Summer Scholars: Health Sciences
June 25-30, 2023 | Ages: Rising 9th-12th graders
Get the pulse on health science professions this summer!
If you’re a rising high school student and have considered studying health sciences, then you should come to the University of Lynchburg’s summer college prep program! This weeklong camp will give you a chance to explore different health-related fields, like being a physician assistant (PA), working in public health, or becoming an athletic trainer or physical therapist. You’ll learn about what goes into nursing, exercise physiology, sport management, and biomedical sciences. Plus, you’ll get a feel for campus life at Lynchburg with some other student activities!
You’ll try out:
- Providing care to a trauma patient
- Performing functional movement analyses
- Advocating for healthy nutrition for all ages and making healthy snacks
- Exploring anatomy and physiology through dissection, cadavers, and technology
- Practicing first aid, CPR, and athletic training skills
- Assessing vital signs and providing clinical care in the patient simulation lab
- Analyzing how the brain and behavior interact through neuroanatomy
- Ensuring health settings and practices are safe and legally compliant
Get hands-on experience in these program areas:
- Athletic training
- Biology
- Exercise physiology
- Health and recreation law
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- PA medicine
- Physical therapy
- Public health/health promotion
- Sport Management
Cost
- Day Camp: $495 (includes T-shirt and daily lunch)
- Residential Camp: $925 (includes T-shirt and all meals)
Register by June 18.
Contact
Stefanie B. Copp, EdD
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Director of the Master of Education in Reading Program
Debate and Public Speaking
Please note: Debate and Public Speaking Camp for 2023 has been cancelled due to low enrollment.
June 12-16, 2023 | Ages: 12-18
Local middle and high school students are invited to attend Debate and Public Speaking Summer Camp.
Spend five days with us, and you will:
- Hone your public speaking and analytical skills with certified instruction and coaching.
- Learn presentation and critical skills that will help you become a more outspoken and confident student in the classroom.
- Acquire debate and forensic (public speaking) fundamentals, including instruction and the development of persuasive, informative, declamation, single and duo interpretive, prose, poetry, after-dinner, impromptu, extemporaneous, and parliamentary debate speaking.
- Enjoy working with our award-winning collegiate team!
Best of all, leave with the confidence and ability to present yourself and your ideas in any public situation.
Master Classes
Master Classes are designed for students desiring competition and are included in camp or can be attended separately.
Cost
- Five-day camp: $285 (includes all master classes, lunch, materials, and T-shirt)
- Individual master classes: $85 (includes lunch, materials, and T-shirt)
Contact
Paula Youra, PhD
Professor of Communication Studies
Speech and Debate Coach
