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February 3, 1958,
Rachel Carson publishes the Silent Spring.
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Many universities offer camps in science, mathematics, and engineering during the summer months. Not all camps may be offered every year and new camps and programs are frequently added or changed; this directory is not exhaustive. Please see individual sites for complete information. Camps are listed by state. Select the first letter of the state you are interested in.

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NATIONWIDE
The Girl Scouts of America
Girls Go Tech Leadership Institute: Extreme Science Careers
Extreme Careers is an intensive 5-day program of science and discovery for a nationally selected group of 24 Girl Scouts sponsored by the Lockheed Martin Career Exploration Fund and the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Girl Scouts will engage in dynamic and creative exploration and experience several career roles. Highlighted careers include: engineer, space scientist and forensic scientist
Also included will be a trip to NYC for a museum, planetarium, or Broadway show. The program will involve, thrill, and inspire girls in these technical and cutting edge career possibilities. Each participating Girl Scout will devise an outreach plan for taking what she learned home to her school, Girl Scout council, and community.
Web Site: http://www.girlscoutscrc.org/forms

iD Tech Camps
Nationwide Summer Technology and Computer Camps
Students can experience hands-on technology fun at over 32 universities nationwide this Summer. iD Tech Camps provides week long, day and overnight, technology programs for ages 8-17, for beginner to advanced levels. Produce digital movies, create video games, design web pages, learn programming & robotics, and more. With one computer per student and an average of six students per instructor, campers complete a project and are given the attention they need to excel. Microsoft, HP, Apple, Adobe, LEGO, Canon, Macromedia, Iomega, Yamaha and others have partnered with iD Tech Camps to raise the bar in technology education.
Website: www.internalDrive.com

ALABAMA
Student Introduction To Engineering (SITE)
The University of Alabama
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host three week-long residential programs for rising high school juniors and seniors who have an interest in science, mathematics and engineering. SITE students live in residence halls; tour a plant to see engineers at work; engage in teaming and communication exercises; attend mini-courses in mathematics, engineering, computer science, and English; participate in several panel discussions involving professional engineers, UA engineering students, and other University staff; and participate in a design competition. Approximately 40 students will be selected to participate in each session.
Website: http://www.eng.ua.edu

Pre-College Program In Engineering
Tuskegee University

For nearly 30 years, Tuskegee University has administered a comprehensive pre-college program designed to recruit, prepare and graduate minorities in engineering. High school rising and graduating seniors spend from one to eight weeks on campus, depending on the program in which they are enrolled, taking classes, engaging in research, attending seminars, performing experiments and attending carefully designed field trips. These activities are designed to motivate and prepare students for study and careers in engineering. Students will also have access to campus resources including computers, libraries, athletic facilities and health services.
Website: http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=1172479

ALASKA
University of Alaska - Fairbanks
UAF Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA)

ASRA is an annual summer outreach program offered by the UAF College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. The program, focused on the fields of science, engineering and computer technology, is open to enthusiastic students in grades 8-12 that love to learn, have fun, have at least a 2.5 GPA and have a teacher who will attest to the student's desire to excel. In this unique program, ASRA students live in dorms on the UAF campus and work alongside faculty and staff to conduct scientific research and/or explore engineering and computer science by day. Evenings on campus are filled with recreation and adventure.
Web Site: http://www.uaf.edu/csem/asra/

ARIZONA
Arizona State University
Engineering Summer Camp

Students work in teams to complete and present an engineering project.
Web Site: http://www.asu.edu/

Arizona State University
MESA National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI)
Camps focuses specifically on civil engineering and transportation issues.
Target Group: STI I - Underrepresented minority students entering grades 10-12 STI II - Applicants must have attended a previous STI I program and be entering the 12th grade.
Pending Funding by Federal Highway Administration
Web Site: http://www.asu.edu/

Arizona State University
WISE-UP (choices for women in engineering and construction)

Students will work in teams to complete and present a week long engineering project.
Target Group: Girls entering grades 10 - 12 (40 participants)
Camps Type: Residential: room and board, classroom materials and supplies will be provided.
Pending Funding by Intel
Web Site: http://www.asu.edu/

Arizona State University
WISE (Women in Applied Science and Engineering) TEAMS

Students will explore the many fields of engineering and construction through hands-on activities, games, short lectures, and laboratory visits.
Target Group: Girls ---Level I grades 6 Ð7, Level II grades 8-9 (40 participants)
Camps Type: Three-day commuter camp
Pending Funding by Intel
Web Site: http://www.asu.edu/

University of Arizona
Astronomy Camps-Teens

Offers a unique opportunity to use research telescopes (40-61 inch apertures) at the Mount Lemmon Observatory and learn first-hand about astronomy, physics, mathematics, and engineering. Includes daytime lectures on modern astronomical topics and space art, field trips, group research projects. Advanced Camp emphasizes group research with modern astronomical instruments. Career opportunities modeled. No prior knowledge of astronomy necessary.
Web Site: http://www.astronomycamp.org/

University of Arizona
Summer Engineering Academy (SEA)

The College of Engineering at the University of Arizona (UA) will offer a Summer Engineering Academy (SEA) to attract qualified high school students to consider engineering as a career option. The fundamental idea behind the SEA program is to show prospective engineers exactly how an idea becomes reality. Class room lectures will cover topics ranging from Fundamentals of Aerodynamics to Materials used in Engineering. Prizes will be awarded to best over all designs.
Web Site: http://www.engr.arizona.edu/

