Category: Community

  Hello: I'm writing you as Merit's President and CEO regarding negatively-cast publicity you may read in the near future concerning Merit's aerial fiber plant in portions of Michigan. In order to support the federal effort to rapidly build and…

  ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Merit Network, Inc. has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit bids from organizations who are interested in providing engineering, construction, and installation of services for an Outside Plant (OSP) fiber optic network for…

DETROIT - Thousands of people will receive cybersecurity training in the coming years, thanks to a new education collaboration announced by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder today at the 2016 International Cyber Summit at Cobo Center. A new educational partnership, the…

One of my favorite parts of my job is when I get to interact with Merit Members--and I often do that when we work together to bring professional development into their offices, to their staff. Sometimes, you need your whole…

Since 2010, Merit Community Supporters have provided over $300,000 in financial support for Merit Members, either directly through Professional Development Scholarships or through financial sponsorship of our conferences and summits. The current roster of Community Supporters is: ADVA Optical Networking,…

October 1st will mark the 20th anniversary of Internet2, a pioneer in advanced networking and a robust community of connected organizations. "2016 marks the 20th anniversary of Internet2, but this is not just about an organization. This is an engaged…

Lots of great things have been happening at Merit's Member organizations. Here are some of the highlights. CMU Honored with National Diversity and Inclusion Award Central Michigan University was recently selected as a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity's 2016 Higher…

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is inviting teachers and administrators from across the state to register their high school students with skills in computer science, information technology and cybersecurity for the High School Cyber Challenge. The High School Cyber Challenge will…

A collaborative project between Mott Middle College, Genesee Intermediate School District, the University of Southern California and US Ignite recently brought the high-powered tools of advanced microbiology to a lucky group of Mott Middle College students in Flint. Using Internet2,…

Merit Network is pleased to announce that Pinckney Community High School and Wayne State University have been selected to establish two new Cyber Range Hubs in Southeast Michigan. A Cyber Range Hub is a facility that will contain a computing…