SAN ANGELO, Texas – Angelo State University's Department of Computer Science will hold its annual cybercamp at ASU and ASU Code Camp.
These are both week-long summer camps for local and regional middle and high school students in June at the ASU Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Building, 2200 Dena Drive.
CyberCamp@ASU will be held from June 3rd to 7th, with sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. It is free and open to students interested in cybersecurity. In the morning, students focus on the Air Force Association (AFA) Cyber Camp curriculum. In the afternoon, you'll hear from local cybersecurity experts and connect with local businesses to learn first-hand how they combat cyber threats and more.
The camp culminates in an exciting team-based competition that challenges students to take on the role of IT administrators tasked with finding and addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in a simulated network environment. The contest will be a close imitation of AFA's annual CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.
In conjunction with CyberCamp@ASU for Students, ASU will host free teacher workshops to train local and regional middle school, middle school, and high school teachers in cybersecurity. The workshop will also be held on the ASU campus from June 3 to 7, and participating teachers will also have the opportunity to observe student camp sessions.
Pre-registration is required for both student camps and teacher workshops and can be completed online at angelo.edu/cyber-camp.
ASU Code Camp will be held from June 10th to 14th, with sessions running from 9 a.m. to noon each day. It is free and open to students interested in computer programming, coding, and creating animations using the JavaScript programming language and tools. Instructors include ASU faculty and students as well as local experts in TCP software.
Students can attend ASU Code Camp on campus or online. Seating on campus is limited to 100 students. The technology needed to participate online includes a personal computer or laptop and internet access.
Pre-registration is required and can be completed online at angelo.edu/code-camp.
The camp is conducted in collaboration with the ASU College of Science and Engineering, College of Education, and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Cyber Intelligence, Innovation, and Security Research. CyberCamp@ASU is sponsored by a grant from the National Security Agency, and both camps are supported by sponsorship from TCP Software.
