Roane State Community College will host a cybersecurity camp this summer for high school students from Anderson, Campbell and Scott counties. Registration is currently being accepted and participation is free.
This camp is designed as a full-fledged course for students in grades 9-12 who are interested in cybersecurity and computer science. His research interests include network visualization, mapping, and simulation, as well as digital forensics and risk assessment.
Registration is available online at roanestate.edu/personaldevelopment under the Computer and Software Training section. Participating students must live within Anderson, Campbell, or Scott counties. Camp dates, times, and locations are as follows.
July 8-11, 9am-3:30pm ET, Anderson County Higher Education Center (Clinton)
July 15-18, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET, Campbell County Campus (La Follette)
July 22-25, 9am-3:30pm ET, Scott County Campus (Huntsville)
The Anderson County Higher Education Center is located at 220 Frank L. Diggs Drive in Clinton, the Campbell County campus is located at 201 Independence Lane in La Follette, and the Scott County campus is located at 410 WH Swain Boulevard in Huntsville. Specific details for each campus can be found at roanestate.edu/campuslocations.
Dr. George Megavgab, Roane State's Computer and Information Technology program director, will lead all three camps, which were made possible through a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Students will be able to attend for free, as ARC sponsorship will cover the cost of registration for each student. They will also receive a camp T-shirt.
Roane State has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education for the Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Technology, Cyber Defense major. For more information about this program, visit roanestate.edu/cyberdefense.
For questions about Cybersecurity Camp, you can contact Sonya Parker by emailing parkers@roanestate.edu or calling (865) 481-2031.
