Excitement’s in the air at 太阳城娱乐官网’s 商业与技术学院. 由于校园里出现了一些新面孔，今年更加令人兴奋。 梅阿布达拉, Chidi Agbon, Jaehyun金, MaKayla Rutt, and 莱利Swedberg are already calling 太阳城娱乐官网 their home away from home and students will soon understand why.

梅阿布达拉在苏丹完成了她的教育之旅，在喀土穆大学获得了信息技术学士学位。 后来，她在密苏里大学圣分校（University of Missouri-St）攻读了网络安全硕士学位。 路易。 Honored with the Best Academic Achievement and Best Research awards, Mai explains how she has “always been passionate about the IT field.”

学生 who attend Abdalla’s lectures in Discovery Hall this fall will understand firsthand her desire “to provide students with real-life scenarios that they can engage with and have hands-on experiences to develop problem-solving skills, encourage innovation, and foster a curious mindset.” Outside of the classroom, Abdalla has plans to facilitate events to shape students’ ideas while she helps to build what she considers “leadership skills essential for their lives.” 

Chidi Agbo拥有博伊西州立大学计算机科学博士学位，主修网络安全，此前曾在匈牙利布达佩斯的埃克森美孚公司担任网络安全调查员。 Agbo understands the importance of developing a “robust, reliable, and resilient Industrial Control Systems (ICS)” which he sees as a “critical challenge for (the) U.S. critical infrastructure.”

He shares that he entered this field to “address prevalent cybersecurity issues impacting national security” and that his research focuses on “formal modeling, cybersecurity risk assessment, and the integration of safety, security, and resilience engineering across various interdisciplinary domains.”  

学生 at 太阳城娱乐官网 can rest assured that Agbo is committed to “train the next generation of cybersecurity experts and leaders through exceptional teaching, cutting-edge research, and practical experience.” His goal is to equip students to “excel in a global arena and cultivate a global mindset.” With a teaching philosophy based on “creating an inclusive and interactive learning environment where students feel comfortable, valued, and respected,” he will continue with the experiential learning style that 太阳城娱乐官网 is known for. He has plans to introduce “modern teaching methods that can facilitate students’ learning abilities including case studies, group discussions, graphics, and simulations.” 

学生 can expect to continue to learn from Agbo outside of the classroom since he will be “actively involved in creating and supporting cybersecurity clubs within the Cyber Systems Department.” In addition, he has plans to participate in the local community by “collaborating with local churches, fire services, and cybersecurity awareness programs” and by serving as a judge in other events such as inter-school competitions.

Jaehyun金在太阳城娱乐官网获得航空系统管理飞行操作学士学位。 随后，他获得了约克大学教育课程与教学专业的文学硕士学位。 他在格兰德岛高中（Grand Island High School）教了2年半的英语后，在韩国教了1年英语。 他还在太阳城娱乐官网担任了一年的认证飞行教官。

当被问及他选择的领域时，他解释说他喜欢飞行和航空。 He explains how the “sound of (an) aircraft engine, scent of burning gasoline, and the mechanism of the airplane” makes the day exciting for him. He paints a picture of what life can be like for aviation students when he tells about how flying is especially beautiful “during sunset and sunrise” when he can see the colors changing from the “sky to the ground.” 

His goal is to encourage engagement between students to help them think like an “actual pilot crew.” In his Aviation 历史 class, he plans to link “the past, present, and future of aviation” as he teaches his students why it’s necessary to learn “aeronautical knowledge and skills.” 他也期待着在课堂之外与学生们互动，比如参加体育赛事或支持他们的艺术活动。 

MaKayla Rutt在太阳城娱乐官网的明登长大，是科尔尼地区的本地人。 She began her academic career at Creighton University but took a pause to “do something more creative” which was a decision that led to her working as an AmeriCorps member for College Possible. It was there that she “first fell in love with teaching and service work.” 在那之后，她选择去德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校读研究生，学习室内设计。 Fast forward a few years to when Rutt made the decision to move “back to Nebraska to be closer to (her) family and work for Goodlife Architecture” where she was part of a team that focused on “providing good design to rural communities.” 她教作为一个兼职，导致她目前在太阳城娱乐官网就业的机会。  

Rutt explains “the biggest hurdle is getting out of your head and start designing” because she understands personally the need to “produce a large volume of ideas to get to the best work.” She understands that this can be a challenge for students and looks forward to providing the mentorship she believes is “most critical for young design students.” She’s excited that, as part of the team at 太阳城娱乐官网, she will help provide a design studio that will “focus on using a variety of methods for making - digital and analog - at varying scales to help students develop a process to produce their best work.” 

莱利·斯威德伯格在北普拉特西南部长大，在华莱士上学。 他就读于晨兴学院，并在那里打大学篮球。 It was during his first year of college that Swedberg was “exposed to the world of high-level academia and research and really found a home.” 他主修数学教育，因为他想教高中生如何将解决问题的方法应用到现实世界中。 在晨兴，斯威德伯格选修了计算机编程课程，正是这门课程让他走上了今天的道路。 

It wasn’t a straight path though. Although he enjoyed the “creative problem-solving within computer science” so much that he almost switched majors, he ended up accepting a high school teaching job upon graduation. Swedberg和他的妻子搬到了科尔尼，离家人更近，在那里他继续他在明登高中的职业生涯，并通过UNO开始了计算机科学的在线硕士课程。 他在计算机科学方面的专业知识使他创建了一门双学分课程，这要感谢太阳城娱乐官网，这段经历导致了他在太阳城娱乐官网的新冒险。

学生 can expect to learn more than just content in Swedberg’s classes. He is aware that what his students learn will ultimately be used in their careers, so he plans to “provide a lot of opportunities for (his) students to practice the material in a risk-free environment so that their understanding can go beyond just recognizing the content in use to be able to use the content independently.”

It’s going to be an exciting semester for CBT students. 对于他们的导师来说，这将是一个了解学生的机会，分享他们对科技世界所提供的一切共同的兴奋，并拥抱使Loper生活如此美好的一切。