Drury presents Re:Boot Camp

A group of 30 students learned about writing and designing for the World Wide Web, and at the same time helped local not-for-profit entities during Drury University's Re:Boot Camp, Aug. 11-16.

Participants in the camp studied hardware, software and computer networks.

The students completed four projects during the camp that benefited local organizations. The students created a new Web site for Springfield Little Theatre. The new site included galleries of photos from Little Theatre's history. Re:Boot Camp participants installed and networked computers for Little Theatre.

A new Web site also was created for the Missouri Organic Association.

The camp donated and set up computers for Victory Mission. Participants also created a new Web portal for girls interested in science, as part of "Opening the Horizon," a joint project involving science faculty from Drury and Southwest Missouri State University.

"It's a terrific opportunity for the students to contribute their talents to these organizations while learning how to fine tune their skills," said Diana Botsford, director of information services. Botsford and Gary Swadley, director of computer services, supervised Re:Boot Camp.