Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

IT-Adventures Seeks Volunteers for IT-Olympics

 

Contacts:
Ginny Anderson, Secretary, (515) 294-0659, ginnyiastate.edu
Doug Jacobson, Professor and Director of IT-Adventures, (515) 294-8307, dougjiastate.edu

Ames, Iowa – Iowa State University’s IT-Adventures program is seeking volunteers to assist with its IT-Olympics competition to be held at Hilton Coliseum April 20-21. Volunteers can help Iowa high school students with their competition projects, judge a venue, help staff run events, assist with registration, and more.

IT-Adventures is an innovative program that engages more than 400 Iowa high school students in exploration and experimentation with information technology (IT) through content delivery, competitive events, and service learning projects. Participating schools form IT clubs to provide avenues for students to gain access to learning materials from Iowa State; experiment with provided equipment in an inquiry-based learning environment; and ask questions of IT professionals, university faculty, college students, and other high school students.

IT-Olympics is a two-day capstone event of the IT-Adventures program where students battle in cyber defense, robotics, and video game design activities to showcase the IT knowledge they have gained throughout the year.

To sign up to volunteer, register at the IT-Adventures Web site by March 20.

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