CALIFORNIA
California Institute of Technology
Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS)

Web Site: http://www.msa.caltech.edu/YESS2003/yess.html

University Of California-Davis
Engineering Explorations

Engineering Explorations gives 60 high school students from populations traditionally underrepresented in engineering the opportunity to explore engineering education through first-hand university instruction and laboratory experience. The students live in the residence halls and participate in laboratories, lectures, design competitions, writing exercises, field trips, and college application workshops.
Web Site: http://explore.engineering.ucdavis.edu

The Summer Science Program
The Summer Science Program exposes selected high school students to advanced topics in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and computer science. Unique in the world for its hands-on, practical approach, the Summer Science Program (SSP) challenges its participants to determine the orbit of a minor planet using their own telescope observations, related lab work, and calculations, working in teams of three. In addition to providing a college-level experience, the six-week residential SSP has been a turning point in the academic and personal development of many of its alumni.
Web: http://www.summerscience.org/home/index.php

COLORADO
University of Denver
The Making of an Engineer

Working in small groups, students pursue topics including fractals, computer aided design, superconductors, robotics, thermo/energy, the ozone hole, electronics, X-ray diffraction, and bio-engineering.
Web Site: http://www.du.edu/education/ces/moe.html

The University of Colorado, College of Engineering and Applied Science Boulder, Colorado
High School Honors Institute (HSHI)

The High School Honors Institute is an intensive four-day campus residential program that introduces engineering to students with strong academic records who are interested in math and science. High school juniors and seniors have an opportunity to experience college life as an engineering student by attending classes of two engineering majors, participating in curricular and extra-curricular activities, and exploring career opportunities. http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/hshi/

CONNECTICUT
United States Coast Guard Academy
Minority Introduction to Engineering

Minority Introduction to Engineering (MITE): MITEsters learn about engineering in ways no other high school students do. So be prepared for challenging classes and projects. Our professors will instruct you in robotics, civil engineering, and naval architecture. Using a team approach, you will be challenged to construct truss bridges, program robots built by your team, and design cardboard boats that you race in the Thames River.
Web Site: http://www.cga.edu

United States Coast Guard Academy
Academy Introduction to Mission (AIM):

Academy Introduction to Mission (AIM): AIM consists of seven action-packed days from reveille at 0600 to taps at 2200 where students live the life of a Coast Guard Academy cadet. The week's objectives focus on giving participants first hand knowledge of the USCGA; empowering them to make informed decisions about applying to and attending USCGA. Students experience the challenges and rewards of rigorous academics at an engineering school, and by military and physical training. This includes morning calisthenics, sailing, touring a Coast Guard cutter and aircraft, competing in athletics, and working out in the USCGA's recreational facilities.
Web Site: http://www.cga.edu

University of Connecticut
Engineering 2000 Program

What is engineering? What do engineers do? Each summer, approximately 70 high school juniors and seniors spend a week at the University of Connecticut exploring engineering careers and day-to-day workplace challenges, as part of the Engineering 2000 residential program offered by the School of Engineering. During the week, students examine fundamental engineering concepts and perform a variety of hands-on experiments demonstrating core principles. Engineering 2000 allows high school students who are strong in math and science to explore engineering before making an academic commitment in college.
Web Site: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/SoE/soe_engr_2k.htm

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Catholic University
Eye on Engineering

The Eye on Engineering summer residential program offers high school students a close-up look at this diverse field where professionals are in demand. Attend the program the summer before your senior year to learn what professional engineers do and how they are educated. It's a great way to explore a future in engineering!
http://engineering.cua.edu/activities/Engr2002/.

DELAWARE
University of Delaware
FAME/UD

Features research and course work in algebra, precalculus, calculus, chemistry, physics, English, computer orientation, and engineering design. Includes college advising and professional development workshops.
http://www.udel.edu/main/pros-students/proshighpgm.html

FLORIDA
Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University
Summer Academy

Embry-Riddle's Summer Academy camps are residential programs at the Daytona Beach campus that introduce the technology of today to the aviators and astronauts of tomorrow. Students live in on-campus dormitories under the supervision of approved chaperons and share their initial experience of university living with other young people their age.
Web Site: http://www.erau.edu/0Universe/01/01summeracademy.html

Florida Atlantic University
The Technology Connection

Hands-on experience in 6 engineering labs to create a zest for learning and a curiosity about engineering, science and technology. Includes field trips to local industry sites and cultural activities. Grades 7-8 (session I); 9-12 (session II).
Web Site: http://www.eng.fau.edu/precollegiate.htm

University of Florida
Student Science Training Program

The SSTP is a seven-week residential program for rising 11-12th grade students who are interested in careers in science, math, computers, and engineering. An individual track is designed for each participant focusing primarily on a research assignment with a UF faculty mentor. Students work in an active laboratory 25 hours a week; at the end a series of lectures on research and applications of current science and engineering; participate in weekly seminars, workshops, and research discussion groups. Students study strategies, career exploration, and ethics discussions are incorporated into the program.
Web Site: http://www.cpet.ufl.edu/

GEORGIA
Georgia Institute of Technology
TEC Camp (Technology, Engineering & Computing) for Middle School Girls

In order for girls to consider college majors and careers in engineering and computer science, they need to be informed at an early age. Through this unique, interactive and fun camp, participants will learn about these diverse fields.
Web Site: http://www.coe.gatech.edu/wie/tec

