Game Makers, Game Changers

Computer Science and Engineering Camp for Girls

The Game Makers, Game Changers: Computer Science and Engineering Camp set for June 21-25, 2021 will be held virtually.

Want to explore how one person — like you! — can change the world?

Discover how computer science makes that possible! In this camp, you’ll use games such as Minecraft to learn computer science and engineering basics. You’ll teach a computer how to play games such as Quarto using your words, and you’ll discover the different ways that machines can learn.

This summer camp, open to all seventh through ninth graders regardless of gender, is geared toward encouraging middle-school girls to explore how they can become a designer of new technology using ideas rooted in computer science and engineering. Participants will interact directly with world-renowned women computer scientists at different stages of their careers; witness how research is performed at top universities and high-tech companies; experience first-hand how to build and program virtual worlds and automatic devices; and see how they can drive the future through creativity and imagination.

WHO: Open to anyone entering 7th to 9th grades

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from June 21-25, 2021
WHERE: Virtual zia Zoom
COST: $125
For more information, please contact Tammy Falls at 814-863-8143 or tjf13@psu.edu

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The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was created in the spring of 2015 to allow greater access to courses offered by both departments for undergraduate and graduate students in exciting collaborative research fields.

We offer B.S. degrees in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering and data science and graduate degrees (master's degrees and Ph.D.'s) in electrical engineering and computer science and engineering. EECS focuses on the convergence of technologies and disciplines to meet today’s industrial demands.