The CCRE supports cybersecurity and general STEM education efforts locally and nationally.

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CyberSTRIKE

cyberstrikeCyberSTRIKE offers customized outreach events for educational institutions and organizations, including interactive activities. Schedule us for career fairs, educational expos, and workshops that feature engaging sessions, expert lectures, and Q&A centered on vital cybersecurity competencies.

For more information, contact eventsccre@uah.edu.

STEM.LD / Day of Cyber

Day of Cyber is a one-day cybersecurity camp funded through the Niswonger Foundation STEM.LD grant and available to middle and high school students in Northeast Tennessee. Participants learn about cybersecurity basics and complete hands-on labs throughout the day. The event concludes with an escape room challenge during which students combine their knowledge from earlier topics to solve a mystery.

For more information, contact k12cyber@uah.edu or anna.rodgers@uah.edu.

Limitless Cyber Camp

We believe scholars on the spectrum are limitless. The Limitless Cyber Camp program invites local students with autism to the UAH campus for a day of exploring cybersecurity topics such as cryptography, networking, and hardware. Students are taught by CCRE staff and instruction includes visual supports and schedules to scaffold students' understanding of cybersecurity topics.

Lieutenant Governor's Cup

ltgovcupThe Lieutenant Governor's Cup is a free online Capture the Flag (CTF) competition held in October and open to all Alabama high school students. Educators receive free access to cybersecurity curriculum resources and games to prepare their students for the event.

CTF is a gamified cybersecurity exercise in which competing teams race to solve a variety of cyber-related challenges, including multiple-choice questions, scenario-based solutions, and cryptography and Python programming activities.

 For more information, contact eventsccre@uah.edu.

Cybersecurity Olympiad

olympiadThe Cybersecurity Olympiad is designed to identify, inspire, and nurture young talent in the field of cybersecurity. The event brings together high school students to compete in a variety of cybersecurity challenges.

Event partners:

For more information, contact k12cyber@uah.edu or vanessa.colebaugh@uah.edu.

Army JROTC Cyber CTF

Army JROTC Cyber’s Capture the Flag (CTF) event is a puzzle-based security computer competition that challenges cadets to use deductive reasoning and research skills in a series of timed challenges. Topics include careers, history, computer hardware/connector, storage components (RAID configurations/ HDD/SSD), peripherals, OS Windows, OS Linux, cryptography, networking: ports/protocols, and networking: cabling.

Event partner:

  • United States Army Cadet Command (USACC)

For more information, contact brianna.graham@uah.edu.

STEM Outreach to Schools for the Deaf and Blind

gencyberDeaf and blind schools present unique opportunities and challenges for outreach and need tailored approaches to ensure inclusivity and accessibility. This program outlines the objectives, program structure, curriculum, impact, and outcomes of a STEM outreach initiative specifically designed for deaf and blind schools.

Partners: