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Set in the rolling hills of Central Maryland, Turf Valley is an ideal venue for Capitol's 7th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament. The annual event helps raise money to support the financial needs of our students. Also in this issue of the Connector, find out how Capitol students are contributing their training and expertise to NASA's MMS mission, meet information security guru Andrew McNicol, and learn about the variety of projects devised by young scientists at the DIY Satellite Workshop in July.

Good Times, Great Cause

Golfers will have the opportunity to showcase their skills and have fun while also helping to raise scholarship money for students as they gather on September 29th for Capitol College's 7th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament, to be held at Turf Valley in Ellicott City, MD.

MMS Mission Taps Student Talent

As NASA prepares to launch a fleet of co-ordinated satellites, students interning through the Space Operations Institute are helping to run crucial tests and harvest the data.

Alumni Profile: Andrew McNicol

Staying ahead of hackers requires knowing about the vulnerabilities that are available for them to exploit. And that's why security professional Andrew McNicol spends part of each work day playing the bad guy.

Camp Blends Science, Fun

From July 7 to 11, students from as far away as North Carolina and Ohio drove up to Laurel for the chance to learn more about picosatellites and their potential applications.The DIY Satellite Workshop was run by AE professor Alex "Sandy" Antunes together with students Alexander Petrov, Amanda Raab and Ryan Schrenk.
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