University Daily Kansan, April 21, 1983 Page 7 KU will offer summer computer camps By JOEL THORNTON Staff Reporter Their friends may swim, fish or play baseball, but about 300 junior high and high school students will come to the University of Kansas this summer for the fun and frustration of learning about computers. Favorable student response to two experimental camps last summer has prompted the University to offer six campuses, the camp director said yesterday. Herb Harris, the director, is the assistant director of user services at the department. "Last year there were students at the door at 8 in the morning; there were students at the door after lunch, and they were so enthusiastic, we had to THE CAMP WILL BE A Part of Midwestern Campa, a series of camps in astronomy, journalism, speech and music offered by the University. Two of the sessions will be open to students from the 7th through the 8th grades, Harris said, and four sessions will be offered to 10th graders through high-school graduates. He said that he had planned on 320 students but that he did not know how. Harris said that the students would learn the basics of computer principles, the command language of microcomputers, and how to write computer programs in the BASIC computer language. "you really get lots of things at the same time," he said. "You learn about how computers react to what you do and how you react to what computers GRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTER science and the School of Education will teach the students, Harris said, although some professors have shown interest in helping with the camp. The graduate students will give instructions for 10 to 15 minutes each half hour and will let students work on programs the rest of the time. Students will be given a total of six hours of instruction a day, all at the computers. one hour at the beginning and end of each day to work on programs by themselves, he said. Three students will be assigned to each computer in the junior high sessions, and two students will be at each computer in the high school session. In addition, students will be allowed No mathematics or previous computer experience is required for admission to the camp. Harris said. "We assume they are at ground zero," he said. "We assume no background and prefer that they have none." STUDENTS WHO ALREADY KNOW everything that is being taught at the camp may be bored and would not get as much out of the camp, he said. Harris said that KU's camp would offer students a chance to learn about computers at a reasonable price. The Atari Company offers more expensive computer camps at several private colleges across the country, although those camps give fewer hours of instruction. The cost of KU's computer camp is $250 a week. Besides giving students a chance to learn about computers, Harris said, the camp will also benefit the University. "It is a good recruiting tool for the University," he said. "You get people who tend to be bright and motivated. If they have a good experience, and they like the University, when it comes time for college, they will plan to come back." THE COMPUTER CENTER PLANS to lease 20 to 30 micro-computers from local school districts for the camp, he said, but the income from the camp may allow the center to buy some micro-computers for University use. Harris said he did not necessarily think that the opening of the computer camp reflected a growing popularity in the sciences. Students who enjoy mathematics or computers, as well as serious students, will be interested in the camp, he said. "I wouldn't say it's necessarily that they are turning toward math and science," he said. "They are interested in computers and they want to learn TOPEKA — The Senate sent a proposal to Gov. John Carlin yesterday that would establish a high-technology commission to govern the use of state research money at four Board of Regents universities. High-tech board proposed The 13-member commission would be responsible for dispensing $1 million to the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Pittsburgh State University. The Legislature approved $1 million to be used at the four universities for high-technology research. Three of the universities — KU, K-State and Wichita State — designated an additional $150,000 will receive an additional $150,000. KU STANDS TO GAIN $370,000 of the $1 million allocation. The commission would regulate to some degree the way the University uses that money. On the record The $1 million must be matched with $1.5 million from private industries. The commission is supposed to devise methods of attracting high-technology industries to the state to spend money for research at the four universities. Proponents of the plan have said the state needs to encourage high-technology industries to come to know the uses the industry could provide jobs. Gov. John Carlin will appoint five commissioners. House Speaker Mike Hayden, R-Atwood, will appoint a representative and Senate President Ross Doyen, R-Concordia, will appoint a senator. A BURGLAR STOLE silverware worth about $1,000, a microwave oven worth about $440, three silver service pieces worth $440, and jewelry worth $200 from a Lawrence resident's home in the 1900 block of West 31st Street Tuesday, police said. Chancellor Gene A Budg will appoint a KU representative to the commission. Representatives from various states will attend Pittsburgh State will also be members. 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