Georgia Institute of Technology
Engineering & Computing Conference (ECC)

The Georgia Tech Women In Engineering (WIE) Program presents the Engineering Career Conference (ECC) for current Sophomore, Junior and Senior high school students. This is a 2-day investigation of engineering majors and careers.
Web Site: http://www.coe.gatech.edu/wie/ecc

IDAHO
National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology
University of Idaho
Traffic Signal Summer Camp

Traffic Signal Summer Camp provides a fun and productive way to spend five days, working with traffic controllers, video detection, loop detectors, and controller interface devices. Each day of the camp will be filled with brief lectures on new topics, hands-on exercises working in teams, and time working with essential signal systems hardware and software. You will work with traffic engineering professionals--engineers with years of experience in the field.
Web Site: http://www.webs1.uidaho.edu/niatt_tssc/index.htm

University of Idaho
Junior Engineering Math and Science Summer Workshop

Pre-engineering program includes classes in engineering design, computer-aided design, human factors, and engineering problem-solving. Participants also attend laboratory classes in several disciplines including chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, computer systems engineering, and computer science.
Web Site: http://www.uidaho.edu/engr/jems/

ILLINOIS
Chicago State University
Pre-Freshman Program in Engineering and Science

This is a career awareness program featuring academic courses in math and science, technical writing, and computer programming; hands-on engineering projects; industrial site visits; engineering seminars; study skills and time-management workshops; academic competitions; and motivational speakers. Culminating activity: Student Awards Program.

Chicago State University
Prematriculation Summer Institute

A freshman transition program featuring credit-bearing academic courses in math and science, technical writing, hands-on engineering projects, industrial site visits, engineering seminars, study skills, and time management workshops, academic competitions, and motivational speakers. Culminating activity: Student Awards Program.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
TARGET

Program for sophomores and juniors in high school with demonstrated interest in science and engineering based careers. Full day experience combining a work assignment and electronics rocketry project design. Students are paid for their hours spent on the work assignment. Weekly stipend covers classroom hours.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
GirlsÕ Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (G.A.M.E.S.)

The Women in Engineering Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will host the seventh annual GirlsÕ Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (G.A.M.E.S.) The G.A.M.E.S. camps are designed to give academically talented 6th, 7th, and 8th grade young women opportunities to actively explore engineering and computer science in challenging, supportive, girl-centric learning environments with female role models.
Website: http://www.wie.uiuc.edu/games.

INDIANA
University of Evansville
OPTIONS

OPTIONS is offered for young women entering grades 10, 11, or 12 who are talented in math and science and have completed geometry. Held on the University of Evansville campus, OPTIONS will expose participants to the vast career opportunities available in engineering and computer sciences.
Website: http://csserver.evansville.edu/~options/ad.htm

Purdue University
MITE, PREFACE

Engineering programs: MITE for 12th grade students; PREFACE for 10th and 11th grade students.

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.
Website: http://www.nd.edu/~iep/index.html

IOWA
Iowa State University
Computer Security Summer Camp

Iowa State University, Iowa Chapter of InfraGard, and State of Iowa Department of Administrative Services are collaborating to give juniors and seniors in Iowa High Schools an opportunity to come to ISU for a three day camp to gain knowledge in Computer Security. The camp will be conducted by University Professors in the Security Field, Community Experts, and grad students that are in the security program at ISU. The camp will provide an overview of computer security, educate students on computer networking security concepts, uses of different types of cryptography, and general understanding of how information warfare is conducted. This will be a hands on lab-oriented camp that will provide students an opportunity to work with state of the art equipment and to learn from industrial and academic leaders. Students will work with current technology like firewalls, Virtual Private Networks, and Intrusion Detection Systems. Students will setup security systems, analyze attacks, and see equipment in use.
Web: http://www.iac.iastate.edu/summercamp

Iowa State University
Engineering and Beyond

Engineering and Beyond is a workshop that exposes you to all areas of engineering - it's more than what you think! The workshop is both educational and fun. You will learn a little about all of Iowa State's engineering majors and make some friends too!
Web: http://www.eng.iastate.edu/eb/

KANSAS
Kansas State University
Mid-America Consortium for Engineering and Science Achievement Summer Institute

Features sessions in math, science, and engineering with hands-on lab work, field trips, and speakers.

Kansas State University
Girls Researching Our World (GROW)

The GROW Summer Workshop hosts a three day camp in mid-June each year for girls who will enter the 7th and 8th grade in the next school year. The workshop is a hands-on exploration of a variety of science, math, engineering and technology disciplines.

Website: http://www.ksu.edu/grow/

Kansas State University
Summer TWIST

Summer TWIST is a hands-on, 3-day workshop sponsored by the K-State Women in Engineering and Science Program. Summer TWIST lets high school girls explore various science, math, engineering and technology fields through hands-on sessions and an industry tour.

Website: http://www.ksu.edu/twist

LOUISIANA
Dillard University
Pre-Freshman Engineering Program

Includes courses in biology, chemistry, math, computer science, and English.

