A group of Huskies has banded together to promote teamwork and grow a stronger community in computing by bringing back the Association of Student Computing Interaction and Involvement (ASCII) at Michigan Tech. ASCII is inviting students from all majors and experience levels to their Spring Hackathon from 4-7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in Rehki 112.
All coding levels, programming levels, integrated development environments, and game design platforms are welcome. The awards ceremony begins at 7 p.m. and will recognize participants in the most unique/creative, most technically impressive, honorable mention, and first-year mention categories. Refreshments will be provided.
The coding challenge won’t be announced until the start of the challenge. But ASCII has released a hint: childhood game.
Treasurer and outreach chair Kaylee Hibbeln said the association wants to create a space where students from different backgrounds and majors can come together through their common interest in computing.
“The overall goal is to make all students feel like they are a part of a community that is welcoming, collaborative, and productive,” said Hibbeln, a computer science major. In addition to Hibbeln, officers of the association include Gabriel Belanger, president; Tristan DeVrou, secretary; Nate Bustos, head editor of Byte newsletter; and Demitrios Zahos, event coordinator. Belanger, DeVrou and Bustos are computer science majors. Zahos is studying cybersecurity and computer systems networking and telecommunications.
Hackathon sign-up details are posted around campus, or you can email ascii@mtu.edu for more information.
About the College of Computing
The Michigan Tech College of Computing, established in 2019, is the first academic unit in Michigan dedicated solely to computing, and one of only a handful such academic units in the United States. The college is composed of two academic departments. The Computer Science department offers four bachelor of science programs in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, and software engineering; four master of science programs in applied computer science, computer science, cybersecurity, and data science; and a doctoral program in computer science. The Applied Computing department offers four bachelor of science programs in cybersecurity, electrical engineering technology, information technology, and mechatronics; two master of science programs in health informatics and mechatronics; and a doctoral program is in computational science and engineering.
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