MARCH 2014

Capitol Connector

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Capitol's annual Career Fair is a magnet for area employers. Our students and alumni have a reputation for drive, ingenuity and strong technical skills, and in this issue of the Connector you'll see some of the reasons why! Cheer on the Capitol team as it prepares for the MACCDC regionals, find out how an ITSM degree helped Audra Woodley boost her already strong professional credentials, and revisit the now-legendary igloo built by students during mid-February's "Storm Snochi".

Career Fair: You're Invited!

Capitol College's annual Career Fair is coming up! The event, to be held on Friday (March 28th) at the McGowan Center on the Capitol campus, provides a valuable networking opportunity for job-seekers -- as well as for employers looking to recruit qualified talent.

The event will be open to Capitol students and alumni from 10 am until 2 pm. Students from other institutions and community members are invited to attend starting at 11 am.

Rachel Burns, assistant director of development, is urging Capitol alumni to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the fair. "Some of the exhibitors are looking for candidates with more than entry-level experience," she said. "It's a great chance to share your resum� and to network."

The Alumni Association, she added, will have a table at the event, and all alums are encouraged to stop by.

Read more about the upcoming Career Fair at Capitol College�

Capitol to Compete in MACCDC

Imagine the following scenario. A massive winter storm, worse than any in recent memory, has wrought havoc across Maryland. A state of emergency has been declared. While residents cope with the natural catastrophe, a transnational terrorist organization is attempting to exploit the situation.

It is this hypothetical crisis which contestants will grapple with during the 9th Mid-Atlantic College Cyber Defense Competition (MACCDC), to be held March 26th-29th at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland. And Capitol students will be part of the action.

Capitol's team -- consisting of captain Austin H. RIchards, co-captain Annie Pope, and team members Shawn B�rub�, Andrew Durkin, Mark Evans, Vincent Hanyok, Keegan Moore, Zach Richard and Cameron Smith -- passed the qualifying round during the week of March 3rd.

Find out more about the Capitol team and how it is preparing for the MACCDC meet.

Alumni Profile: Audra K. Woodley

Ten years into her professional career, Audra Woodley pondered her next move. Should she go back to school and obtain a graduate degree?

"It became obvious with all the heightened interest within the computer security environment, pursuit of a graduate degree was paramount in order to stay current and marketable," she said. "Computer systems and related fields became the focus; operating systems were all competing for that leading edge of security protection. This piqued my interest and set me on the path to understanding the technological advances within the security environment -- hence my graduate degree."

Returning to school was not a decision Woodley took lightly. Completing two undergraduate degrees at two institutions had left her "burnt out", she says. Moreover, she needed to find a program that would not disrupt her professional career and that she could integrate into her busy work schedule.

That's where Capitol College came in. "Capitol offered a 'fast track' program, which offered the ability to complete entire program in less than two years. I believe I completed it in 20 months with a 3.8 GPA ," Woodley said.

Read more about Audra Woodley, her current professional and philanthropic activities, and her belief in "paying it forward" by helping to sustain her alma maters.

Capitol Students Construct "Ultimate" Snow Cave

Winter 2014 brought a notable break from the snow deficit of recent years. Successive blizzards kept the ground covered for much of the season.

Following a February 13th snowstorm, newly-built forts and snowmen were a common sight in neighborhoods across the area. On the Capitol College campus, a group of students went further, constructing a massive igloo which they dubbed "Da Ultimate."

What began as a simple spur-of-the-moment idea soon evolved into a full-fledged engineering project involving students from college apartments B2 and E1.

Issue: 61

In This Issue

Career Fair 2014

Capitol goes to MACDCC

Alumni Profile: Audra K. Woodley

"Da Ultimate" Snow Cave

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