Louisiana State University
Recruiting into Engineering of High Ability Minority Students

This program is designed to offer an opportunity to examine first hand the activities and thought patterns of engineers. Courses in math, English and computer science are a part of the curriculum.
Web Site: http://www.eng.lsu.edu/ceinfo/minority/

Southern University and A&M College-Baton Rouge
Challenge 2000 at the Timbuktu Academy

Pre-college academic and research program. The overall goal of the program is to increase the pool of qualified, well trained, minority and non-minority scientists and engineers. Challenge entails intensive academic enrichment in English, physics, chemistry, mathematics (geometry and trigonometry), and computer science along with a rigorous preparation for the ACT/SAT and exposure to research.
Web Site: http://www.phys.subr.edu/timbuktu.htm

University of New Orleans
Louisiana Engineering Advancement ProgramÕs Summer Scholars Program

Intensive program designed to help students improve their math, computer science, vocabulary, and oral presentation and analytical skills. Tours of engineering labs provide students with exposure to engineering.

University of Louisiana
UL Lafayette Honors Program

Features courses in math, statistics, computer science, biology, microbiology, chemistry, geology, physics, and engineering.

MAINE
Creative Design at CAD Camp
Are you a high school student interested in art, design, drafting, computers, engineering, or anything in between? If so, consider a week of Creative Design at the University of Maine CAD Camp. For a week every summer, campers have fun creating designs for everything from buildings and machines to jewelry. With guidance from CAD experts Karen and Claude, you can draw 3-D models using computer-aided design software. You spend half a day in our air-conditioned computer laboratory. The other half a day, try out the ropes course, visit the climbing wall, or canoe on the Stillwater. Evenings are hardly boring. You spend time in the computer laboratory, see a movie, visit with your new friends, or tour UMaine engineering laboratories. You can commute or reside in our dormitories for the week.
Website: http://www.umaine.edu/ofm/cjdirectory/CADCAMP/Camp2004.htm

MASSACHUSETTS
Smith College
Summer Science and Engineering Program

Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program (SSEP) for high school girls entering grades 9, 10, 11 or 12 Since 1990 nearly 1000 girls representing 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 39 foreign countries have participated in the SSEP. After the program, girls report that they return to high school better prepared to tackle tough science courses, and better informed about what to expect in college. Participants in the program are taught by Smith and visiting university faculty, live in a college house alongside Smith undergraduate interns, and have access to all campus facilities. The program offers a variety of research courses in astronomy, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, women's health, and writing. Selection is very competitive and is based upon academic record, a teacher recommendation and a written essay. Students are strongly encouraged to apply by the early application deadline of March 1.
Web Site: http://www.smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep

Boston University, Physics Department
The Boston University Research Internship Program

The Research Internship Program offers research internships to outstanding high school students in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and engineering. The program seeks highly motivated and talented students to participate in ongoing research under the direction of a mentor who is an experienced research scientist. Graduate students involved in the research also act as additional resources for the high school interns. Each student joins a research group and works on a research project for thirty to forty hours per week over a six-week period. The program does not offer course credit, but provides opportunities for gifted science students to experience the culture and methodology of a research environment, and to learn directly about career options in scientific research. Seminars and field trips supplement the experience.
Web Site: http://physics.bu.edu/bu/hsprograms/hshp.html

Harvard University Summer School
Secondary School Students Program

Courses for undergraduate credit in anthropology (including archaeology); astronomy; biochemistry; biology; chemistry; computer science; engineering science; history of science; college algebra; graphs; functions and mathematical modeling; precalculus; calculus, linear algebra and differential equations; psychology; quantitative reasoning; physics and laboratory electronics; sociology; and statistics are offered.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Minority Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Science

Features courses in calculus, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, Entrepreneurship, writing and design. Includes lectures, field trips, and cultural and fun trips.
Web Site: http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Engineering Career Orientation

Features four courses in computers, English, math, chemistry. Includes field trips and speakers from the College of Engineering and industry.
Web Site: http://www.ecs.umass.edu/

MARYLAND
University of Maryland-College Park
Exploring Engineering at the University of Maryland

This fun and exciting residential one-week summer program introduces female high school students to engineering through hands-on activities, speakers, field trips, and other informal informational sessions. The goal is to provide the participants with a positive learning experience in a collegiate environment, increase their knowledge of engineering, expose them to female role models in engineering, introduce them to other high school women with similar interest and support them in the possible decision or pursuing engineering as a course of study in college.
Web Site: http://www.eng.umd.edu/wie/

Modern Technology Systems, Inc.
Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP)

NASA SHARP (Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program) Talented high school students (US Citizens, at least 16, but not a senior in high school) are encouraged to apply for SHARP with the understanding that the program is designed to attract underrepresented students (particularly African American, Native American, Native Alaskan, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander) who have demonstrated an interest in and an aptitude for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, (STEM). As apprentices, students receive a salary while working under the direction of a NASA mentor in a specific STEM field. In the Commuter Component students are required to reside and attend a school within 50 miles of one of the 13 NASA Field Installations across the US. In the Residential Component, students reside at a major university and conduct research under the guidance of university or contracted professionals. In addition to an intensive science and engineering experience, apprentices conduct meaningful research, interact with students from diverse backgrounds, and participate in a variety of enrichment activities. NASA SHARP is a NASA-funded program. The application deadline is the second Monday in February of each year. Check the web site for our on-line application.
Web Site: http://www.nasasharp.com

MICHIGAN
Grand Valley State University
Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer Camp for Girls (STEPS)

STEPS camp for girls is a one-week introduction to the world of science, technology and engineering. Campers must be Michigan residents and currently in the 6th grade (between the ages of 11-13).
STEPS is an opportunity for girls to learn more about what engineers do. Campers participate in activities that will give them hands-on experience with high-tech equipment and processes. Program activities include designing, manufacturing and flying a radio-controlled airplane. Students will also explore science and engineering topics such as aerodynamics, electronics, pneumatics and team building. Campers stay on the campus of Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. This program is sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Nokomis Foundation, the Padnos School of Engineering (PSE) and the Regional Math and Science Center at Grand Valley State University.
Website: http://www.engineer.gvsu.edu/steps/index.html

Kettering University, GMI Engineering and Management Institute
21st Century Woman

Projects and hands-on lab work focusing on engineering, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Tours of business and industries, field trips to science and technology museums, career panels with business and professional women.

