Bismarck State College computer science students recently competed at the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS) in La Crosse, Wis. The conference focuses on the integration of computer-based technology in the teaching and learning processes of all disciplines, and the incorporation of the study of this technology.
The conference featured a career fair, technical sessions as well as programming and robotic contests. Students from colleges and universities across the upper Midwest participate and compete. BSC was one of very few community college teams in attendance.
BSC entered two robotics teams, Team Turing, a one man team consisting of student Austin Nodland; and the Replicans, made up of Phil Weiser and Grayson Lorenz. The Replicans placed third out of 11 teams total.
In the programming competition, the team of Austin Nodland, Dom Marks and Grayson Lorenz placed 19th and Alex Wollan, Phil Weiser and Lelan Bosch placed 28thout of 45 teams. Marks is from Tyndall, S.D., the other students are all from Bismarck.
"Given the level of experience our students have in comparison to those from larger universities, I am always pleased when we are able to solve the problems presented in competition," says Karen Arlien, associate professor of computer science and department chairperson for Computers & Office Technology.
Arlien and adjunct professor Lucas Pippenger coached the teams and accompanied the students to Wisconsin.
Learn more about BSC's Computer Science Program here.
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