Six students along with Computer Science faculty attended the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium located on the campus of Augsburg University in the heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 4th and 5th, 2025. Students attended conferences, demonstrations and participated in a programming competition with over 30 teams competing. Students participating were Brandt Konik, Matt Sankner, Brandon Fagiolo, Lucas Heindel, Luke Rickert and Joe Hakanson.
The Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS) is a regional conference dedicated to providing an educational experience to students and instructors at higher education institutions. The conference focuses on the teaching of computing and its use in learning processes of all disciplines, and the incorporation of the study of this technology in the curriculum. Participants are primarily drawn from across the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.