Campus Connection

Another successful year for girls’, boys’ overnight camps

The 2017 Girls in Science and Boys' Science Exploration Camps were held on campus June 24-25. It was the 19th year for the Girls in Science Camp. There were 75 students entering grades 6-8 who attended the overnight camps. Both programs are coordinated by Continuing Education and Extension with Professor Susan Kelly, Mathematics & Statistics, serving as Science Director. Kelly was instrumental in obtaining grants from Gundersen Health System, Chart Industries, MVAC and individual donors to award 13 students camperships. [caption id="attachment_49258" align="aligncenter" width="685"] Amy Nicodemus, Archaeology/Anthropology, teaches girls what bones can tell us about a person in her “Making Bones Speak” workshop.[/caption] Those involved in teaching the camps were: Faculty—

• Robert Allen – Planetarium
• Basudeb Bhattacharyya – Crystal Clear Science
• Tanya Cordes – Feelin’ Gassy?
• Faye Ellis – Crime Scene Investigation: The Case of Jason Worth
• Josh Hertel – Designing Devices Using Makey Makeys
• Sandra Koster – Chemistry Magic
• Heidi Masters – Setting Sail!
• Nicholas McGrath – Chemistry Magic
• Amy Nicodemus – Making Bones Speak
• Christine Schwartz – Zombie Brains!
• Eric Strauss – Blue Gold
• Yevgeniya Turov – Feelin’ Gassy?
• Huiya Yan – Mathematics in Graphs – It’s Cool!

Teaching assistants—

• Allan Andogegui
• Jennifer Lemminger
• Valerie Watson
• Joshua Wilke

Resident Assistants—

• Rachel Koplin – 2nd year
• Tim Koplin – 2nd year
• Jennifer Lemminger – 1st year
• Justin Vara – 1st year
• Kyle Vara – 7th year
• Rebecca Vara – 6th year
• Tyler Vara – 1st year
• Rachel Weier – 5th year