| The following camp directory lists some of the summer camps for K-12 students in engineering throughout the United States and Canada that are and were previously offered. The directory lists camps that have been hosted by Universities and research centers in the past. Please note that all camps may not be offered every year and that new camps and programs are currently being added. Old or unsuccessful programs are always being eliminated or modified. A substantial number of programs specifically target minorities, women, and other groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. The programs offered change frequently, and this database is not comprehensive. This is only meant to be a guide to aid your search for engineering education preparation tools. Many of the programs offer scholarships and may have application deadlines as early as January. If you are interested in a program, please email, call or write the organization listed for an application and the most current information available.
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iD Tech Camps
Summer Technology and Computer Camps
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Purdue University –Calumet
Free Electrical and computer Engineering Technology Summer Workshop
The School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet is offering a free summer workshop to high school and mature junior high school students at both the main campus in Hammond Indiana, and in Merrillville Indiana during the normal summer semester.
Contact: Ed Perosky, ECET Academic Advisor, 219-989-2484, Perosky@calumet.purdue.edu
Web Site: http://webs.calumet.purdue.edu/et/eng-tech/electrical-and-computer-engineering-technology-program-overview/
Purdue University – West Lafayette
High School Guitar Making Workshop
Spend four fun days this summer making your own custom electric guitar at the High School Guitar Workshop! You’ll get to sample the environment at college by staying in the dorms, eating at the dining halls and making guitars with the help of Purdue professors and students.
Your day will begin with breakfast at one of the Purdue dining halls (good food, a nice environment and all you can eat) and then a walk to the guitar lab in the Michael Golden Lab building. You’ll spend the day learning about manufacturing and making your own custom guitar. We’ll break for lunch either on site or at a dining hall and you’ll have dinner at a dining hall. You’ll be able to spend the evenings playing games, going to the Purdue Recreation Center, going to the Purdue Union for bowling or just hanging out with your new friends.
Contact: Kathy Walters, Purdue Conferences, 765-494-2758, kw@purdue.edu
or Prof. Mark French, Mechanical Engineering Technology, 764-494-7521
Email: rmfrench@purdue.edu
Web Site: www.metalsound.org
Purdue University – West Lafayette
Girls Rock!
This workshop is directed specially towards girls going into 10th, 11th and 12th grades, though boys are welcome, too. Each student will make a custom electric guitar complete with personal paint scheme. Everyone will get a padded gig bag and event T-shirt. Students will stay on campus in an air-conditioned residence hall (with appropriate supervision) and eat in one of the dining halls. You'll find out about Purdue while having fun and making friends. There 18 slots available and the registration fee is $950.
Contact: Kathy Walters, Purdue Conferences, 765-494-2758, kw@purdue.edu
or Prof. Mark French, Mechanical Engineering Technology, 764-494-7521
Email: rmfrench@purdue.edu
Web Site: www.metalsound.org
Purdue University
MITE
July 5 – August 4, 2011
The Multiethnic Introduction To Engineering (MITE) program is being expanded this year to become a five week Academic Boot Camp for high schoolers heading into their senior year! We will have strong focus on Mathematics and college preparation and success strategies for students in attendance. MITE was initiated on the Purdue, West Lafayette campus as the Minority Introduction To Engineering Program in the summer of 1975. Participants in the MITE program are high school juniors identified through the College Entrance Examination Board and selected on the basis of their PSAT scores, high school grades, and expressed fields of interest. The majority of the participants in this program are residents of Indiana and surrounding states. This mix provides them with the unique opportunity to meet and interact with other students having similar interests and goals as they learn about engineering in the College of Engineering at Purdue University.
Contact: Dr. Carol Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765-494-3974)
Email: cgss@purdue.edu
Web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MEP/pre_college/mite
Purdue University
PREFACE
July 10-15, 2011
PREFACE is designed for students in the 9th and 10th grade during the current spring semester. Program content emphasis is placed upon motivating participants to think about career choices as they relate to their own values, abilities and goals; hands-on projects related to engineering are performed; visitation to a variety engineering laboratories throughout the engineering disciplines are made available; and advanced workshops on study skill and test-taking techniques are offered. Emphasis is placed on helping participants understand the critical importance of the appropriate selection as well as strong performance in courses they take during the balance of their high school career.
Contact: Dr. Carol Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765-494-3974)
Email: cgss@purdue.edu
Web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MEP/pre_college/preface
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
POWER- Preparing Outstanding Women for Engineering Roles
The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI in downtown Indianapolis offers this summer day camp to high school females. Participants will have the opportunity to talk and interact with female college students and women engineers working throughout Central Indiana. This is an opportunity to see what is available for women during college and in the engineering profession. Experience teamwork with hands on activities, find out opportunities during college while touring working labs, see engineering in action on a field trip, and ask questions to professional women engineers at industrial round tables. Learn about careers in engineering and find out how your interests are related to engineering.
