- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/geology-camp/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:46:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Applications available for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 free EIT summer camps /news-archive/2019/04/01/applications-available-for-ua-little-rocks-free-eit-summer-camps/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:46:09 +0000 /news/?p=73868 ... Applications available for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 free EIT summer camps]]> Every summer, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology hosts free summer camps to enrich the minds of middle and high school students through summer camps that are focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).聽 Vernard Henley Jr., assistant dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology, sees these camps as an important way to help students in fifth-through-11th grade stay interested in STEM areas and to major in one of these fields in college. 聽 鈥淲e are invested in adding diversity to the STEM pipeline. Thanks to our corporate partners, we are able to remove virtually all of the obstacles for students and their parents that prevent underserved students from learning about careers in STEM,鈥 Henley said. 鈥淎ll of our programs have a residential component and are free. We cover all necessary expenses for each admitted student, so there鈥檚 no reason why an interested student shouldn鈥檛 be able to attend one of our summer camps. Many students have the aptitude for engineering and computer science, but aren鈥檛 able to interact with someone from either discipline until they attend college. Students can鈥檛 be it if they don鈥檛 see it. 鈥 These programs are aimed to increase the number of students earning STEM degrees in Arkansas through exposure to hands-on projects, off-campus excursions, and interaction with industry. Additionally, each program includes counseling and advising sessions to assist students in preparing for college and features academic and lab sessions on various STEM disciplines. The camps include the Civil and Construction Engineering Camp, the Computer Science Summer program, the EIT Middle School Summer Science Camp, Engineering Scholars program, Geology Camp, High School Research program, and Windstream鈥檚 Girls Coding Camp. Applications for the summer camps are due April 19. Contact Ashley Henry-Saorrono at 501-569-8597 or alhenry@ualr.edu for more information. The camps and their dates include: Civil and Construction Engineering Camp Dates: June 16-28 Grades: 8-11 Computer Science Summer Program Dates: June 23-29 Grades: 8-11 Dates: Session 1: June 16-22 Dates: Session 2: June 23-29 Grades: 8-11 Dates: Session 1: July 7-13 Dates: Session 2: July 14-20 Grades: 5-7 Dates: June 9-15 Grades: 8-11 Dates: July 7-26 Grades: 8-11 Windstream: Girls Coding Camp Dates: July 21-26 Grades: 7-8]]> Arkansas students explore life as a geologist /news-archive/2018/07/11/geology-camp-2/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:21:17 +0000 /news/?p=71087 ... Arkansas students explore life as a geologist]]> Nine Arkansas students got a taste of life as a geologist during the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 second Geology Camp.聽 Held June 10-15 on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus, the free one-week summer enrichment program was sponsored by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. It offered junior high and high school students a unique overview of life as a geologist. Students studied topics like field mapping, mineralogy, fossils, topographical mapping, and geologic time. The Geology Camp participants include:
  • 听听听听听Victoria Bourgeois, of Bismarck, a student at Bismarck High School
  • 听听听听听Luigi Cutolo, of Bentonville, a student at Bentonville High School
  • 听听听听听Kaitlyn Gill, of Hot Springs, a student at Cutter Morning Star Elementary
  • 听听听听听Michelle Jones, of North Little Rock, a student at North Little Rock Middle School
  • 听听听听听Blair King, of Scott, a student at LISA Academy West
  • 听听听听听Caroline Nalumansi, of Little Rock, attending Episcopal Collegiate
  • 听听听听听Faizan Parry, of Little Rock, attending Pulaski Academy
  • 听听听听听Insherah Qazi, of Little Rock, attending LISA Academy West
  • 听听听听听Sreevatsav Seenivasan, of Little Rock, attending Central High School
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students Elizabeth Haralson, a graduate student studying environmental geology from Wynne, and Callie Pace, a senior geology major from Mountain Home, led the camp鈥檚 activities. 鈥淭his camp has blown us away,鈥 Haralson said. 鈥淎ll the students have bright futures ahead of them. We completely enjoyed our week. The kids exceeded all our expectations. They were asking the hard questions, thinking outside the box. It was so rewarding to see the light bulb go off in their heads when they understood a concept and to think that we have taught them something that they might remember for the rest of their lives.鈥 Outside the classroom, students took field trips to Coleman Creek, Coleman Quartz Mine, Pinnacle Mountain State Park, and the Arkansas Geological Survey. One of the students鈥 favorite activities was the exploration of Coleman Creek, where the campers cleaned up the creek, observed wildlife, and collected samples of water and rocks for further study. 鈥淧laying in the creek is so fun,鈥 Bourgeois said. 鈥淚 enjoyed the exposure of going into the field and learning what geologists do.鈥 Bourgeois also appreciated the opportunity to prepare for college. 鈥淚 love science,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 do always look for different opportunities to go to college. I like meeting new people and learning new things. I really enjoyed the college prep class. I want to study science and engineering, and geology is something I could further explore now that I know a lot more about what geologists do.鈥 In the upper right photo, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Geology Camp participants visit the Ron Coleman Mine for Crystal Mining. Front row (L to R): Geology camp instructors Elizabeth Haralson and Callie Pace and students Michelle Jones, Caroline Nalumansi, and Kaitlyn Gill. Back Row: Faizan Parray, Luigi Cutolo, Sreevatsav Seenivasan, Blair King, Jodi Williams, staff member, Insherah Qazi, and Maranda Geoffrion, staff member.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock hosts summer camps /news-archive/2018/04/09/2018-summer-camps/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:58:57 +0000 /news/?p=70094 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock hosts summer camps]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is hosting a variety of summer camps in musical theatre, writing, engineering, computer coding, robotics, geology, transportation, swimming, and more. Young Writers Camp Dates: June 11-15, 8 a.m. to noon Grades: 3-6 Cost: $125 Contact: Pam Maisen, 501-951-6574 Emerging Writers Institute Dates: June 25-29, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Grades: 6-8 Dates: June 25-29, 1:30 to 5 p.m. Grades: 9-12 Cost: $125 Contact: Greg Graham, gxgraham@ualr.edu MT Stage: The Hamilton Experience Dates: June 25-29 with Student Showcase at 2 p.m. June 29 Grades: 7-9 Cost: Free Contact: 501-569-3410 or 驳颈蹿迟别诲肠别苍迟别谤蔼耻补濒谤.别诲耻听

