New Jersey Institute of Technology – Shydale James
” For the ninth consecutive year, NJIT hosted the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, an all-inclusive residential program founded by NASA astronaut and physician Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. The two-week camp introduces Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to students from underserved and underrepresented populations. This year, 48 area middle-school students learned about various STEM-related careers by going on field trips to places like the Buehler Challenge & Science Center, where they were able to simulate a mission to space. On campus, the campers, who had to score at the median-to-superior level in standardized math and science tests to qualify for the program, immersed themselves in hands-on lab work, classroom study, experiments and individual and team activities facilitated by secondary teachers from surrounding schools.”(more)