DIVESH ACHARYA

Academic leader with experience in personnel planning, shared governance, curriculum development, and departmental budget participation in public higher education. Doctoral ABD (DIT) with applied research focus on cybersecurity risk management and organizational incident impact reduction. Proven contributor to faculty governance, grant review, accreditation support, and workforce-aligned program development.

Division / Departmental Budget & Operations

• Contributed information on instructional, operational (M&O), and staffing needs in accordance with institutional budget policies and timelines.
• Reviewed prior-year expenditure data using Workday budget vs. actual reports to inform budget planning discussions.
• Provided input on program, laboratory, and technology needs, representing instructional priorities during the annual budgeting process.
• Assisted with personnel-related budget planning, including identification of full-time, adjunct/overload, and extra-help instructional needs.
• Engaged in budget-related discussions with division leadership as part of the annual planning cycle.

Governance & Faculty Leadership

• Vice President, Faculty Senate, contributing to shared governance, academic policy discussions, and faculty–administration collaboration.
• Academic Advisor for Cybersecurity, Data Science, and Computer Science students, supporting retention, academic planning, and degree completion.
• Served on a FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) grant committee, reviewing federally funded proposals aligned with institutional priorities, including initiatives promoting Generative AI literacy curriculum.
• Participated in NSF-DART and STEM initiatives supporting Cybersecurity, Data Science and AI initiatives in Arkansas.
• Assisted in securing funding for Cyber Range Lab development in collaboration with CyberBit.

• Quality Matters (QM) – Certified Peer Reviewer
• CompTIA AI Essentials & AI Prompting Essentials
• Python for Cybersecurity Specialization – Infosec