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Critical Infrastructure – How Refineries Work

April 8, 2020

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security website says “there are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.1”

Data analytics thought leader Dr. Herman Felder brings his expertise to STEM education

April 6, 2020

As Chief Data Architect at Information International Associates, Dr. Herman Felder works to innovate complex solutions for data analytics and also brings his expertise to STEM education at Capitol Tech.

Critical Infrastructure – The Benefits and Risks of IT and OT Coupling

April 2, 2020

In multiple industries, Information Technology (IT) is essential for systems and people to achieve peak performance by monitoring software and hardware issues. Industries designated as critical infrastructure rely as heavily on IT as any other industry, though due to their designation as essential services it is an imperative to ensure they remain operational above all other non-essential services.

Capitol's Roots Are in Distance Learning

April 1, 2020

As universities across the nation switch to purely online classes, some are calling this a new look at education. I'd call it a retro take—we're going back to a mode of education Capitol perfected in 1927. In essence, we're returning to our roots as a correspondence school, only better. To start, let's take a peek at Capitol's origins.

Letter from President Sims to the Community - April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020

Thank you all for continuing to work individually and collaboratively to progress toward a successful end to this semester. We are excited to report that all classes and university offices are running online at full capacity.

Letter from President Sims to the Community

March 25, 2020

Congratulations on moving so swiftly and seamlessly into online learning environments! Since we are now in the first official week of online classes I want to commend you for your cooperation and adaptability. Through this pandemic, our campus community has truly embodied the Capitol motto of "find a way or make one."

COVID-19 response update - March 31, 2020

March 31, 2020

Capitol has no confirmed cases within our community. However, the increasing cases and serious actions taken by state officials have prompted us to update some previously released university COVID-19 policies.

Top paying employers for mechatronics engineers

March 30, 2020

For mechatronics engineers, the industries of top-paying employers vary widely, but all have a focus on advancing technology.

Industry Demand for Blockchain is Growing

April 3, 2020

Blockchain technology is the most in-demand tech skill for 2020 with roles emerging in many industry sectors like banking and finance, education, government and security, healthcare or politics.