ASU Hosting Free Cybersecurity & Computer Coding Summer Camps

SAN ANGELO, TX - Angelo State University's Department of Computer Science will host its annual CyberCamp at ASU and ASU Code Camp.

These are both 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.

CyberCamp@ASU will run June 3-7 with sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. It is free and open to students interested in cybersecurity. In the mornings, students will focus on the Air Force Association (AFA) Cyber Camp curriculum. In the afternoons, they will hear from local cybersecurity experts and interact with area businesses to learn firsthand how they are combating cyber threats, among other topics.

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 AFA's annual CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.

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 3-7 on the ASU campus, and participating teachers will also have opportunities to observe the student camp sessions.

Advance registration is required for both the student camp and teacher's workshop, and can be completed online at angelo.edu/cyber-camp.

ASU Code Camp will run June 10-14 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.

The camps are being conducted in collaboration with the ASU College of Science and Engineering, College of Education, and Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Cyber Intelligence, Innovation, and Security Studies. CyberCamp@ASU is sponsored by a grant from the National Security Agency, and both camps are supported by sponsorship from TCP Software.