Marist’s highly successful 夏天预科 program for high school students will now offer commuter programs at the College’s Executive Center in New York City.

2019年3月15日至今 夏天预科, Marist’s summer offerings aimed at high school students, will have a New York City option this July. 两个项目, Cybersecurity and Game Design, will also be held at the College’s new Executive Center in midtown Manhattan.

“This is an excellent way for high school students who wish to commute to take part in the program,杰奎琳·菲茨杰拉德说, Director of 夏天预科.

The Cybersecurity Pre-College program began in 2018 and was such a success that it will be held both as a residential program at Marist’s main campus in Poughkeepsie and in Manhattan this year. 由Casimer DeCusatis领导, Assistant Professor of 信息技术 and Systems, this dynamic program exposes high school students to a field they would not normally “see” in daily life.

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“Teens may hear about attacks or hear of someone getting their phone hacked, but not really have an understanding of cybersecurity,德库萨提斯说. “This eye-opening program incorporates hands-on learning exercises and labs.” DeCusatis noted that it helps students to see computer science in a different light. The course includes basic programming, networks function, cryptography, and encryption exercises.

Marist’s Game Design Pre-College program began on campus 15 years ago. “Ours was one of the earliest college game design programs for high school students,罗恩·科尔曼解释道。, Professor of Computer 科学. The high school program has been so successful the expansion into New York City is a natural next step.

“为 most teenagers, gaming is their introduction to computing,” said Coleman. “We build on that in this summer program! But here they are not primarily playing games—they are creating. The high-level objective we’re striving for is helping students to be productive through game creation.” Students will use state-of-the-art game-maker software that is both straightforward and yet is expansive and powerful.

Both DeCusatis and Coleman say from an instructional point of view, the Executive Center-based programs will mirror their on-campus counterparts. Students will earn three college credits during the two-week session.

Casimer DeCusatis will direct the 夏天预科 program in cybersecurity.

State of the Art Equipment, Facility

“These students will be in a beautiful brand new facility with the most up-to-date computer systems and state of the art equipment available,德库萨提斯说.

The New York City program will also include an overnight trip to the Marist campus on the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie. “In many ways this is the best of both worlds: a program for commuters that incorporates a taste of the Marist campus,菲茨杰拉德说.

Marist's 夏天预科 Program was recently included in College Consensus' Top 30 Pre-College Summer Programs for 2019. Students interested in applying can visit the 暑期预科网站.