Michigan State University
High School Engineering Institute

A six-day summer residential program designed to encourage students to consider engineering as a career option. Students are exposed to eight disciplines within the field of engineering so they may better understand the many career pathways that are available. Students do a variety of hands-on projects and activities throughout the week as well as visit an engineering company. Career exploration and social activities are also planned.

Web Site: http://www.egr.msu.edu/egr/programs/bachelors/hsei.php

Michigan Technological University
Explorations in Engineering

A one-week workshop involving exploration of six to eight fields of engineering and applied technology through role model speakers, laboratory / field experiences and a group engineering project. Other career, financial aid, admission information, competitions, and recreational activities will be provided during evening presentations.
Web Site: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu

Michigan Technological University
Women in Engineering Program

A one-week workshop involving exploration of six to eight fields of engineering and applied technology through role model speakers, laboratory / field experiences and a group project. Other career, financial aid, admissions information, and recreational activities will be provided during evening sessions.
Web Site: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/

Michigan Technological University
Summer Youth Program
July and August

The Summer Youth Program will introduce you to careers and allow you to develop new skills through laboratory, classroom, and field experiences. The program includes more than seventy one-week explorations, scheduled over a four-week period. An exploration is an intensive week-long look at a particular field or area of interest and is offered in seven different categories designed to introduce you to a world of opportunities. Explorations allow you to learn to use a computer, rappel, or perform diagnostic chemical tests. In other explorations you could paint a landscape, backpack through a scenic wilderness area, or cast molten metal. Each exploration is lead by a Michigan Tech faculty member, graduate student, or other specialist in that particular field. You will spend approximately 32 hours investigating your area of interest through classroom activities, hands-on laboratory exercises, field trips, and discussions with your instructors and other students.
Web Site: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor/Camp CAEN

A computer technology exploration camp at the University of MichiganÕs College of Engineering. Courses are two weeks long and encompass programming topics such as C and Java and web-based technologies such as Virtual Reality.
Web Site: http://campcaen.engin.umich.edu/

MINNESOTA
3M, Science Encouragement Programs
Science Student Recognition Day

High school seniors from the Upper Midwest are invited - along with their teachers - to spend a day in a 3M laboratory with a scientist or engineer. About 100 students a year participate in the oldest of 3MÕs Science Encouragement Programs, SSRD began in 1958.

Minnesota Academy of Science
Research, Engineering & Apprenticeship Program (REAP)

Offers student the opportunity to work with a college or university researcher for eight weeks during the summer in an area of interest to the student. The emphasis is on the student developing an independent research project which will be formally presented in early October.
Web Site: http://www.mnacadsci.org

MISSOURI
Saint Louis University
Academy of Engineering and Aviation

Project designed to investigate educational and career opportunities in aviation and engineering.
Web Site: http://www.slu.edu

University of Missouri-Rolla
AEROSPACE CAMP

Prepare to blast off for three fun filled days on the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) campus. Experience aeronautics and space flight from a ground-up perspective, as you learn about the history of flight, astronomy and space exploration. Your three days will be filled with computer simulations, interactive teamwork activities and practical hands-on experiences.
Web Site: http://summer.umr.edu

University of Missouri-Rolla
Hy-TECH CAMPS

Learn about Hydrogen Technology and the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier through hands-on activities such as building and testing solar and hydrogen model cars, computer-based simulation and games, movies, science learning with UMR faculty and students, and more.
Age: 5th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade
Web Site: http://summer.umr.edu

University of Missouri-Rolla
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING

We know that deciding on an engineering career can be difficult, especially if you're not sure exactly what being an engineer involves. That's why the UMR School of Engineering developed a five-day summer course called Introduction to Engineering. It gives sophomores and juniors in high school the opportunity to learn first-hand what engineers actually do. It also gives you the chance to sample university life. You'll live in the residence halls, make friends with others who share your interest in engineering, and get to know many of the engineering professors at UMR. Plus, you can earn valuable scholarships and even college credit toward an engineering degree at UMR.
Web Site: http://summer.umr.edu

University of Missouri-Rolla
JACKLING ENGINEERING & SCIENCE INSTITUTE

If you're a junior in high school who might be interested in a career in the environmental, energy, materials, or mineral disciplines, consider applying to the Jackling Institute. More than 2,400 students have already taken part in this fun, five-day summer program run by UMR's School of Mines and Metallurgy. At the Jackling Institute, you'll learn about the various fields of science and engineering, and at the same time, you'll experience what it's like to be a student at UMR. You'll attend demonstrations and discussions with faculty and students, and actually participate in lab experiments from seven different departments. You'll even get to visit a commercial mining operation or an operating nuclear power plant! There's no better way to get to know the School of Mines and Metallurgy than by joining the Jackling Institute.
Web Site: http://summer.umr.edu

University of Missouri-Rolla
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING CAMP

