We Are All MAD Here!
Southern Utah Girls in Technology (SUGIT)
And it's a wrap
for hashtag #MADCyber 2025!
First Cybersecurity Conference for high school students
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This conference was unique in creating workshops linked with cybersecurity and hosted the 13th NCWIT Southern Utah Aspirations for women with 50 awardees from southern Utah counties including Iron, Washington, Toole, Uintah and Garfield.
Total attendees of approximately 120 including:
• •45 high school students
• 11 educators
• 4 industry members
• 20 parents
• 6 student ambassadors
• 34 community members.
The following happened during the conference
9 workshops, Keynote speaker discussion, 13th NCWIT Southern Aspirations Award ceremony.
Congratulations to All the 2025 Southern Utah NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Competition Recipients!
Career and Technical High School, Utah Tech Success Academy, High School Hurricane High School, Millard High School, Cedar City High School, Snow Canyon High School, Success Academy DSU, Success Academy DSU, Success Academy DSU, SUU Success Academy, Tooele High School, Panguitch High School and Uintah High School.
Congratulations to our 25 Winners, 18 Honorable Mention and 6 Rising Star Aspiration Awardees.
OutreachMAD 2.0 Project
The OutreachMAD 2.0 Project, funded by the Talent Ready Grant, builds on over a decade of outreach spearheaded by Dr. Kesar in Southern Utah. This initiative is dedicated to Motivating, increasing Awareness, and promoting cybersecurity and technology education for high school students in rural and remote areas. With a focus on unlocking career opportunities in these high-demand fields, the project aims to inspire and empower the next generation of technology leaders.