Three BTC Teams Compete in Tiger Net Challenge

From Left: Micheal Richard, Carl Schmitt, Tim Kirk, Maurice Burk, and Francine Wild compete as Team Highlander in the 2011 Tiger Net Challenge Wednesday, April 27 at MCC-Business & Technology.  Twenty seven teams from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota and Wisconson, as well as two teams from China, compete online in three areas: Quiz Bowl, Troubleshooting, and Router Wars.  MCC-BTC has three teams from the Cisco Networking Academy in this year's competition with Team Highlander, Team America, and Team Rag Tag.  More information about the Tiger Net Challenge is found here.

Team Highlander during Quiz Bowl section of Tiger Net Challenge.

Students can compete for more than $3,000 in prizes

For the second year in a row, MCC college students can compete in the 2nd Annual Amtrak TRAINSportation (that’s not a typo) Video Contest.

Amtrak is looking for a winning video travelogue from students in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin for the chance to win more than $3,000 worth of prizes including a MacBook Air, a Fuji 3D Digital Camera and travel on Amtrak.

Students can enter the contest by submitting a train travel-themed video by Feb. 28, 2011, here.

Submissions will be judged by industry experts including Andrew Schneider, publisher/editor of Screen Magazine, Lori Rackl, travel editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, and Stephen Harris, director of nonfiction and alternative programming for A&E Television Network. Amtrak plans to use the winning video in future promotional campaigns.

For more information, contest rules, prize details and to enter the 2nd Annual Amtrak TRAINsportation Video Contest please visit the website.