Ever wonder what the inside of a nuclear reactor power plant is like? What career opportunities exist for nuclear engineers? How nuclear engineers are trained? You can find out at our Nuclear Engineering Summer Camp. You'll tour the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant and UMR's own research and training reactor. You'll learn the history of nuclear energy and the future of nuclear energy in outer space applications. You'll also get practical advice on scholarship opportunities in nuclear engineering. Our program is exclusively for high school juniors and seniors.
Web Site: http://www.nuc.umr.edu/summercamp/camp.html

University of Missouri-Rolla
REACTOR OPERATIONS WORKSHOP

This workshop is a hands-on nuclear reactor operations course for high school seniors intending to major in Nuclear Engineering at UMR. Only four participants per session will be selected (preferably those who are attending or have attended the Nuclear Engineering Camp). The course is intensive and requires dedication. Study of documentation is expected as well as attention during hands-on operations of the UMR Reactor. There is a fee for the workshop.
Age: High school seniors (intending to major in Nuclear Engineering at UMR)

University of Missouri-St. Louis, Saint Louis University and Washington University Partnership of Universities
Science Scholar Research Institute
This award winning program provides laboratory research experience in the sciences, engineering, computer science, social sciences or mathematics with nationally known scientists at three major research universities, two medical schools and an optometry school. Students choose a topic of interest and then they are matched as close as possible to a research mentor. Students are introduced to the total scientific enterprise and learn various problem solving strategies. Use of both hard copy and electronic sources for background references are taught and used. Participants have access to the Internet, e-mail, and inter campus and student list servers. Students will learn to write and communicate orally in the style appropriate for their discipline. Many past participants have had their work published in scientific journals. College credit in research is available. Career confabs in a wide variety of areas will be presented in conjunction with laboratory rounds to various research groups. A variety of social events are provided some evenings. Successful participants have the opportunity to enroll in a program that matches them with summer jobs in corporate or academic research positions during their college years.
Web Site: http://www.umsl.edu/~sep/

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina State University, College of Engineering
Engineering Summer Programs
We offer several week-long workshops in various Engineering disciplines. They include workshops in Aerospace Engineering, Autonomous Robotics, Chemical Engineering , Civil/Construction Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, and Wolfpack Motorsports.
Student Introduction to Engineering (SITE) is a one-week summer residential program designed to introduce students to various engineering disciplines. SITE features demonstrations, lectures, laboratory experiments, and hands-on exercises. Participants are allowed to choose four Engineering departments to spend one day each in during the week.
In both the specialized workshops as well as the overview program (SITE) students may also spend time with currently enrolled engineering students and practicing engineers. Career exploration and information on university admissions, scholarships and financial aid are also included in each session.
The goals of this summer program are (1) to inform students of the academic background needed to prepare for engineering studies, (2) to give students a realistic perspective on the challenges of an engineering student, and (3) to provide insight into some of the working environments of the profession.
Web Site: http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/summerprograms

NEW JERSEY
AT&T Labs
Summer Internship Program

Students engage in research projects as paid interns for 10-12 weeks during the summer. Each student works with an individual member of staff, and the exact timing is somewhat flexible. Students arrange for their own housing.
Web Site: http://www.research.att.com/academic/

College Gifted Programs
Summer Institute for the Gifted at Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

College professors teach challenging courses in number theory, problem solving, critical thinking, algebra, PSAT math, geometry, precalculus / trigonometry, biology, chemistry, space technology, robotics, veterinary medicine, archaeology, anatomy and physiology, physics, humanities, ethics, and arts. Includes a complete recreational pro gram and many cultural opportunities. (See also College Gifted Programs at Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; Drew University, Madison, NJ; Vassar College, Pouhkeepsie, NY; George School, Newton, PA; Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA)
Web Site: http://www.cgp-sig.com

Douglass College of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Douglass Science Career Exploration Day

This program is for 11th & 12th grade women who are interested in exploring careers in or relating to math, science or engineering. Participants meet and talk with women role models who have excelled in these fields and learn about their educational experiences, career-related activities and research projects.
Web Site: http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~dougproj/

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Summer Workshops

The Center for Pre-College Programs offers a series of summer workshops for academically talented students from post-fourth to twelfth grades. The programs are designed to encourage students to pursue and successfully complete education in science, mathematics, engineering and technological fields.
Web site: www.njit.edu/precollege.

Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology offers a multitude of Pre-College programs that introduce students to career options in engineering and science. Grades 7-12.
Web Site: http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/lore-el/pre-college/index.htm

NEW YORK
C.W. Post Campus, Long Island, New York
Pre-College Summer Research Program for the Intel Science Talent Search Competition

This five-week program provides high-level research opportunities for high school students with ability in science, mathematics, engineering, or humanities who are invited to work on independent ongoing research projects supervised by university or research institute staff members. Primary areas of research include biological sciences, medical sciences, mathematical sciences, behavioral and social sciences, and applied biological technology.
Web Site: http://www.asan.com/asa

Cornell University
Summer College

Wide selection of academic classes, the same as full semester-length courses but presented intensively during the 6 week summer session. Students can earn up to 8 college credits. Participation in one of eleven academic and career exploration seminars: Architecture; Biological Research and the Health Professions; The Business World; College Study Skills; Communication; Engineering; Schenker Exploration in the Humanities and Sciences; Law and the Legal Profession; Psychology; Veterinary Medicine; Visual Arts. Social and cultural activities.
Web Site: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Engineering Entry Program

A four-year pre-engineering program administered at Edison technical High School which includes hands-on experience in mechanical and electrical engineering. Facilities include 25 modern PCs, a machine shop, and a project assembly area.

