Middle schoolers dive into robotics in UHV computing summer camp

Athena Perez, 11, left, watches in excitement as MacKenzie Crow, 11, takes control of a remote-operated robot during the Texas Women In Computing Summer Camp on July 10 at the University of Houston-Victoria. The camp, which was cost-free, was made possible through a grant from Alcoa Foundation and offered an environment where students could learn at their own pace. Attendees from the camp were middle school students who came from Victoria and the surrounding regions. The camp provided instruction in both hardware design and coding. Throughout the week, students engaged in hands-on activities to deepen their interest in computing and to enhance their knowledge to prepare them to apply critical thinking to complex computer science concepts encountered in high school or college.

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.