The University of New Haven is hosting a GenCyber Agent Academy.
The high school GenCyber Agent Academy (incoming 9th-12th grade) at the University of New Haven, hosted by the Tagliatela College of Engineering, is a unique, rigorous, student-centric summer camp with an enriching hands-on experiential learning environment.
It is the first GenCyber camp in Connecticut and is open to 20 male and 20 female applicants. Cyber Agents accepted to this academy will enjoy a Cyber Career Catapult session where they will learn about educational and career opportunities in cybersecurity.
The camp offers the following courses (a) Python (b) Cyber Forensics (c) Hacking Concepts (d) IoT & Mobile and (e) Network Defense. Cyber Agents will also have unique experiences where they would tour the UNH Information Technology (IT) offices and server rooms, participate in a cyber Scavenger Hunt and compete in teams in a Cyber Challenge. The camp is a comprehensive one week, learner-centered, hands-on, intensive program designed not only to teach students about cybersecurity, but to also have a long term effect on their career goals and aspirations.
- Attending this camp is FREE of charge due to support by NSF and NSA
- Camp will be July 22 - July 27
- There are only 40 spots open for applicants – 20 females and 20 males
- Student applicants must be 9th – 12th-grade students on 2019-2020 school year – Graduating 12th graders are not eligible
- All cyber agent applicants need to write a 500-word essay of why they think they should be accepted into the program and must be submitted in PDF format
- All cyber agent applicants should submit one letter of recommendation from a teacher. The teacher will receive an e-mail to fill out the recommendation based on the e-mail address supplied during the application process
- This is a day camp and not a residential camp – this means students will have to be dropped off and picked up off of campus – Camp Schedule is posted at the bottom of the page
- Camp schedule will be posted in the Schedule section
- Underrepresented students and students interested in computing careers are encouraged to apply
- No previous experience in computing is necessary, but it is highly encouraged – There will be different levels of training based on experience
- One week bus passes are available up to $20 value for student participants who need them
- Applications are due by May 31, 2019