Syracuse University
Summer College Programs for High School Students

High school students may choose one of nine academic pre-college programs in acting/musical theater, architecture, art and design, engineering and computer science, law, fashion and textile design, liberal arts/arts & sciences, management, public communications. Programs offer regular undergraduate level and special pre-professional courses, all of which are college-level and credit-bearing seminars. Guest lecturers, recreational and social activities.
Web Site: http://sumweb.syr.edu/ssr/summer/index.htm

OHIO
Baldwin-Wallace College
GovernorÕs Institute on 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.
Web Site: http://www.bw.edu/tag

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).

Ohio University
Minority Males in Engineering and Technology

This program is designed to introduce minority males to the various engineering and technology disciplines. After completion students receive 4 college credit hours plus $1,000 scholarship promised to them if they attend Ohio University and study in the Russ College.

Ohio University
Women in Engineering and Technology

This program is designed to introduce young women to the various engineering and technology disciplines. After completion students receive 4 college credit hours plus $1,000 scholarship promised to them if they attend Ohio University and study in the Russ College.

University of Akron
Young Engineers and Scientists

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.
Web Site: http://www.uakron.edu/ubms

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.
Web Site: http://www.uakron.edu/ubms

University of Dayton
Women in Engineering Summer Camp

Introduces high school girls to career opportunities through classroom activities, participatory experimentation, visits to industries, and contact with participating engineers.
Web Site: http://www.engr.udayton.edu

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.
Email: williams@acs.wooster.edu

OREGON
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science, Saturday Academy
Apprenticeship in Science and Engineering

8 full time weeks of work and study with a mentor (at their site) in various fields of science and engineering. Mentors interview and select apprentices in March. Start and end dates are flexible but must occur during the summer school break. Participation in two conferences is mandatory. Housing is the responsibility of apprentices and parents, should the apprentice be selected for a position beyond commuting distance.
Web Site: http://www.ogi.edu/satacad

Oregon State University
Summer Experience in Science and Engineering for Youth

One week experience for high school students in an engineering laboratory with college student and faculty mentors. All areas of engineering and science. Career counseling and skill development workshops (computer; oral and written communication; laboratory techniques). Introduction to college campus and dorm life.
Web Site: http://che.oregonstate.edu/sesey

The Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council
Fairplay: Design and Discovery
Fairplay: Design and Discovery is a design and engineering initiative for girls entering the 7th - 10th grade. It involves girls in the exploration of design and engineering concepts during an interactive two-week day camp program, followed by an optional six-month mentorship experience with a working engineer.
Web Site: www.girlscoutscrc.org/programs/

The Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council
LEGO ROBOTICS Day CAMP FOR GIRLS
Girls ages 9-14! Spend a fun and exciting week building robots out of LEGOS and programming them to perform tasks. Learn how to make robots pull, push and lift objects. Explore motors, gears, and different ways to build robots. Learn how to use light and touch sensors to help a robot explore its environment.
Web Site: http://www.girlscoutscrc.org/forms

PENNSYLVANIA

Penn State University
MTM Engineering Camp for Girls

MTM Engineering Camp for Girls is an opportunity for young women to get "plugged in" to Engineering! MTM Camp is a day camp offering five different interdisciplinary engineering modules and hands-on opportunities. Your MTM experiences will allow you to explore the wide variety of career possibilities available to you and to see what your life might be like on a college campus.

MTM is offered by the Penn State Women in Engineering Program.
Web Site: http://www.engr.psu.edu/wep

Widener University
Engineering Summer Camp

Engineering Summer Camp was developed by engineering faculty at Widener University to introduce 10th, 11th and 12th grade students to the field of engineering in a nurturing, noncompetitive, "hands on" environment. Students are involved in a range of activities such as computer workshops, demonstrations, films, laboratory exercises, discussion groups and presentations.
Web Site: http://www.widener.edu/?pageId=3607

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Technological University
Introduction to Engineering

Offers rising juniors and seniors with an opportunity to study the various components of the career of engineering. Provides hands-on projects which focus on an engineering problem. Also, speakers, tours and demonstrations are part of the program. Pre-college Initiative for Minorities in Engineering Program provides introductory college course work for minority students pursuing of considering engineering as a college major. Program serves as a cushion or ÒbridgeÓ between high school graduation and entering college. Tours, speakers, and demonstrations are integrated into the course work offered.
Web Site: http://www.tntech.edu

TEXAS
Southern Methodist University
Talented and Gifted

TAG is open to commuter and residential students entering grades 8-10 in 98-99. During this three-week program, students participate in two stimulating classes chosen from a wide selection of SMU credit and non-credit courses. Cultural enrichment activities are provided for all TAG students. Three hour credit courses include mathematical sciences, economics, political science, electronic technologies, computer science, psychology, philosophy, and ethics. Non-credit courses include literature and writing, game design, computer science, engineering, Shakespeare, theater arts, film, economics, leadership, public discourse, mathematics, painting and drawing, physics, geography, paleontology, and health science (field class).

