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High School Summer STEM Research Programs

2020, August 27: POETS Young Scholars Find Sun Buckets Summer Research Experience Meaningful
2019, May 28: POETS’ Young Scholars Program Attracts High Schoolers to Research
2018, June 20: SPHERES Fosters the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers Via Research Opportunities for Local High School Students
2017, August 2: Young Scholars Program Exposes Local High School Students to Research, the University

Summer Camps

2024, September 3: SCD's Summer Camp Extravaganza: Inspiring the Next Generation of Designers
2023, August 21: IBM-Illinois connection spurs on collaborative learning, research opportunities
2022, February 12: "People Designing for People" Youth Summer Camps
2020, July 17: High Schoolers Discover “What It Takes” to Become Engineers During Grainger Engineering’s Summer 2020 Virtual Camp
2019, August 5: Middle School Girls Learn About Materials While Doing Cool Hands-On Activities to “Make Stuff Better”
2019, July 31: GLAM Campers Explore Materials, What Studying Materials Engineering is Like
2019, June 24: 2019 GLEE Camp Exposes High School Students to Electrical Engineering Via Hands-On Projects
2018, August 9: GBAM GAMES Camp Gets High School Girls Geared Up for Mechanical Engineering
2018, July 25: CS GAMES Camp Embraces Creativity in High School Girls Through Computer Science
2018, July 17: Aerospace Engineering Camps Seek to Ignite High Schoolers’ Interest in Aerospace, STEM
2018, July 11: Mid-GLAM Camp Exposes Middle School Girls to Materials Science and Engineering
2018, July 6: High School Students Experience Nuclear Engineering—and More—at the New Exploring NPRE Camp
2018, July 3: ChBE GAMES Camp Introduces High School Girls to Chemical and Molecular Engineering
2018, June 28: GLEE GAMES Camp Seeks to Spark High School Girls’ Interest in Electrical Engineering
2018, June 28: GLAM GAMES Uses Common—and Not-So-Common—Materials to Introduce High School Girls to Materials Science
2018, June 28: BioE GAMES Camp Uses Cyborg Theme to Introduce High School Girls to Bioengineering
2018, June 13: Aerospace Engineering Junior Suzanne Peterson Returns to G.A.M.E.S. Camp
2017, October 20: Girls Explore Electrical and Computer Engineering During GLEE GAMES Camp
2017, October 4: G-BAM GAMES Camp Shows High School Girls What Mechanical Engineering is Like
2017, September 28: GLAM GAMES Camp Helps High Schoolers Explore Materials Engineering Career Options
2017, September 7: At ESE GAMES Camp High Schoolers Explore Career Options in Environmental & Sustainable Engineering
2017, September 7: High School Girls Discover Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at GAMES Camp
2017, September 6: BioE GAMES Campers Are Exposed to Bioengineering, Engineering’s Grand Challenges, & Encouraged to Stay in STEM
2017, September 5: Campers Build Model Aircraft, Explore Possible Careers During Aerospace GAMES
2017, July 7: Local Middle School Girls Learn All About Materials at New Mid-GLAM Day Camp
2017, May 17: Summer Camps Expose Students to Engineering, College Life at Illinois
2016, October 7: Pakeltis Sisters Hope to Change the World Through Engineering…and to Recruit More Women Engineers
2016, September 15: Devon Goszkowicz: Following Dad’s Footsteps to Engineering at Illinois – Blazing Her Own Trail in STEM Outreach
2016, September 8: LaViers’ RAD Lab Uses Robots/Dance to Study Movement, Provide Automation
2016, August 9: Girls Learn About Materials Science at the 2016 GLAM G.A.M.E.S. Camp
2016, August 4: G.A.M.E.S. Campers Passionate about Saving the Planet Learn About Environmental Engineering
2016, July 27: Rosado Continues to Improve Engineering Camps, Grow the STEM Pipeline to Illinois
2016, July 26: AERO G.A.M.E.S Campers Soar with New Aerospace Knowledge
2016, July 22: At G-BAM GAMES Camp Girls Learn They Can Make a Difference Via Engineering
2016, July 20: G.A.M.E.S. Campers Learn about Bioengineering While Breaking Down Stereotypes
2016, July 19: MechSE’s WYSE Camp Helps High School Students Explore Mechanical Engineering
2016, July 6: Girls Experience Electrical Engineering First-Hand at the 2016 GLEE GAMES Camp
2016, June 28: High School Girls Discover Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at GAMES Camp
2015, September 18: Lt. Governor Campus Visit Aimed at Increasing Diversity in the STEM Pipeline
2015, July 17: 2015 GAMES Camps Recruit Girls to the STEM Pipeline…and Engineering
2015, July 27: WYSE Camps Treat Guys and Gals to an Engineering Smorgasbord
2015, July 1: Rosado’s Summer 2015 Camps Expose Young People to Engineering…and Illinois
2014, July 21: 2014 G.A.M.E.S. Campers Discover That Engineering Is Not Just for Boys Anymore
2013, September 24: G.A.M.E.S. Campers Experience Bioengineering—and Have Fun
2013, September 19: GLEE Campers Learn How Electrical Engineering Impacts Their Everyday Lives
2013, August 22: G-BAM Sends Campers This Message: Girls Make Awesome Engineers
2013, August 21: GLAM Seeks to Capture Girls’ Imagination About Materials
2013, August 12: Environmental Engineering G.A.M.E.S. Encourages Girls to Think/Design Green
2013, August 8: 2013 G.A.M.E.S. Camp Gives Girls a Taste of Engineering – and College Life
2013, August 7: G.A.M.E.S. Camp Seeks to Navigate Girls into Aerospace Engineering
2012, July 18: High School Girls Experience Illinois Engineering During G.A.M.E.S. Camp

Catalyzing Inclusive STEM Experiences All Year Round (CISTEME365)

2020, July 31: CISTEME365 Virtual Institute Equips Teachers to Expose Underserved Students to STEM Via Extracurricular STEM Clubs
2019, December 17: MSHS STEM Club Seeks to Pique High Schoolers’ Interest in STEM Via Hands-on Activities, Exploring STEM Careers
2019, September 16: Banerjee and Bose Empower/Recharge Educators During CISTEME365 Session About Power and Energy
2019, September 12: Five Schools Tap into CISTEME365 Resources to Begin STEM Clubs, Pique Student Interest in STEM
2019, September 10: CISTEME365 Seeks to Increase Underrepresented in STEM—Trains Teachers to Start STEM Clubs
2019, September 4: Meagan Pollock Encourages CISTEME365 Educators to Reach and Teach Every Student
2019, August 5: CISTEME365 Is One Step Closer To Launching STEM Clubs Across the State
2019, April 5: A $1.2 Million NSF Grant Will Help Illinois Researchers Implement and Study a Three-Pillar STEM Program for State Middle and High School Students