For anyone interested in a field of emergency medicine, or in serving on the response team as a non-EMS responder in the government, corporate, law enforcement, or corrections field, the Emergency Medical Response course provides invaluable skills and knowledge to help responders appropriately help at the scene of an emergency. This team-based, interactive course covers topics such as medical terminology, effective communication, and basic patient assessment techniques. Campers will learn how to take vitals, proper lifting and moving skills, in addition to treatment for a variety of common emergencies. Campers will also have the chance to earn their healthcare-level American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.

Interested in a healthcare career and not sure which one is for you? Now is the time to apply for Discovery MedCamp! Campers will examine and explore the multi-faceted world of healthcare careers alongside current health professions students and faculty in a four-day residential experience on the campus of Auburn University (AU).

The AIMS Medical and Surgical Procedures Workshop provides an overview of anatomy and an introduction to careers in the health care field. Physicians and professionals from various medical specialties provide programs in their areas of expertise using auditorium presentations, hands-on laboratory experiences and group interactions. Students also view several surgical demonstrations on-site by expert faculty and surgeons from SLU and other local hospitals and universities. This workshop is available for all students in the age group of high school freshmen to incoming college freshmen (ages 15-19) interested in science and medicine.

Nursing Camp, facilitated by Auburn University School of Nursing (AUSON) and Auburn Youth Programs (AYP), is an engaging one-week summer program available for high school students interested in careers in nursing. Camp participants “learn by doing” and practice technical skills as they rotate through interactive learning stations led by undergraduate nursing students in the school’s labs and simulation center. Faculty use case studies and simulation scenarios to bring healthcare specializations like emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and home health to life as the teens provide care for simulated patients throughout the week. The week includes team competitions, learning opportunities with community healthcare professionals, and discussion of educational pathways to nursing.

The SIUE School of Engineering summer camp will introduce various engineering disciplines, computer science and construction management to high school students through a set of fun, challenging and thought-provoking activities. Campers will have the opportunity to learn how engineering impacts our lives through participation in various hands-on laboratory experiments and design contests.

Chess instruction is provided to all students, as well as opportunities for chess tournament play. Higher level strategies and tactics are taught to experienced players. No prior experience is required to participate in this chess class.

If you like Lego, you will LOVE this class! Join other brickheads in building and designing Lego creations that revolve around themes and teach strategy, flexibility, and creative thinking-skills that parents and children never knew plastic pieces could provide. TONS of bricks will be provided, as well as instruction booklets (sometimes) as students build their own fun. Daily books, projects, and building will lead to a remarkable week.

Auburn University's Industrial Design Camp offers an engaging program for rising 9th - 12th grade students interested in a professional career in Industrial Design. Hosted by the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction's School of Industrial and Graphic Design, this week-long resident camp offers an intensive design experience beginning with the identification of a design problem and rapidly progressing through idea generation, concept development, and exploratory prototyping.

The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine partners with the Auburn University Office of Professional and Continuing Education to offer Vet Camps each summer to youth interested in the veterinary medicine profession. Campers will learn about veterinary medicine first-hand in classrooms, laboratories, and outdoor facilities that include Auburn’s raptor, equine, dairy, and beef. Campers will learn about public health, farm animals, exotics & wildlife, companion animals, anatomy, physiology, surgery prep skills, and research, as well as gain valuable mentoring about careers in the veterinary sciences.

Are you thinking about a career in aviation as a pilot? Engineer? Unmanned aircraft operator? Airport manager? Air traffic controller? Corporate aviation? If you are a rising 9th-12th grade student and you would like to learn more about these and other aviation career opportunities, we invite you to attend our Aviation Camp at Auburn University. The air transportation industry connects the world's economies and the demand for aviation professionals has never been stronger. Auburn University has been a leader in aviation education since the early 1940s and is proud to offer this youth program to begin developing the next generation of global aviation leaders.

Brain Camp is a fun, interactive camp for young leaders who are rising juniors and seniors in high school, or about to enter their freshman year of college to get hands-on experience using advanced technology and to learn from distinguished professors in the field of neuroscience. Students will be led by two faculty members in the Department of Psychological Sciences – Jeff Katz, Ph.D. (Mike and Leann Rowe Endowed Professor), and Jen Robinson, Ph.D., (Alumni Professor), and high school psychology teacher, Ms. Kathy Dodgen.

Perhaps our most popular and successful tech camp gets better every year. Critical thinking, problem-solving, and disciplined creativity will all be challenged and engaged in this intensive, weeklong, full day camp (no camp on Friday). This camp will introduce students to Java, the world’s most popular and important programming language. Using the object oriented structures of Java, students will learn to use an IDE (Interactive Development Environment) to design and compile programs, learn the basic constructs of programming structures and objects, and practice their new knowledge on fun projects (e.g., basic game design, calculators, etc.).

Digital/data agility – the ability to source, clean, categorize, analyze, visualize, and publish data – is among the most in-demand skillsets in the university environment and of course for professionals entering the modern workforce. Accomplishing all those needs requires tools, and R/R Studio is at the center of the analytics and information explosion. This hands-on course is designed for high school student who wants to power up their critical thinking and data skills. It is not a programming camp in the classic sense.

Come explore the possibilities within Auburn University’s engineering program, including the Paper and Bioresource Engineering Specialization. The specialization, and Pulp & Paper Scholarship, is open to students who are majoring in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biosystems engineering, and industrial systems engineering. The pulp and paper industry is rapidly growing, creating a increasing demand for highly skilled professionals. Auburn’s Paper and Bioresource Engineering Specialization is uniquely set up to pave one’s way into this sought-after industry. Summer camp participants will receive first-hand experience on what the program has to offer by participating in a variety of activities.

Chess instruction is provided to all students, as well as opportunities for chess tournament play. Higher level strategies and tactics are taught to experienced players. No prior experience is required to participate in this chess class.