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GREATER OMAHA CHAPTER CHAPTER - Apr 27, 2023 |
April Luncheon Speaker Addresses Cybersecurity Education |
In April, Douglas Rausch, director, Cybersecurity Education, and program director for Undergraduate and Graduate Cybersecurity Programs, Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska, spent time with the chapter discussing workforce pathways. Rausch talked about initial STEM exposure for middle school students coming in the form of GenCyber Camp supported by the National Science Foundation and activities like Dinner with a Scientist and Internet of Things-type courses through the university. The objective is to open the students' eyes to STEM. After they know what STEM is, they must decide what to do with it. Rausch continued by discussing high school engagements geared to tweak students' interests like CyberPatriot competitions and VEX Robotics events. |
Event Photographs: |
![]() Sean Murphy, chapter president stand-in (l), shakes hands with Douglas Rausch (right), director, Cybersecurity Education, and program director for Undergraduate and Graduate Cybersecurity Programs, Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska. Rausch was the speaker for the April luncheon and received a Greater Omaha Chapter coin for addressing the chapter. |
![]() Diane Campbell, chapter vice president of academics (l), stands next to the eight award recipients from the Omaha Metropolitan Science Fair featured at the April luncheon. Students pictured (l-r) are: Edgar Del Cid Luten, Omaha South High School, Omaha, Nebraska, 11th grade, Hardware Interfacing Using LabVIEW; Aishwarya Pandharpurkar, Elkhorn Valley View Middle School, Elkhorn, Nebraska, 7th grade, A Boost of We-Fi from Parabolas; Athreya Reddy, Elkhorn Ridge Middle School, Omaha, Nebraska, 8th grade, Reemergence of Mpox: Bioinformatics Approach; Rex Mussman, Carl A. Swanson Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska, 6th grade, Look Out Below!; Laney Crinklaw, King Science and Technology Middle School, Omaha, Nebraska, 8th grade, Do Higher Frequencies Produce More Thermal Energy Than Lower Frequencies?; Ella Carson, Buffett Middle School, Omaha, Nebraska, 8th grade, Bridges Holding the World; Gabe Keith, Buffett Middle School, Omaha, Nebraska, 8th grade, Robo Lifting; Mackenzie Simpson, Buffett Middle School, 8th grade, Does Multitasking Suit You? Also pictured is Samuel Fischer (r), teacher, Marrs Middle School, Omaha, Nebraska, who assisted in the evaluation/selection of student projects. Projects were accessed at the Henry Doorly Zoo in March. The chapter awarded a total of $1,600. |