{"id":4790,"date":"2025-01-16T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/vstop\/?page_id=4790"},"modified":"2025-03-27T09:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:48:42","slug":"cohort-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/vstop\/ceats\/graduates\/cohort-5\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 | Cohort 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Certificate in Election Administration, Technology, and Security (CEATS)<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Cohort 5 Graduates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">April 24, 2024<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4791 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/01\/16153916\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-website-picture-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/01\/16153916\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-website-picture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/01\/16153916\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-website-picture-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/01\/16153916\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-website-picture-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/01\/16153916\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-website-picture-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/01\/16153916\/CEATS-Graduation-05.24.24-website-picture-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dVVObT0ZpU?si=pp39CthPpD5x1nzj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This year marks the fifth annual graduation ceremony for the Certificate in Election Administration, Technology, and Security (CEATS) Program. On April 21, 2023, Indiana Secretary of State, Diego Morales, conferred and presented certificates to our 12 CEATS Cohort 5 Graduates. This certificate symbolizes months of hard work and commitment which involved reading, assessments, written assignments, and a comprehensive Capstone Project. In total, each participant completed 170 hours of educational work in the form of lectures, discussions, and hands-on workshops. 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