Hey, sounds like a great event. Two points:
About event credits and student access. This year Cursor is expanding campus support, and there’s an official path for sessions like yours. Check the announcement New Campus Community Launches. For the event, fill out the separate event inquiry form Host a Campus Event at Cursor. That’s the right channel to request credits or support for a workshop. The education form you already filled out is for a different track. There’s also an MLH partnership for workshops and credits, plus a campus newsletter for early access Join Cursor's Campus Newsletter.
For context, the legacy student discount is closed for new sign-ups, so student access now goes through events and credits. Your case fits that path.
Looping in @Fiona_Whittington. She’s the Campus Community Lead and can help with timing and details for August 1.
About a one-day format for beginners. A few things that usually help:
- Ask students to install Cursor and log in ahead of time at home, so you don’t lose time on setup at the start of the day. Start with Quickstart | Cursor Docs.
- Pick one shared starter project that’s small enough to finish in a day. One repo or template for everyone reduces variance and setup issues.
- Prepare
.cursor/rulesin advance for the project, so everyone gets consistent agent behavior and fewer why-is-mine-different issues. - A common beginner trap is sending requests that are too big or too vague. Show how to give specific context, like referencing files with @ and stating a clear task. That usually improves results right away.
Let me know if you need anything else for prep.