MGA IT Students Tour Washington, D.C.

MGA School of Computing Department of Information Technology students recently completed a Study Away Week in Washington, D.C. Students visited national landmarks, attended seminars from cybersecurity experts, and met with government officials.

Middle Georgia State University School of Computing / Department of IT’s students Coby Roye, BSIT, Adriana Glinsmann-Dee, MSIT, Paul Pasato Leon, MSIT, Sarah Overholt, BSIT, Stephanie James, BSIT, Hunter Gales, BSIT, Dr. Kem Lingelbach, John Joyce, BSIT, Lourdes Cols, BSIT, and Frieda Wilson, BSIT, pose for a portrait outside of the U.S. Capitol.

(L-R) MGA Department of IT students Coby Roye, BSIT, Adriana Glinsmann-Dee, MSIT, Paul Pasato Leon, MSIT, Sarah Overholt, BSIT, Stephanie James, BSIT, Hunter Gales, BSIT, Dr. Kem Lingelbach, John Joyce, BSIT, Lourdes Cols, BSIT, and Frieda Wilson, BSIT, pose for a portrait outside of the U.S. Capitol after students learned about cybersecurity in the government and history while on the Cybersecurity Seminar in Washington D.C.

Middle Georgia State University School of Computing / Department of IT’s Dr. Kem Lingelbach poses for a portrait outside of the U.S. Capitol.

MGA School of Computing Department of IT’s Dr. Kem Lingelbach poses for a portrait outside of the U.S. Capitol.

Middle Georgia State University School of Computing / Department of IT’s students Frieda Wilson, BSIT, (left to right) Paul Pasato Leon, MSIT, Coby Roye, BSIT, Lourdes Cols, BSIT, Stephanie James, BSIT, Hunter Gales, BSIT, and John Joyce, pose for a portrait outside of the Spy Museum where students learned about practices and cases involving governmental spying actions.

(L-R) MGA IT students Frieda Wilson, BSIT, Paul Pasato Leon, MSIT, Coby Roye, BSIT, Lourdes Cols, BSIT, Stephanie James, BSIT, Hunter Gales, BSIT, and John Joyce, pose for a portrait outside of the Spy Museum where students learned about practices and cases involving governmental spying actions. Not pictured are Adriana Glinsmann-Dee, MSIT, Sarah Overholt, and Dr. Lingelbach, who were still hot on the case of a fictitious spy the museum asked visitors to track down during the Cybersecurity Seminar.

Middle Georgia State University School of Computing / Department of IT’s student Coby Roye, BSIT in software engineering, attempts to crack a cypher inside the Spy Museum where students learned about practices and cases involving governmental spying actions during the Cybersecurity Seminar.

MGA IT student Coby Roye, BSIT in software engineering, attempts to crack a cypher inside of the Spy Museum where students learned about practices and cases involving governmental spying actions during the Cybersecurity Seminar.

Middle Georgia State University School of Computing / Department of IT’s Cybersecurity Professor Kem Lingelbach and Graduate Student Adriana Glinsmann-Dee (right) chat quietly inside the Library of Congress’ Research room.

(L-R) MGA Department of IT’s Cybersecurity Professor Kem Lingelbach and graduate student Adriana Glinsmann-Dee chat quietly inside of the Library of Congress’ Research room while looking up current cybersecurity and technology information.

MGA Cybersecurity Student John Joyce, BSIT, looks over different Cray computers inside the NSA’s National Cryptological Museum.

MGA cybersecurity student John Joyce, BSIT, looks over different Cray computers inside the NSA’s National Cryptological Museum.

Cybersecurity Student Stephanie James, BSIT, quietly reads inside the Library of Congress’ Research room while looking up current cybersecurity and technology information.

MGA cybersecurity student Stephanie James, BSIT, quietly reads inside the Library of Congress’ Research room.

Cybersecurity Student Lourdes Cols, BSIT in cybersecurity, quietly reads inside the Library of Congress’ Research room.

MGA cybersecurity student Lourdes Cols, BSIT in cybersecurity, quietly reads inside the Library of Congress’ Research room.