How a Calvin student discovered a career in cybersecurity Midway through high school Landon Faber ’26 was looking for a class to fill his schedule. He didn’t know what to take, so on a whim he chose “programming.” What he didn’t realize at the time is that that class and that teacher, Mr. Stasiak, would fulfill way more than his required credit load. “The way he taught the class and how fun he made it really sparked my interest for the entire thing,” said Faber. Faber proceeded to take every possible class related to computer programming over his final two years in high school. When it came time to choose a college, he knew what he wanted to study and where he’d go—a highly accredited tech school not too far from his hometown of Parker, Colorado. Then, his dad, who had previously taught at Calvin for 30 years, thought his son should at least pay it a visit. A visit changes everything “When I came to Calvin on a tour, I was pretty much dead set on another school,” said Faber. But like that few credit class in high school, a few hours on campus changed everything. “The best way to describe it really is I liked the vibe a lot more. It was more of what I was looking for in a college and where I wanted to live for at least the next four years,” said Faber. A class sparks a new passion So Faber started on his journey at Calvin and was heading down more of a standard software engineering track. This time, a course he took his sophomore year in college, a cybersecurity course taught by Brian Paige and Adam Vedra, proved to be another pivot point. “That class was really interesting. All of the concepts