About Us

GenCyber Jersey Blues is a FREE, one-week, full-day summer program at Brookdale Community College providing an introduction for high school students to the fundamentals of cybersecurity.  No cybersecurity or computer programming background or experience are needed to apply, just interest and enthusiasm. 

For each camp session, twenty qualified young men and women will be selected to participate for one week of lectures  and hands-on challenges to experience an immersive and fun introduction to the field of cybersecurity. The program is generously funded by the National Science Foundation and National Security Agency and led by Brookdale Professor Michael Qaissaunee, Chair of the Engineering and Technology Department, and Mandy Galante, an award-winning Network Security teacher at Red Bank Regional High School.           
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​We are looking for young men and women from traditionally underrepresented populations* that will be attending high school in 2017 and live within a daily commuting distance to Brookdale’s Lincroft campus.

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Dates

Camp 1:
 Monday July 17th – Friday, July 21st 

Camp 2:
​ Monday July 24th – Friday July 28th 

Details

• There is no cost to apply or attend.
• Daily sessions will run from 9:15 am to approximately 3:00 pm depending on activities.
• Transportation will not be provided; however, participants will be reimbursed
  ​ for round-trip bus fare.
• A small stipend will be provided for lunch, which can be purchased on campus
• Questions? Email mqaissaunee@brookdalecc.edu

* The National Science Foundation considers an underrepresented minority in STEM as a student with a Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, or Non-Filipino-Pacific Islander ethnic background