30 May 2025 Community News Internet2 Community News Spotlight – May 2025 Edition Subscribe for more like this Share By Amber Rasche - Senior Communications Specialist, Internet2 This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from Internet2 members, celebrating their achievements and sharing important announcements around their efforts to fulfill their research, education, and scholarship missions. Community News Recap – May 25-31 NCSU CIO Marc Hoit Talks Fed Funding Limbo, AI’s Role in Shrinking Talent Pool (InformationWeek) Elon University Transitions to eduroam Wi-Fi Network OARnet Spring Member Meeting Spotlights Shared Regional Services, Aviation Research University of Arizona Faculty Member and Interim CIO Elliot Cheu Picked for AI Steering Committee (AZPM) Link Oregon Names Seasoned Researcher and Non-Profit Leader Jackie Wirz as Executive Director Virginia Tech Announces New Institute for Advanced Computing in the Washington, D.C., Area Community News Recap – May 18-24 NSHE Workshop Supports Two-Year Collaboration to Advance Technology for Research and STEM Education LONI Unveils Bold 5-Year Strategic Plan to Strengthen Louisiana’s Research and Education Infrastructure Carnegie Mellon, Mid-Atlantic Hub Host First NSF I-Corps Cohort for AI, Robotics Cybersecurity and AI: Integrating and Building on Existing NIST Guidelines NOAA Predicts Above-Normal 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season CENIC, Juniper Networks Enable 800 Gbps Connections to California Research and Education Network for CENIC Members Thomas DeChiaro Named Interim Chief Information Officer (Dartmouth) Louisiana State University Doubles Down on Larger Student-Run SOC (Campus Technology) Community News Recap – May 11-17 Oklahoma Universities Gain Cost Savings through UAMS e-Link Consortium and Rural Health Care (OneNet) 2025 IceCube Impact Awards Announced Five Ways Berkeley Lab’s NERSC is Revolutionizing Scientific Research Didier Contis Named UW–Madison Chief Information Officer Using the Best GenAI Has to Offer (Harvard Gazette) Community News Recap – May 1 – 10 2025 Trusted CI Student Program Cohort Announced NSHE and Clark County Partner to Expand eduroam for Students and Educators at Public Locations AI Initiative Projects Receive NAIRR, INCITE Awards for Foundation Models (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Updated ‘Cloud Scorecard’ to Help Universities Find Vendor Partners (Government Technology) Send feedback and share your institution’s stories for consideration to arasche@internet2.edu. About the Author(s) View Author Articles Amber Rasche arasche@internet2.edu Senior Communications Specialist, Internet2 Amber Rasche contributes to Internet2’s strategic communications and public relations efforts. She has 10 years of experience with the research and education community, serving previous roles in both higher education information technology and government high-performance network environments.