disciplinary education and training in cybersecurity and public safety professions. The Center leverages its faculty – who are both thought leaders and practitioners – along with Franklin University’s reputation for excellence in curriculum and course development to create learning experiences that address prevailing security concerns within industries and communities.

1. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR ACADEMIC,
RESEARCH, AND NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS

2. VISION
The Center for Public Safety and Cybersecurity Education will be a comprehensive source for leading-edge
research, training and education related to public safety and cybersecurity, specifically serving as a place to:
 Advance public safety and cybersecurity education.
 Develop partnerships that increase awareness and advance education.
 Address the convergence between public safety and cybersecurity education through an interdisciplinary
approach.
 Increase the number of individuals with the skills necessary to be employed in public safety and
cybersecurity.
 Collaborate with industry to solve the talent shortage in public safety and cybersecurity through
education and training.

3. INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

4. BOARD OF ADVISORS
 Roni Burkes, Warden, Ohio Reformatory for
Women
 Lisa Chambers, National Executive Director, TECH
CORPS
 Kimberly Cocroft, Judge, Franklin County Court of
Common Pleas
 Lea Culver, President, Creek Technologies
 Matt Curtin, Founder, Interhack
 Fred Kauser, Deputy Fire Chief, Mifflin
 Zach Klein, Columbus City Attorney
 Allen Perk, President, XLN Systems
 Ned Pettus, Director of Public Safety
 Ervan Rodgers, Ohio Attorney General’s Office CIO
 Justin Root, Attorney, Dickinson Wright
 Robert Stewart, Assistant Director of Public Safety
 David White, Battelle CIO
 Anthony Wilson, Assistant Chief, Westerville
Police Department
 Matthew Yerkes, Executive Director, Cultivate

5. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Associate Degree
o Criminal Justice Administration
o Cybersecurity
Bachelor’s Degree
o Criminal Justice Administration
o Cybersecurity
o Emergency Management & Homeland
Security
o Public Safety Management & Leadership
Master’s Degree
o Public Administration (MPA)
o Criminal Justice Administration
Certificates
Public Safety
o Criminal Justice Leadership Graduate Certificate
Technology, Analytics and Project Management core:
o Introductory Certificate in Web Development
o Advanced Certificate in Business Analysis (credit)
o Advanced Certificate in Project Management (credit)
o Advanced Certificate in Web Development (non-credit)
o Advanced Certificate in Systems Administration (non-credit)
o Advanced Certificate in Data Analytics (non-credit)
Cyber core (non-credit offerings):
o Advanced Certificate in Information Assurance
o Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity
o Advanced Certificate in Software Security

6. PARTNER SOLUTIONS & WORKFORCE TRAINING
 Provide education, training and awareness programs to industry professionals and the public.
 Facilitate customized training cohorts within individual organizations, agencies, and businesses.
 Work with students and employers to evaluate job training, certification, or experience and offer college credit where
applicable.
 Partner with professional certification agencies to offer introductory, intermediate and advanced certification courses in
public safety and cybersecurity.
 Lead interdisciplinary collaborative research activities to address practical industry, government and community
challenges.
 Offer course development and instructional design expertise to industry, community and academic clients in the public
safety and cybersecurity disciplines.
 Provide program evaluation services for programs and practices to support or respond to grant requirements.
 Expert consulting services available for an array of topics including, but not limited to, criminal justice, law enforcement, fire
services, emergency management, cyber forensics, cybersecurity, systems administration, network security, and more.

7. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TOPICS
 Crypto Modules
 Cybersecurity Essentials
 EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker
 EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
 EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
 Identity Access Management
 Overall Business Security
 Payment Card Industry (PCI) security
 Platform Specific Security
 Secure Software Development Life Cycle
 User Interface Security
 Web Application Security
 Community Policing Initiatives
 Fire Officer 1 & 2
 Law Enforcement Leadership
 Police & Youth
 Search & Seizure
Franklin University is an
industry leader in customized
workforce training and adult
education.

8. CASE STUDY:
CORE PARTNERSHIP (CENTRAL OHIO REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT)
Local Government Innovation Grant: Shared Law Enforcement Training Services Feasibility Project

9. CORE PARTNERSHIP (CENTRAL OHIO REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT)