| 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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Baldwin-Wallace College
Summer Honors Institute - Biotechnology
A one-week intensive program emphasizing a hands-on approach to exploring the exiting field of bio-technology. Students will get to do the kind of advanced laboratory work they have been reading about such as DNA fingerprinting, genetic screening, engineering recombinant organisms, and using an electron microscope. The program is also intended to be fun with multiple social activities.
Contact: Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH 44017 (440-826-2379)
Email: info@bw.edu
Web site: http://www.bw.edu/tag
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School, Dayton, OH
3rd Annual CJ STEMM Gateway Academy Summer Camp
An action-packed day camp for students entering grades 7-9 that combines hands-on lab activities, field trips to local STEM worksites, and guest STEM professionals. Topics cover the spectrum of STEMM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math & Medicine. Space is limited.
Contact: Meg Draeger, CJ STEMM Coordinator
Email: mdraeger@cjeagles.org
Web site: www.cjeagles.org/cj-stemm/cj-stemm
iD Tech Camps
Summer Technology and Computer Camps
Love programming or gaming? Take hobbies further and gain a competitive edge! Create iPhone apps, programs with C++ and Java, video games, websites, movies, 3D models, robots, films, photos, and more. Accredited Continuing Education Units are available. Over 130,000 students ages 7-17 have enrolled in fun and challenging, weeklong, day and overnight programs held at 60 prestigious universities in 27 states. Small classes (max 8:1) are guaranteed, and taught by adult-only instructors for personalized curriculum with a small group to optimize learning and social experiences. Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 at select universities include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy, and iD Visual Arts Academy (filmmaking and photography).
Locations: Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Northwestern University, Lake Forest College, the University of Michigan, Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and more.
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Email: info@InternalDrive.com
Web site: www.internalDrive.com
Ohio University
Pre-Engineering Program for Minorities
A summer program designed to assist minority students in making the transition from high school to an engineering or technology degree program at Ohio University. Features course work in pre-calculus, public speaking and recreation (required courses).
Contact: Laquetta Cortner, Coordinator, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 (740-593-1477)
Email: cortner@ohio.edu
Ohio Northern University
Camp GEMS
Camp GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) is an engineering, mathematics and science camp designed to develop interest, excitement and self-confidence in young women entering grades 7 and 8 in the fall. This 4-day long, residential camp features hands-on activities in math, science and engineering along with other activities such as swimming and tennis. The camp is design for the all-around student, not just those who excel academically. All sleeping, eating and instructional activities are located on the campus of Ohio Northern University located in Ada, OH.
Contact: Laurie Laird, Director, Camp GEMS, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH (419-772-2421)
Email: l-laird@onu.edu
Web site: http://campgems.onu.edu/
Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
WaterBotics
This is a weeklong day camp for middle school and high school students to experience building a robot using LEGO Mind Storms to perform challenges underwater. Attendees will learn how to use STEM related science, math, and technology in practical, challenging, and creative engineering situations. Middle and High School Workshop will be June 20 through June 24. A training for teachers will be held July 11 through July 15 introducing them to the curriculum-ready product for their classroom.
Contact: Paul Lawrence, Asst. Professor Automation and Control with Robotics
Email: paul.lawrence@sinclair.edu
Web Site: http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/sme/departments/egr/
Sinclair Community College
WiSTEM Institute (Women in STEM- for girls
entering grades 10, 11, and 12)
The institute is designed to allow young women to explore career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Students participate in hands-on learning activities and lab experiments in Sinclair's state-of-the-art laboratories. They also have the opportunity to earn two credit hours for the course.
Contact: Deborah Shuler, Director, WiSTEM Institute, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH (937-512-2330)
Email: Deborah.Shuler@sinclair.edu
Web site: http://www.sinclair.edu/organizations/wiet/
The Ohio State University
Engineering Summer Honors Institute
The Engineering Summer Institute is a week long, resident program primarily targeting gifted high school students (male and female) who have completed 10th grade (sophomore year of high school) and are interested in engineering. Eligible students are Ohio residents who have been designated as "gifted." This course will provide the Gifted Student the opportunity to be introduced to the fundamentals of engineering. While the focus will be on robotics, the course will introduce the student to the various engineering disciplines, the engineering design process, team-working skills, engineering drawing and communications, elements of problem solving with computers, simple programming elements and logic, and engineering professionalism and ethics.
Contact: Dr. Rick Freuler, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (614-688-0499)
Email: freuler.1@osu.edu
Web site: http://feh.eng.ohio-state.edu/simain.html
The Ohio State University
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
The OSU Women in Engineering Program hosts Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day annually for girls in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade who want to learn more about the fascinating world of engineering. The 2011 event will be held Saturday, May 21st. Participants have fun learning about engineering by doing hands-on activities and will hear from engineering students and industry professionals about what you can do with an education in engineering. IGED has been made possible by generous support from Shell.
Contact: Kerrie Kirkpatrick, The Ohio State University / Women in Engineering Program, Columbus, OH (614.247.6826)
Email: wieoutreach@osu.edu
Website: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-pre-college-programs
The Ohio State University
WiE GROW
WiE GROW is a summer program designed for female students who will enter the 8th grade in the 2011-2012 academic year. This day camp will start on Monday, August 8th – Friday, August 12th and be held at The Ohio State University. Established to generate excitement and enthusiasm in engineering and science, participants will explore concepts of engineering.
Contact: Kerrie Kirkpatrick, The Ohio State University/ Women in Engineering Program, Columbus, OH (614-247-6826)
E-mail: wieoutreach@osu.edu
Website: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-grow
The Ohio State University
WiE CHEER
Hosted by the Women in Engineering Program (WiE) at The Ohio State University and sponsored by Ashland, Shell and Dow, WiE CHEER is a six-day, residential summer program held on Ohio State’s campus focused on the field of chemical engineering. Female students currently enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 school year are eligible to apply.
Contact: Kerrie Kirkpatrick, The Ohio State University/ Women in Engineering Program, Columbus, OH (614-247-6826)
E-mail: wieoutreach@osu.edu
Website: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-cheer
The Ohio State University
WiE RACE
WiE RACE is a six-day, residential summer camp on Ohio State’s campus for male and female students who are currently enrolled in grades 9-10 in the 2010-2011 school year. The camp introduces participants to fundamental skills that improve their chances for success in engineering courses and their future careers through hands-on activities, tours and meeting current engineering students.
Contact: Kerrie Kirkpatrick, The Ohio State University/ Women in Engineering Program, Columbus, OH (614-247-6826)
E-mail: wieoutreach@osu.edu
Website: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-race
The Ohio State University
WiE RISE
Hosted by the Women in Engineering Program (WiE) in The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering and made possible through the support of the Honda-OSU Partnership Program, WiE RISE is a six-day, residential summer camp designed to introduce female students to Ohio State's undergraduate engineering majors and related career fields. Young women who are currently high school juniors in the 2010-2011 school year are eligible to apply.
Contact: Kerrie Kirkpatrick, The Ohio State University/ Women in Engineering Program, Columbus, OH (614-247-6826)
E-mail: wieoutreach@osu.edu
Website: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-rise
The Ohio State University
Engineering Summer Academy
The Engineering Summer Academy is a three-week program at Ohio State for students who have completed their junior year, allowing them to receive college credit. During the program, the students (male and female) will design documentation and standards using manual and CADD/Inventor techniques. They will receive an introduction to 3-dimensional orthographic and pictorial visualization and presentation. The seventy-two hours of classroom and laboratory instruction will give the students credit for Engineering H191, equivalent to four quarter hours of undergraduate credit at Ohio State or for potential transfer credit at other institutions.
Contact: Frank Croft, Director, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (614-292-6230)
Email: croft.3@osu.edu
University of Akron
Pre-Engineering Program
The program was designed to encourage and stimulate the interests of targeted middle and high school students who have expressed or demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in mathematics, science or engineering.
Contact: Mr. John P. Vesalo, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909 (330-972-6804)
Email: jvesalo@uakron.edu
Web site: http://www.uakron.edu/pre-eng/
University of Akron
SEE UA!
EE UA! camp at the University of Akron is an engaging one week residential summer camp for girls in the ninth through twelfth grades that immerses the girls into aerospace systems, biomedical, civil, chemical and biomolecular, electrical, mechanical, and mechanical polymer engineering. This camp will be held from June 13th through June 18th, 2010. Each day is comprised of fun-filled hands-on engineering activities in the morning led by our talented faculty, followed by dynamic tours of local engineering firms and then campus-wide activities in the evening. The students also spend the week working as a team, on a research project or design project and competing against other student teams at the end of the week. Students live in residence housing located on campus and can experience the life of a college student while exploring various engineering disciplines available at the University of Akron. Even the resident assistants are senior engineering students.
