July 12 - 18, 2020
Connected is an innovative and exciting summer program that lets students explore where coding meets communities. Students will create models of solutions for social and societally relevant problems that use networked sensors and the cloud. Learn how data can be used to tell a science story.
All current 10th and 11th (rising 11th and 12th graders) high school students with prior computer programming experience are welcome to apply. Twenty students will be accepted and housed in a campus dorm at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin.
Students are expected to participate in Code@TACC Connected until the conclusion of the program. All students will be invited to participate in quarterly Back @ TACC STEM workshops upon completion of the program.
The camp was funded with the generosity from BP Upstream Digital & Technology.
Dates
July 12 - 18, 2020
Application
Apply Here
Participants will be notified by May 15, if they were selected to participate in the program.
Cost
FREE
Prospective Activities
- Work in a project-based learning environment
- Engage in team-building that will prepare students for the workplace of the future
- Use sensor networks to collect data
- Get a private tour at the TACC Visualization Laboratory (Vislab) and data center
- Interact with TACC's cutting-edge technology systems
- Collaborate with peers, college students, scientists, researchers and engineers
Camp Information
WHAT TO BRING
- Shorts, T-shirts, jeans, pants, sneakers or sandals are acceptable
- Nice clothes/shoes for a team presentation (Business casual is fine for final day)
- Accessories (Belt)
- Umbrella (Rain or shine, we will walk.)
- Water bottle
- Backpack
- Pens/Pencils
- 1 small notebook
- A list of questions that you want to ask current students and staff about UT Austin, or college life.
WHAT NOT TO BRING
- Weapons, explosives, candles, flammable materials
- Expensive sports equipment or musical instruments
- Illegal substances such as alcohol, tobacco, or drugs
- Pets/Animals (with the exception of service animals)
- A Bad Attitude
Frequently Asked Questions
TACC Dress Policy
Participants have the right to dress as they choose as long as their dress meets the approved dress and grooming regulations, does not disrupt activities, is not obscene or defamatory, and does not endanger the physical health or safety of themselves or others.
Participants have the responsibility to dress and groom in such a manner so as to reflect cleanliness, modesty, safety and good taste; become familiar with and adhere to approved dress and grooming expectations of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC).
TACC's summer participant dress code standards are designed to promote an appropriate environment for individuals who are preparing themselves for life. We ask that students not wear the following:
If a student's personal appearance or form of dress violates these standards, the student will be allowed to correct the problem. Many details and styles of clothing cannot be covered in the dress code; therefore the administration (including counselors) of TACC reserves the right to make to final determination concerning appropriateness of a student's attire.
- Any clothing that reveals undergarments including boxer shorts.
- Skirts/Shorts that are not within 1 inch of the students fingertips when their arms are extended by their side.
- Any clothing that reveals a student's stomach, torso, chest, breasts or cleavage.
- Halter tops, tube tops, half shirts, see through blouses or backless apron garments.
- Clothing, accessories, or tattoos with references to alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco, vulgar language, violence, gang related affiliations or other symbols that distract from the learning environment.
- Clothing, jewelry, shoes, chains, or other accessories that would endanger student's safety or distract from the learning environment are not acceptable.
- Any bedroom attire is prohibited outside of the dorms; pajama tops or bottoms, slippers, etc...
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