Pre-College Programs Offers A Taste of College Experience to Young Students
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas’ Educational Talent Search and College Project programs will host the overnight camp, “Experience College,” June 15-16. Fifty 8th, 9th and 10th grade students from schools in Benton, Crawford, Sebastian and Washington counties are participating in the camp.
“Experience College” allows students an opportunity to explore potential careers and college majors in the areas of technology, broadcast journalism, engineering/architecture and fashion merchandising.
Below is a schedule of events:
June 15 - 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Geospace — Ozark 215
Broadcasting — CAT Station (located at 101 W. Rock St., off of Fay. downtown square)
Fashion Design — Home Economics 105
Spaghetti Bridge — Vol Walker Hall
1-5 p.m.
Geospace — Ozark 215 and on campus conducting field work
Broadcasting — traveling to other sites
Fashion Design — Agri. Annex 210
Spaghetti Bridge — Holcombe Hall
June 16 — 8-11 a.m
Geospace — Ozark 215
Broadcasting - CAT station
Fashion Merchandising (8:30 start) — Home Economics 228
Spaghetti Bridge — Holcombe Hall
12:15-3:30 p.m.
Geospace — Ozark 215
Broadcasting — CAT station
Fashion Merchandising — field trip to BLEU, located at Village on the Creeks in Rogers and Northwest Arkansas Mall
Spaghetti Bridge — Holcombe Hall
For more information, please contact Gina Ervin, University of Arkansas Pre-College Programs, at (479) 575-3553.
Educational Talent Search and College Project are funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The programs seek to identify, motivate and prepare 6th- to 12th-grade students for college entry and graduation. Partnering school districts include Fort Smith, Van Buren, Cedarville, Elkins, West Fork, Farmington, Lincoln, Prairie Grove, Decatur, Rogers, Springdale, and Bentonville districts in Arkansas, and Colcord and Moseley districts in Oklahoma.
Contacts
Gina Ervin, Senior Associate Director, University of Arkansas Pre-College Programs, (479) 575-3553, gervin@uark.eduHeadlines
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