Texas Woman's University
Access to Careers in the Sciences

Features research and courses possibly including marine biology, anatomy and physiology, zoology, genetics, microbiology, physics, engineering, chemistry, probability and statistics, logic and physical therapy.
Web Site: http://www.twu.edu/smcw/

University of Houston
Girls Reaching and Demonstrating Excellence (G.R.A.D.E.) Camp

G.R.A.D.E. camp is for entering 9th through 12th grade females. It is a week long day camp designed to help students discover through hands-on experience what engineering is all about. Campers will take part in exciting interactive labs that incorporate engineering principles to DESIGN, BUILD, and PROGRAM a LEGO ROBOT to navigate through a maze. UH faculty members will lead the camps and Society of Women Engineers undergraduate mentors will guide them step-by-step through the curriculum.
Website: www.egr.uh.edu/gradewww.egr.uh.edu/grade

University of Houston
American Society of Civil Engineers
Summer Camp

Enrichment activities centered around a civil engineering theme such as bridges, buildings, roads, water treatment, etc.. Site visits, contact with active civil engineering public works. Mentoring and Enrichment Seminar in Engineering Training Science, mathematics, and engineering enrichment mini-courses; lab and plant visits design projects. Also study techniques, general college admission criteria, financial resources, and career orientation. Weekend excursions.

University of Houston
Saturday PREP Academy

An academic year continuation of the PREP Program that mentors and nurtures PREP students giving necessary reinforcement and encouragement to pursue mathematics, science, and engineering technology careers and teaches conceptualization and problem solving.
Web Site: http://www.egr.uh.edu/

University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering
Engineering Summer Camps

For students entering 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grades in the fall. Four one-week residence camps during June. Students attend classroom lectures, view engineering and science laboratory demonstrations and participate in team design/build projects. Field trips are made to area businesses to view practical applications of engineering principles. Two camps for 7th, 8th grades; two camps for 9th and 10th grades.
Web Site: http://www.uta.edu/engineering/summercamps/

VIRGINIA
George Mason University
Science, Engineering and Technology Camp

To excite and stimulate science and technology in 11-13 year-olds. The curriculum takes a holistic approach with a "can do" mentoring environment.
Web Site: http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/

University of Virginia
Minority Engineering Program

MITE is a one-week residential program designed to familiarize underrepresented minority high school juniors and seniors with the various fields of engineering. The students stay in University dorms and take pre-engineering courses. In addition, they are given tours of the University and its various engineering departments and local companies.
Web Site: http://www.seas.virginia.edu/minority/

WISCONSIN
Marquette University
Science and Mathematics at Marquette

Rigorous math and science curriculum for college-bound sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Summer program includes out-of-state college visits, field trips, laboratories. Academic year classes emphasize engineering, science, mathematics, and WebPages design, with an engineering computer technology focus.
Web Site: http://www.mu.edu/academics/summerprog.html

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Discover the Possibilities

Are you interested in exploring the many exciting fields of engineering? Then Discover the Possibilities is for you. The programs are project-based so you will be working with our faculty in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Discover the Possibilities emphasizes a fun, individual contribution to a team project. You will have the opportunity to tour local industries and see what professionals in all areas of engineering are doing today. Topics covered are: architectural, biomedical, electrical, mechanical, computer, software and industrial engineering.
Web Site: http://www.msoe.edu/admiss/summer.html

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Focus on the Possibilities

This intense, week-long program will challenge you to learn more about a specific career field. You will get hands-on exposure by working in our labs on exciting projects. Working closely with MSOE faculty and current students is an integral part of the program. Choose from: architectural engineering/building construction, biomedical engineering, computers (computer engineering, software engineering, management information systems), electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering/industrial engineering.
Web Site: http://www.msoe.edu/admiss/summer.html

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Gateway to Engineering, Science and Technology

This program provides a foundation for scientific and technical fields of study for precollege students. Hands-on projects introduce students to the rewards and challenges of problem solving using applications of math and science. Intensive course work improves math and communication skills. Student participation in this program totals approximately 740 hours. The instructional staff is University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty and staff, MPS and other Milwaukee area teachers, and community professionals. The activity focus is classroom instruction, labs, field trips, counseling and tutoring. This program emphasizes career exploration, academic advising, and college preparation.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Allied Health Professions Medicine, Engineering, Dentistry, Architecture and Law Professions
The objective of this program is to introduce students from underrepresented minority groups to five major professions: medicine, engineering, dentistry, architecture, and law. Total student participation is 25 hours. Students attend five consecutive Saturdays. The instructional staff which conducts the workshops consists of faculty and staff from UWM, Marquette, MSOE, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Schools and community professionals. The activity focus is classroom instruction, laboratories, field trips, and counseling. The program emphasizes career exploration, academic advising, financial aid information and college preparation.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Women in Engineering Program Exploratory Career Camp
The Women in Engineering Exploratory Career Camp is a one week interactive summer residence program designed to provide young women in grades 9-12 the opportunity to visit one of the top engineering schools in the country. Students are introduced to the many fields of engineering through hands-on experiences with UWP professors, alumni, professional engineers, and engineering students. The camp also includes awesome and exciting tours to some well-known manufacturing facilities.
Website:http://www.uwplatt.edu/~wep/SummerInstitute/SummerInstitutePage1.htm

WYOMING
University of Wyoming
Engineering Summer Program

Two weeks hands-on opportunity to experience all engineering fields at the University of Wyoming. Students also participate in field trips and cultural activities.
Web Site: http://www.uwyo.edu

University of Wyoming
Summer Research Apprentice Program

Program offers an intensive, 8 hour a day, research apprenticeship with a professor in mathematics, science of engineering. The residential component of the program includes educational field trips, lab visits and guest speakers.

   
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