Contact: Heidi Cressman, Director of the Women in Engineering Program @ 330-972-7701
Email: wiep@uakron.edu
Web site: http://www.wiep.uakron.edu/
University of Akron
Multiplying Your Options (MYO)
Multiplying Your Options (MYO) camp at the University of Akron is a one week summer day camp for girls in the seventh and eighth grades that introduces the girls to aerospace systems, biomedical, civil, chemical and biomolecular, electrical, mechanical, and mechanical polymer engineering. This camp will be held from June 21st through June 25th, 2010 from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.. Each day is comprised of hands-on engineering activities in the morning led by our talented faculty and is followed by dynamic tours of local engineering firms in the afternoon.
Contact: Heidi Cressman, Director of the Women in Engineering Program @ 330-972-7701
Email: wiep@uakron.edu
Web site: http://www.wiep.uakron.edu/
University of Cincinnati
Women in Engineering Summer Camp
One week day camp (9am-4pm) for girls entering 9th-12th grades. Students will learn about Biomedical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Computer Engineering and Computer Science by meeting with faculty, visiting research labs and participating in hands-on activities. Students will also form teams and compete in an impromptu design activity. Several corporate visits are planned to emphasize Engineering as a great career choice for women. Out of town participants must have a guardian.
Contact: Becky Tudor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (513-556-5417)
Email: ceas.ug@uc.edu
Web site: http://www.ceas.uc.edu/future_students/Activities/Summer_Camps.html
University of Dayton
Women in Engineering Summer Camp
A six-day residential program that introduces high school women to career opportunities in engineering. Participants experience a total immersion into the world of engineering through classroom activities, participatory experiments, a visit to industry, and contact with practicing women engineers. If you have completed at least the ninth grade and interested in science, math, or engineering, apply now. Application deadline is June 1, 2011.
Contact: Ms. Annette Packard, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-0229 (937-229-3296)
Email: wie@udayton.edu
Web site: http://www.udayton.edu/engineering/wie.php
University of Dayton
Pre-engineering Summer Camp
The UD Pre-engineering Summer Camp is a three-day, two-night, residential camp where students engage in engineering design activities, meet college faculty and students, and interact with peers. The camp is open to rising ninth through twelfth grade high school students. Space is limited.
Contact: Ms. Annette Packard, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-0228 (937-229-3296)
Email: apackard@udayton.edu
Web site: http://www.udayton.edu/engineering/hs_programs/pre-engineering_program.php
University of Dayton
Minority Engineering & Technology Enrichment Camp for Young Men
A week long camp designed to introduce under-represented young men to career opportunities in engineering and technology with college level classes and exciting hands on experiments. The program recruits minority high school males who will be seniors in the fall of 2011. Registration is limited to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled in a college preparatory program with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Contact: Maceo Cofield, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-0227 (937-229-5080)
Email: maceo.cofield@notes.udayton.edu
Web site: http://www.udayton.edu/engineering/high_school_programs.php
University of Dayton
Summer Honors Experience Engineering Camp
The University of Dayton's Summer Honors Engineering Camp offers hands-on projects allowing you to experience engineering. In these courses, you will have the opportunity to use our state-of-the-art facilities and interact with our professional faculty and engineering students. Students will be regrouped for each instructional component to foster interpersonal relationships and provide new and exciting intellectual challenges. More simply, the camp has been designed to answer the question, “Why engineering?” Camp session June 17-22, 2012.
Contact: Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-02246
(937-229-2627)
Email: elizabeth.hart@notes.udayton.edu
Web site: http://go.udayton.edu/engr/honors_camp
College of Wooster
The Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering, and Research Institute
An educational partnership between the Ohio Space Grant Consortium at the Ohio Aerospace Institute and The College of Wooster, the purpose is to enhance the interest of 7th-grade girls in physics, chemistry, geological sciences, computer science, mathematics, and engineering. This program consists of 2 events on the Wooster campus: the Summer Camp and a Fall Career Conference. The summer camp is a team-taught, hands-on, experience with more than a dozen faculty members making up the teaching team.
Contact: Mr. Theodore R. Williams, College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691 (330-263-2115)
Email: williams@acs.wooster.edu
Wright State University
Girls Ready to Explore Engineering Now (GREEN) Program
The GREEN Program is a fun-filled 4-day residential camp for rising 7th,
8th, and 9th grade girls. Campers will experience engineering in the real
world and the academic world through interesting design projects, tours,
interactive activities and much, much more! Girls will be supervised
24-hours a day by current engineering students, trained in CPR and First
Aid, as well as staff from the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Contact: Ann Wright, Student Enrollment Manager, Wright State University,
Dayton, OH, Phone: 937-775-5011
Email: ann.wright@wright.edu
Web site: http://www.engineering.wright.edu/green
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