West Virginia State University to Host Environmental Science Summer Day Camp for Teens

5/22/2018

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Contact: Jack Bailey
(304) 766-4109
jbaile19@wvstateu.edu

   
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will host two summer sessions of a day camp for high school aged youths called “Think Like an Environmental Scientist.”

The weeklong sessions will take place June 18-22 and July 16-20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the campus of WVSU.

“West Virginia is noted for its rugged hills and pristine trout streams. However, hidden among these landscapes are lasting remnants from our industrial past,” said WVSU CASTEM Director Hannah Payne. “Our goal is to teach young people to think like an environmental scientist and identify water quality issues and support conservation efforts to keep our natural resources viable for generations to come.”

Students will complete various types of water quality testing, including identification, preservation and mitigation options to water quality challenges.

The camp is free to attend, and registration is required. To register, visit wvstateu.edu/Outreach/CASTEM .

The camp is sponsored by the West Virginia Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research - Appalachian Freshwater Initiative.

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West Virginia State University is a public, land grant, historically black university, which has evolved into a fully accessible, racially integrated, and multi‐generational institution, located in Institute, W.Va. As a “living laboratory of human relations,” the university is a community of students, staff, and faculty committed to academic growth, service and preservation of the racial and cultural diversity of the institution. Its mission is to meet the higher education and economic development needs of the state and region through innovative teaching and applied research.