Green River College hosts CodeDay Auburn | Briefs

The Technology Program at Green River College, in partnership with StudentRND and Codeday.org, hosted CodeDay Auburn, a 24-hour coding event for high school students, on May 23-24.

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  • Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:37pm
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The Technology Program at Green River College, in partnership with StudentRND and Codeday.org, hosted CodeDay Auburn, a 24-hour coding event for high school students, on May 23-24.

The event drew nearly 60 high school students to Green River’s main campus for a fast-paced, all-night coding frenzy that allowed participants to pitch project ideas, then form teams to create apps and games.

Students enjoyed unlimited pizza and soda, and at the event’s conclusion, prizes were awarded by a panel of judges to teams who came up with the most creative websites, apps and games.

CodeDay Auburn also provided the Green River College Technology Program with a valuable opportunity to promote its Bachelor of Applied Science degree program in software development to area students.

Similar CodeDay events took place in 27 other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and New York, giving CodeDay Auburn a national feel.

Green River faculty and staff and Technology Program industry partners volunteered to chaperon and supervise the event.

Elsewhere

Green River College mathematics instructor Laura Moore-Mueller was recently awarded the Washington Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ Lifetime Achievement Award.

Moore-Mueller, who has taught at the college since 1987, was nominated by fellow mathematics instructors, Rochelle Mitchell and Donnie Hallstone.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an instructor with at least 15 years experience teaching community college level mathematics.

Among her accomplishments during her career at Green River, Moore Mueller helped develop a year-long math sequence for elementary algebra and intermediate algebra, helped with numerous projects and grants, improved connections between elementary and secondary education and the community college system and implemented a transcript placement system at the college.

“Laura’s classroom is always lively, and she is always challenging her students to think critically,” Mitchell and Hallstone said in their nomination. “Students always comment on how hard they work in her classes, but they say it with a smile knowing that they have learned a great deal. Laura matches their hard work with preparation and endless grading of all the activities, labs and projects she assigns.” …


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