Samsung Mobile & Scholastic Join Forces to Launch Four,

Free Mobile Application Boot Camps for Academically Advanced

High School Students

Grand Prize of $20,000 in Scholarships from Samsung Mobile Awarded to Winning Students’ Mobile Application Ideas Created During Educational Camps in San Francisco (July 11-12), Dallas (July 18-19), Atlanta (August 8-9) and Boston (August 15-16)

 Assistant Dean Cedric Stallworth of the College of Computing Office of Outreach, Enrollment & Community is hosting Samsung and Scholastic's Free Mobile Application Boot Camps for Academically Advanced High School. This event will also be held at the following locations:

July 11-12: San Francisco, CA, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

July 18-19: Dallas, TX, University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)

August 15-16: Boston, MA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Aimed to empower up-and-coming engineers, the free, two-day boot camps will introduce science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) focused high school students to the ever-growing world of mobile applications. Samsung Mobile has a strong commitment towards developing leading technologies that facilitate innovation in the classroom and is an advocate of supporting STEM-based education. By fostering students interest in these key subject areas, Samsung hopes to positively influence STEM proficiency to strengthen our nation’s future through children.

On-site at the boot camps, students will network with mobile technology leaders, application developers and web entrepreneurs to learn about the latest developments and innovative mobile application campaigns through case studies and interactive panel discussions. Students will use the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2™ 10.1 to access the program curriculum, research the digital landscape and learn about mobile applications.

Participating students will be able to submit their own mobile application concept proposal for a chance to win a grand prize of $20,000 in scholarships; 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $10,000 and $5,000 in scholarships. All winners, plus one 4th and one 5th place winner will receive Samsung Mobile’s flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S® III smartphone.