Southeastern offers computer/robotics summer camp
Contact: Rene Abadie
Date: April 17, 2013
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will offer a one-week summer camp in computing
and robotics for middle and high school students July 22-26.
Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science and Industrial Technology in
a partnership with the software development firm Geocent, the camp will run from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. and is priced at $25, which includes lunch each day.
Application deadline is July 5 and space is limited. An application form can
be obtained on the department's website, southeastern.edu/csit.
Department Head Sebastian van Delden said students will have the opportunity
to work in teams to design projects they will then build and program under the guidance
of Southeastern faculty.
"The students will be using the popular NXT Mindstorm robotic system to learn
the basics of computer programming in Java as well as basic engineering, industrial
technology and safety," van Delden said.
While students will be involved with mostly hands-on activities, the camp will
also include lectures, guest presentations and demonstrations by Southeastern faculty
and Geocent representatives, as well as tours of Southeastern's labs and facilities.
Students who attend every day and actively participate in the program will be eligible
to win a free IPad Mini on the final day of the camp.
"This is a great opportunity for young people to work together in teams and to
learn more about science and technology in a fun, activity-filled atmosphere," van
Delden said. "We appreciate the sponsorship of Geocent, which allows us to present
this camp at a very economical price."
Geocent is a software engineering and technology company that services a wide
variety of government agencies and industries. Based in Metairie, the company has
offices in Baton Rouge, Charleston, and at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
