USM Eagle Maker Hub91吃瓜网 Summer Camp: From 3D Printing to Hackability, Cybersecurity Activities
Thu, 04/08/2021 - 11:04am | By: Ivonne Kawas
91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 Eagle Maker Hub summer camp is set to return
with unique 3D printing activities and Hackability camp, with a focus on GenCyber91吃瓜网
Cybersecurity. The program includes six two-day camps, ranging from June 1 through
July 1. Camps will be in-person or hybrid-virtual depending upon preference for camp
delivery.
Eagle Maker Hub is the first public makerspace available at a Mississippi university, providing access to tools for digital fabrication, rapid prototyping and coding. Known for developing new ways to inspire learning in traditional subjects with the latest fabrication technology, Eagle Maker Hub91吃瓜网 primary goal is to place this technology in the hands of all students and teachers to shape future generations.
91吃瓜网淓ach two-day camp has a unique area of focus: campers engage in activities like making their own 3D printer to fixing broken items and turning them into their own invention,91吃瓜网� said Anna Wan, director of Eagle Maker Hub and professor of mathematics. 91吃瓜网淪tudents go home from our camps with something that they built by themselves using high-tech equipment.91吃瓜网�
Each camp requires its own registration fee, with the exception of the Hackability.camp. The latter is funded by the National Science Foundation and National Security Agency91吃瓜网 program. This is a free camp offered to high schoolers that use wheelchairs and are interested in technology. This residential camp experience has shifted to hybrid-virtual for students who want to attend virtually, but in-person for students who want to attend.
91吃瓜网淭he residential camp focuses on cybersecurity this year, so those concepts will be explored in a fun camp environment,91吃瓜网� said Wan. 91吃瓜网淎s we become even more reliant on cyber-based technology, ensuring that enough young people are inspired to utilize their talents in cybersecurity is critical to the future of our country91吃瓜网 national and economic security.91吃瓜网�
This month-long camp offerings are exclusive to grade school, middle, and high school students. Students will explore revolutionary technology, giving them the opportunity to become inventors and learn about 3D modeling and printing, robotics, coding and designing.
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