Angelo State University Sets Summer Cyber Camps

SAN ANGELO, TX – Angelo State University's Department of Computer Science will host its annual ASU Code Camp and CyberCamp@ASU week-long summer camps for local and area junior high and high school students in June in the ASU Mathematics-Computer Science ( MCS) Building at 2200 Dena Drive.

ASU Code Camp will run June 5-9 with sessions from 9 a.m. to noon each day. It is free and open to students interested in computer programming, coding and creating animations using JavaScript programming language and tools. Instructors will include ASU faculty and students, as well as local professionals from TCP Software.

Students can attend ASU Code Camp on campus or online. On-campus seating is limited to 100 students. Technology required to participate online includes a personal computer or laptop and internet access.

Advance registration is required and can be completed online at angelo.edu/code-camp.

CyberCamp@ASU will run June 12-16 with sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. It is free and open to students interested in cybersecurity. It will feature software and hands-on curriculum designed to teach students about cyber safety, cyber ethics, and critical network security skills and tools. Instructors will include ASU faculty and cybersecurity experts, and sessions will be tailored to the students' levels of experience.

The camp will culminate with an exciting team-based competition that puts the students in the role of IT administrators tasked with finding and addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated network environments. The competition will closely mimic the Air Force Association's annual CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.

Advance registration is required and can be completed online at angelo.edu/cyber-camp.

In conjunction with the CyberCamp@ASU for students, ASU will host a free Teacher's Workshop to train local and area middle, junior high and high school teachers in cybersecurity. The workshop will also take place June 20-24 on the ASU campus, and participating teachers will also have opportunities to observe the student camp sessions. More details and the registration form are available at angelo.edu/cyber-camp.

The camps are being conducted in collaboration with the ASU College of Education. CyberCamp@ASU is sponsored by a grant from the National Security Agency, and both camps are supported by sponsorship from TCP Software.