High school students gain experience of robotics, engineering during UHV camp

Juan Garza, 17, left, and Michael Norton, 15, watch as a self-controlled robot moves around on the ground during the High School Robotics Summer Camp on July 24 at the University of Houston-Victoria. The camp, made possible through a grant from Alcoa Foundation, gave students the opportunity to learn foundational concepts of digital simulation and robotics within engineering. During the camp, students were introduced to programming languages to increase their knowledge of computer science as well.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.