Soaring High in Engineering (SHE)
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Soaring High in Engineering (SHE) is a camp developed specifically for young women*. During this full day camp, attendees will participate in engaging, hands-on activities designed with a real world theme to expose them to everything a girl can do as an engineer.
Students are selected based on quality of application materials and space available in the chosen location.
Please choose the location you prefer below for more information, including this year's themes and eligible grade levels.
Camp Dates and Time
July 11 - 15, 2022
8:30am to 4:30pm each day
Eligibility
All female students entering the 6th through 9th grades during the 2022-2023 school year (current 5th through 8th graders) are eligible to apply. Students will be accepted in the order they are registered.
This camp is fully supported by generous sponsors, so there is no program fee. Campers will receive snacks, a t-shirt, insurance, and other camp related expenses. Lunch is not provided. Students are expected to bring a lunch each day. If this will cause unnecessary hardship, please contact us prior to camp start to make alternate arrangements.
Theme
This year's theme is Engineering Our P.A.S.T. (Prehistoric Arkansas Stories and Technologies). Students will apply concepts from engineering to understand ancient technologies, as well as modern archaeological practices. The College of Engineering is pleased to partner with the Arkansas Archaeological Survey to offer this camp.
Arkansans have been engineering their lives for 14,000 years. Even the very first hunter-gatherers had to adapt to their changing landscapes. As climate changed at the end of the Pleistocene and the megafauna went extinct, the Paleoindians manufactured different weaponry to hunt the smaller fauna. As territoriality gradually became a concept, Archaic cultures gained knowledge of their landscape, started building mounds, and began to choose plants that were more productive and reliable, beginning the slow process of domestication. Soon the Woodland cultures had fully domesticated grains, using pottery for cooking instead of gourds, and eventually adopted bow and arrow technology. By the Mississippian period, farming became intensive with the spread of maize (corn) and complex societies resulted in an explosion of artistic development. By the time the European explorers and settlers contacted these cultures, they were vibrant and advanced but not enough so to defend themselves with a completely different technology: metal tools. The surviving American Indians assimilated for the most part into American society and today, many have integrated, but some still hold on to their ancestors’ traditions and teach this history to their children, honoring the advancements their past family members invented or perfected.
Location
This camp is held at the Delta Gateway Museum. More specific information will be provided upon acceptance to the camp.
Please contact us at 479.575.7780 or engrcamp@uark.edu with any questions.
Camp Dates and Time
June 27 - July 1, 2022
8:30am to 4:30pm each day
Eligibility
All female students entering the 8th and 9th grade during the 2022-2023 school year (current 7th and 8th graders) are eligible to apply. Students are selected based on quality of application materials and space available in the chosen location.
Theme
This year's theme is Engineering Our P.A.S.T. (Prehistoric Arkansas Stories and Technologies). Students will apply concepts from engineering to understand ancient technologies, as well as modern archaeological practices. The College of Engineering is pleased to partner with the Arkansas Archaeological Survey to offer this camp.
Arkansans have been engineering their lives for 14,000 years. Even the very first hunter-gatherers had to adapt to their changing landscapes. As climate changed at the end of the Pleistocene and the megafauna went extinct, the Paleoindians manufactured different weaponry to hunt the smaller fauna. As territoriality gradually became a concept, Archaic cultures gained knowledge of their landscape, started building mounds, and began to choose plants that were more productive and reliable, beginning the slow process of domestication. Soon the Woodland cultures had fully domesticated grains, using pottery for cooking instead of gourds, and eventually adopted bow and arrow technology. By the Mississippian period, farming became intensive with the spread of maize (corn) and complex societies resulted in an explosion of artistic development. By the time the European explorers and settlers contacted these cultures, they were vibrant and advanced but not enough so to defend themselves with a completely different technology: metal tools. The surviving American Indians assimilated for the most part into American society and today, many have integrated, but some still hold on to their ancestors’ traditions and teach this history to their children, honoring the advancements their past family members invented or perfected.
Cost
The camp costs $300 for the entire week. This program fee covers snacks, a t-shirt, insurance, and other camp related expenses. Lunch is provided.
Program fees are due upon acceptance to the program. Scholarships are available thanks to generous donations from our sponsors. Please complete the scholarship application form and send required documents before the deadline to receive consideration for these scholarships.
Location
This camp will be held at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville campus. We are working to provide daily transportation to this on campus event from at least one location outside Fayetteville. More information about transportation options will be made available as soon as possible.
Please contact us at 479.575.7780 or engrcamp@uark.edu with any questions.
Camp Dates and Time
July 18 - 22, 2022
8:30am to 4:30pm each day
Eligibility
All female students entering the 6th through 9th grades during the 2022-2023 school year (current 5th through 8th graders) are eligible to apply. Students will be accepted in the order they are registered.
This camp is fully supported by generous sponsors, so there is no program fee. Campers will receive snacks, a t-shirt, insurance, and other camp related expenses. Lunch is not provided. Students are expected to bring a lunch each day. If this will cause unnecessary hardship, please contact us prior to camp start to make alternate arrangements.
Theme
This year's theme is Engineering Our P.A.S.T. (Prehistoric Arkansas Stories and Technologies). Students will apply concepts from engineering to understand ancient technologies, as well as modern archaeological practices. The College of Engineering is pleased to partner with the Arkansas Archaeological Survey to offer this camp.
Arkansans have been engineering their lives for 14,000 years. Even the very first hunter-gatherers had to adapt to their changing landscapes. As climate changed at the end of the Pleistocene and the megafauna went extinct, the Paleoindians manufactured different weaponry to hunt the smaller fauna. As territoriality gradually became a concept, Archaic cultures gained knowledge of their landscape, started building mounds, and began to choose plants that were more productive and reliable, beginning the slow process of domestication. Soon the Woodland cultures had fully domesticated grains, using pottery for cooking instead of gourds, and eventually adopted bow and arrow technology. By the Mississippian period, farming became intensive with the spread of maize (corn) and complex societies resulted in an explosion of artistic development. By the time the European explorers and settlers contacted these cultures, they were vibrant and advanced but not enough so to defend themselves with a completely different technology: metal tools. The surviving American Indians assimilated for the most part into American society and today, many have integrated, but some still hold on to their ancestors’ traditions and teach this history to their children, honoring the advancements their past family members invented or perfected.
Location
This camp is held at the UACCM Workforce Training Center. More specific information will be provided upon acceptance to the camp.
Please contact us at 479.575.7780 or engrcamp@uark.edu with any questions.
Camp Dates and Time
June 25-29, 20188:00am to 11:30am each day
Cost
The camp costs $300 for the entire week. This program fee covers snacks, a t-shirt, insurance, and other camp related expenses. Lunch is NOT provided.
Program fees are due upon acceptance to the program. Scholarships are available thanks to the generosity of a number of sponsors. Please complete the scholarship application form and send required documents before the deadline to receive consideration for these scholarships.
Location
This camp is held on the University of Arkansas campus. More specific information will be provided upon acceptance to the camp.
Please contact us at 479.575.7780 or engrcamp@uark.edu with any questions.
*STEM education researchers have devoted substantial effort toward developing, implementing, and assessing strategies that encourage the persistence of women, especially those from underrepresented groups in STEM fields. While our Soaring High in Engineering and GirlTREC camps are designed to integrate these proven pedagogical strategies that are especially aligned with the needs and interests of young women, we welcome any student to participate in camp activities.