Contact: Vickie Lawrence, Director, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN (317-274-2533)
Email: ttalbert@iupui.edu
Web site: http://www.engr.iupui.edu/power
Purdue University
TECh – Technology Experiences Cheerleading
Cheering in the classroom was designed for 7th-12th grade women who are currently interested in cheerleading and/or dance but are not yet familiar with the technology field. This camp is your chance to discover and explore opportunities in the College of Technology through hands-on activities, while sharing your love of cheerleading and dance with friends. This 5-day academic, residential camp will be packed with fun and exciting technology related activities. You will also have the opportunity to work with current and former Purdue Cheerleaders as part of the camp. Cost $200
Contact: Lindsey Roberts, Conference Coordinator, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2016 (765-494-1898)
Email: begleyl@purdue.edu
Web site: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/camps/TECh/
Purdue University
Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP)
Session 1: July 8-13, Session 2: July 15-20
STEP is a residential engineering camp for students who are heading into their senior year of high school. This seminar provides a dynamic opportunity to explore the many disciplines within engineering and the “jobs of a lifetime” for which engineering can prepare you. For a week, you will be on a team creating solutions to a multifaceted design challenge that will allow you to explore and discover the full potential of your imagination and creativity. It takes teamwork to bring creative ideas to life, so during your stay you will be involved in collaborative classroom experiences that will help you develop vital skills that you will need as an engineer. You will tour a number of departments within the College of Engineering to help you learn how as a future engineer, you can be involved with solving the complex grand challenges facing our global society. In addition, you will visit companies within the local area, so you can see first-hand engineering in action. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about college admissions and the Purdue College of Engineering Program. We also have fun activities that will allow you to become better acquainted with your fellow STEP participants as well as let you explore the Purdue campus. Ultimately, our goal is to give you a taste of what it is like to “be an engineer” as well as an informal experience of being an engineering student at Purdue. It’s a full and exciting week from Sunday afternoon through lunch on Friday!
Contact: STEP Program Coordinator, College of Engineering Honors, Purdue University, Civil Building, Suite G293, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051. (765-494-7217)
Email: step@ecn.purdue.edu
Web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/STEP
Purdue University
Computer Graphics Summer Camp
This camp will provide students with hands-on sessions in fields such as Computer Animation, 3D Solid and Surface Modeling, WWW Development, Digital Publishing, Interactive Program and Multi-Media Design, Technical Illustration.
Contact: Clark Cory, Director, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765.494.8730)
Email: ccory@purdue.edu
Web site: http://www2.tech.purdue.edu/cgt/information/camp/2010
Purdue University
Engineering FYI: For Your Imagination
The Engineering FYI camp is a residential camp for girls who have completed 7th or 8th grade. FYI campers will work with Purdue women engineering students on hands-on activities such as designing materials for disaster relief efforts (examples include packaging food to survive extreme weather and exploring different technologies to clean oil spills). Campers will also tour Purdue Engineering laboratories and meet faculty and graduate students conducting cutting-edge research. Campers benefit from meeting other girls who enjoy using their imagination and creativity to solve interesting problems.
Contact: Women in Engineering Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765.494.3889)
Email: puwie@ecn.purdue.edu
Web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/WIEP/Programs/Pre-College%20Students/LEAP/index.html
Purdue University
Exciting Discovery for Girls in Engineering (EDGE)
EDGE is a residential camp geared for girls who have completed the 9th or 10th grade and want to explore the engineering field. EDGE provides an overview of engineering concepts through hands-on workshops (such as designing a roller coaster or robotic arm) and introduces the participants to various engineering fields. Campers will work with Purdue women engineering students and faculty and will take a field trip to an industrial facility. Past field trips have included a tour of the Motorola campus in Chicago or a behind-the-scenes visit to the Indianapolis Zoo where campers observed how engineers are involved in these industries.
