From athletics to fine arts and engineering, University of Texas Permian Basin is offering a full range of camps this summer.
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“The list seems to just continue to grow,” Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships Jacqui Gore said.
As a working mom, Gore said she understands the importance of summer camps.
“The camps here at UTPB are important because it gets young people on our camps and we hope that will plant the seed to encourage them to start thinking about going to college and thinking about becoming a Falcon when they graduate from high school. And if not a Falcon, we want them to think about college and start making those plans to attend somewhere,” Gore said.
“I think the opportunity for these kids to walk the campus of a university is pretty special. Most kids don’t get that opportunity and their parents will come back and forth to campus to pick them up, so the parents might also be enticed to think about higher education as well. This gives us an opportunity to build relationships with those families,” she added.
The athletic camps also give students and parents a chance to build relationships with coaches.
“It’s a great opportunity for the University of Texas Permian Basin to get more involved in our community outreach,” Gore said.
There will be a Youth Day Camp that’s for kindergarten through eighth grade students from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. June 3-4.
Registration is $50.
There is a high school youth camp for ages 14-18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 22. That also has a $50 registration fee.
The youth camp includes football instruction, position specific instruction, running, jumping and combine testing, Gore said. The high school edition on June 22 is meant to evaluate and teach high school football players.
The football program is holding camps in different cities across Texas.
“Those camps not only help high school kids get ready for their high school season and start thinking about college football, but it’s also a recruiting opportunity for UTPB coaches to see the great talent across the state. The one here on the UTPB campus on June 22, that will be the same thing to help our local high school students get ready for their high school season, but also to check out the talent. We’ll have athletes you know who may come in from other parts of the state for that event as well,” Gore said.
Girls basketball camp is coming up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 1. That is for ninth through 12th grade girls.
“It’s an elite camp for high school students. The registration fee is $75,” Gore said.
There is also a boys and girls basketball youth camp for first through fourth grade kids from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. June 14. That day there will also be a camp for fifth through eighth-grade students from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“Those camps are for boys and girls to help improve fundamentals and footwork through drills, skills development, passing, shooting, layup drills and competition,” Gore said.
The registration fee is $40.
A boys basketball youth camp will be 9 a.m. to noon for second through fifth grade and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. is for sixth through ninth grade. Dates are June 17-19. There is a $100 registration fee.
A boys basketball day camp will be from 9 a.m. to noon for second through ninth grade June 24-26.
“It will be led by the UTPB men’s basketball coaches to help the kids improve their basketball game and participation in skills competition over the course of the camp,” Gore said.
On July 9, there will be a boys basketball shooting camp for second through ninth grade. Registration for that is $50. That camp will focus on shooting instruction and skills in order to improve shot making ability. It will be led by men’s basketball coaches and players.
On Aug. 3, there will be a boys elite basketball camp from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for ninth through 12th grade boys. Registration fee is $75.
This camp is for high school boys who aspire to play college basketball. They will focus on skill development, practice drills and competition in order to be evaluated by UTPB basketball coaches.
Soccer league will go on from June 1 through July 31.
“It’s a seven-on-seven high school soccer league. … This is the second year the soccer team has put this one. There will be a girls and a boys league and the games will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays on the UTPB turf field. It’s $800 per team,” Gore said.
With seven people on each team, they will split the cost. There is a maximum of 12 players per team, but they will play seven-on-seven.
There also is an overnight cheer camp July 10-12 for ages 10 and up. The registration fee is $300 due before July 10.
“The UTPB cheer team will work with the attendees on jumps, motions, tumbling, stumps and spirit. Then they’ll have fun activities like sand volleyball and play in the pool,” Gore said.
On the academic side, there are engineering camps, biology camps, Makerspace camps, geology camp and more.
The biology camp is for kids 12 to 18 and will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-27.
“They’ll focus on genetics, microbiology, anatomy and ecology,” Gore said.
University of Texas Permian Basin will host two engineering camps this summer — UNITE and ExxonMobil.
The UNITE camp is June 17-July 12 on the first floor of the Engineering Building. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
UNITE is a four-week, pre-collegiate summer experience for talented high school students hosted by the University of Texas Permian Basin College of Engineering.
It encourages students to pursue college majors and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related fields through a program of focused, hands-on, rigorous academics, enrichment, and career exploration.
The ExxonMobil Engineering Summer Camp for middle school students is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 17-21 at the Engineering Building. The age range is sixth through eighth grade and the registration fee is $295.
The high school ExxonMobil Engineering Summer Camp is June 24-28 at the Engineering Building. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the age range is ninth through 12th grade.
The registration fee is $295.
There is a free geology camp for 12- to 18-year-olds June 17-21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Geoscience Building.
“This will introduce students to fundamentals of post secondary education in scientific pursuit of Earth studies,” Gore said.
A Makerspace camp is set for June 3-13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Innovation Lab Makerspace in the UTPB Library. It is for sixth through 12th grade students and registration is $300.
“This is a hands-on camp, so they’ll work with 3-D printers, 3-D scanners, laser cutter, engravers, vinyl and paper cutters, heat pressers, embroidery machines and other Makerspace equipment,” Gore said.
An arts camp for 12- to 18-year-olds June 3-18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and that is free. It will be at the Charles A. Sorber Visual Arts Studios. In week one, they will work with screen printing and photography, and in week two, 3-D printing and stop-motion animation.
Large School Choir Camp will be July 10-12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 14- to 18-year-olds. It will be at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center and Engineering Building classrooms.
“It’s a three-day camp for students in Texas 5A-6A high schools who intend to audition for all-region and all-state choir,” Gore said.
The UTPB swimming pool also is open. Summer hours are Monday through Thursday from noon to 3 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 5:30 p.m. Fees can be found here.
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