Professor Al Heitkamper is on a mission – to alert the world to the importance of having cyber security awareness.

In addition to being the head of the cyber security program in the computer science division at OCCC, he also serves as a community spokesman on issues related to cybercrime and how to reduce the chances of becoming a victim.

“The goal is to educate the public and private sectors about threats they face and measures they can take to protect themselves,” Heitkamper said.

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OCCC student, Jacob Muriithi, 30, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 27 and charged with an Act of Terrorism after a victim reported he threatened her.

According to an Oklahoma City Police Department crime report, filed on Sept. 19, the unidentified victim stated on Sept. 13, she worked with Muriithi, who was her supervisor for the day at Bellevue Nursing Home located at 6500 N. Portland Av. in northwest Oklahoma City. The victim was wearing a Star of David necklace. Muriithi asked if she was Jewish, to which she replied no, but she wore a Star of David necklace.

Muriithi then told the victim he represented ISIS. The victim said she did not know what ISIS meant and asked Muriithi to explain.

According to the report, he said they killed Christians by cutting off their heads. Muriithi asked her what time she was getting of work, and she then asked why he wanted to know and if he was planning to kill her.

English Professor Stephen Morrow and Physics Professor Tad Thurston combine humanities and physical science for a TEDx Talks presentation from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 27 in CU3.

“Professor Morrow will be covering ‘Plato, Einstein, and Socratic Wisdom: What is a Good Education,’ and discussing the differences between studying humanities and science,” said a Student Life weekly brochure.