Contact: Women in Engineering Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765.494.3889)
Email: puwie@ecn.purdue.edu
Web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/WIEP/Programs/Pre-College%20Students/EDGE/index.htm
Purdue University - College of Technology
Turned On To Technology And Leadership (TOTAL)
The purpose of the TOTAL summer program is to introduce students to a college environment and various career opportunities within the field of Technology. During your stay at Purdue University we hope to increase your awareness to technical career choices and encourage young learners to take the appropriate high school courses in Math, Science and English to better prepare yourself for college and the College of Technology. Participants will be introduced to many hands-on learning experiences offered by the nine technology departments listed in the brochure. Some of the activities may include visiting the Purdue airport, learning about surveying in Building Construction Management, power in Mechanical Engineering Technology, graphic design in Computer Graphics Technology and much more. TOTAL is geared toward multi-cultural students entering the 7th and 8th grades. Cost: $150
Contact: Susan Martinez Manahan, Assistant Director of Diversity Programs, Purdue University, College of Technology: (765-494-2331)
Email: manahan@purdue.edu
Web site: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/camps/TOTAL/
Purdue University - College of Technology
Technology Expanding All Minds (TEAM) - For students entering 9th and 10th grades
Change your world at our camp. Change your world by discovering Purdue University's College of Technology. From computers to airplanes, from building construction management to bio-metrics, you will find a variety of areas to get you excited about technology's future - and yours. Come see why over 600 females have found their future at Purdue's College of Technology. TEAM offers young women the opportunity to experience hands-on sessions with faculty members and graduate students. While at TEAM, you will experience what life is like as a college student as you reside in one of our many residence halls, eat in our delicious dining courts and walk our BIG 10 campus. TEAM is invigorating, inviting and looking for you to join us this summer. Cost $200.
Contact: Susan Martinez Manahan, Assistant Director of Diversity Programs, Purdue University, College of Technology: (765-494-2331)
Email: manahan@purdue.edu
Web site: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/camps/TEAM/
Purdue University - College of Technology
Technology Advances Girl Scouts (TAGS)
Purdue's College of Technology and the Girls Scouts of America partner together to bring TAGS: Technology Advances Girls Scouts geared for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. You are invited to join the staff at the College of Technology in exploring various areas of the exciting world of technology. You will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills by experiencing hands-on labs. The faculty will lead the way as you experience each of the nine different departments including aviation, building construction management, computer graphics technology, computer information technology, industrial technology, electrical and computer engineering technology, manufacturing engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, and organizational leadership and supervision. Come - camp with us at Purdue University. Cost: $200
Contact: Jaime Hubbard, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, (317-924-6859)
Email: jhubbard@girlscoutsindiana.org
Web site: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/camps/TAGS_I/
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Operation Catapult
Operation Catapult is a three week summer camp for students interested in engineering, math and science between their junior and senior years of high school. Students will work in small groups with Rose-Hulman faculty and complete a project of their choosing. Field trips and lectures are also a part of the program.
Contact: Lisa Norton, Director, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN 47803 (812-877-8213)
Email: lisa.norton@rose-hulman.edu
Web site: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/catapult/
TRINE UNIVERSITY
Angola, Indiana
BEST Camp
Trine University offers this summer day camp for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders interested in engineering, science, and technology. Exciting topics include civil engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, CAD, material science, manufacturing tours, chemistry, and more. The cost is $100/student, which includes mid-morning snacks. Camp size is limited to 40 students, so register early to ensure acceptance.
Contact: Sue Baker, Administrative Assistant, Wade Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Trine University, 1 University Avenue, Angola, IN 46703, 260-665-4231
Email: bakers@trine.edu
Web site: http://www.trine.edu/academics/special_programs/camps_fairs_competitions/default.cfm
University of Evansville
OPTIONS for High School Girls
OPTIONS for High School Girls is a week-long residential camp held on the University of Evansville campus. OPTIONS for High School Girls will expose participants to the vast career opportunities available in engineering and computer science through class work taught by UE professors and hands on projects. Offered for young women entering grades 10, 11, or 12 in the fall of 2007 who have completed geometry, the experience also includes job shadowing, plant tours, and many fun activities! Those attending OPTIONS for High School Girls in the summer of 2007 will be eligible to take advantage of a study-abroad opportunity in the summer of 2008.
Contact: Ms. Tina Newman, Coordinator, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN 47722 (812-488-2651)
Email: tn2@evansville.edu
Web site: http://options.evansville.edu
University of Evansville
OPTIONS for Middle School Girls
OPTIONS for Girls is a four night residential camp for middle school aged girls made possible by a grant from the Engineering Information Foundation. Held on the University of Evansville campus, OPTIONS for Girls will expose participants to the vast career opportunities available in engineering and computer science. The experience offers hands on projects with classes taught by UE professors and current female engineering and computer science students as well as other fun activities.
Contact: Ms. Tina Newman, Coordinator, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN 47722 (812-488-2651)
Email: tn2@evansville.edu
Web site: http://options.evansville.edu
University of Notre Dame
Introduction to Engineering
The College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame would like to introduce you to the world of opportunities available in engineering. Give us just three weeks of the summer between your junior and senior years in high school, and we'll give you an introduction to engineering that includes: A taste of college life, A chance to visit our campus and meet the faculty of the College of Engineering, An update on career opportunities in engineering, A look at the many facets of engineering, An overview of the elements of engineering design and computer programming, A tour of our state-of-the-art computer facilities, A chance to meet professional engineers.
Contact: Ramzi Bualuan, IEP Director, 384 Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637 (574-631-6092)
Email: iep@nd.edu
Web site: http://iep.nd.edu/
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