鈥淢T Stage: The Hamilton Experience鈥

Summer Laureate University for Youth (SLUFY) Dates: July 9-20, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Grades: K-8 Cost: $300 Contact: 501-569-3410 or giftedcenter@ualr.edu AP (Advanced Placement) PREP Boot Camp Dates: July 23-27, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Grades: Arkansas high school students enrolled in advanced placement courses in biology, calculus, chemistry, English, English literature, and statistics for fall 2018 Cost: Free

Each VEX Robotics camp costs $175 and includes a T-shirt, snacks, and robotics competition on the final day of camp. Contact Sandra Leiterman at saleiterman@ualr.edu for more information. VEX IQ for beginners Dates: Session 1: July 9-13, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dates: Session 2: July 16-20, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Grades: 3-6 Girl Powered VEX EDR Dates: July 9-13, 1 to 4 p.m. Grades: Girls 6-12 VEX EDR Dates: July 16-20, 1 to 4 p.m. Grades 6-12 VEX IQ 鈥 Advanced session Dates: Session 1: July 23-27, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dates: Session 2: July 23-27, 1 to 4 p.m. Grades: 3-6
Neva Dagtas (middle) of Little Rock celebrates as her robot, "Walle Jr.," wins the robotics camp competition for fifth and sixth graders. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.

Neva Dagtas (middle) of Little Rock celebrates as her robot, “Walle Jr.,” wins the robotics camp competition for fifth and sixth graders in June 2017.

George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology free residential summer camps

For the following camps, contact Vernard Henley, assistant dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology, at 501-569-8203 or vwhenley@ualr.edu for more information. High School Research Program Dates: July 9-28 Grades: 8-11 Applications due April 20 Engineering Scholars Program Dates: Session 1: June 17-23 Dates: Session 2: June 24-30 Grades: 8-11 Applications due April 20 EIT Middle School Summer Science Camp Dates: Session 1: July 8-13 Dates: Session 2: July 15-20 Grades: 5-7 Applications due April 30 Geology Camp Dates: June 10-15 Grades: 8-11 Applications due April 20 Girls Coding Camp Dates: July 22-27 Grades: 7-8 Applications due April 20  

Trojan Athletics summer camp

Contact: Amy Burgess, amburgess1@ualr.edu Session I: June 4-7, June 11-14, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session 2: June 18-21, June 25-28, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session 3: July 9-12, July 16-19, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session 4: July 23-26, July 30 鈥 Aug. 2, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session times of 4:30-5 p.m., 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m., 5:30-6 p.m., and 6-6:30 p.m. are available. Contact: Logan Dahms, lmdahms@ualr.edu Dates: June 11-14, June 25-28 Ages 5-8, Mini Camp, $120, and Ages 9-17, Regular Camp, $220 Contact: Steve Wiedower, slwiedower@ualr.edu, Robert Dallimore, rjdallimore@ualr.edu, Team Camp 1: June 21-22, $180 per day Team Camp 2: Aug. 1-3, $180 per day Advanced Skills Camp: June 23-24, Grades 9-12, $100 Mini Camp: June 18-20, Grades 1-4, $75 Individual Camp: June 18-20, Grades 5-12, $100 Contact: Van Compton, 501-607-2056 Hitter/Setter Camp: July 9-10, Grades 8-12, $50 Serve/Serve Receive Camp: July 1-12, Grades 8-12, $50 Defensive Specialist Camp: July 13, Grades 8-12, $35 Individual Camp: July 16-19, Grades 4-12, $150 Senior High Team Camp: July 23-24, $50 Junior High Team Camp: July 25-26, $50 Contact: Kyle Giusti, kjgiusti@ualr.edu Summer Kids Skills Camp: June 18-20, Grades 1-7, $150 Summer Showcase: July 19, Grades 9-12 and junior college athletes, $150]]>