Forage 2 Farm

This four-day immersive STEM camp will provide students with lasting experiences in foraging and sustainable agriculture. Through hands-on activities with an experienced forager & environmental educator students gain skills in plant identification, foraging, and wildcrafting. The Sustainable Agriculture Project is a student lead farm here at GVSU, where campers will meet with our farmers to learn the issues that farmers are facing such as pest control, soil nutrition, & pollination, and how technology can support solutions to these problems. Throughout camp, campers will have the opportunity to meet multiple industry professionals and examine what it means to follow a career in food science, agriculture, environmental science, and more! This camp takes place at GVSUs Allendale Campus, getting a taste of campus life right in their community.

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Advanced Manufacturing Camp - June 23rd - 26th, 2025

Join us as we explore this exciting summer camp for middle school students in Advanced Manufacturing! This summer camp is a four-day hands-on immersive STEM experience for students entering 6th and 7th (this fall) in advanced manufacturing and careers. Students will participate in a large group introduction followed by breakout sessions facilitated by GVSU staff, students, and industry professionals from around West Michigan. Sessions will include hands-on activities in CAD, 3-D Printing, Design Thinking, and Automation that will provide a glimpse into the future of the largest industry sector in Michigan. An introduction to careers in advanced manufacturing will engage students in learning about career pathways from industry professionals from West Michigan. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in off-site industry tours.

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Young PI's Summer Scholar Program, July 7 - July 11, 2025

July 7 - 11, 2025

The Young Pis Summer Scholar program's goal is to introduce high school students to lab techniques and research methods. Over the course of a week-long summer camp, students will complete labs based on biomedical sciences, biology, physics, and chemistry. High school students will be paired with an undergraduate mentor and be able to discuss research, college life, and how they can best prepare to excel when they reach the university level. The camp will also include a community tour of Grand Rapids based research institutes, exploring careers based on the exploration of STEM.

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2026 Camp Counselor Application

The GVSU Regional Math and Science Center (RMSC), in partnership with the Padnos College of Engineering (PCE), is seeking to hire four full-time GVSU students to serve as camp counselors for eight-week summer camp sessions. Camps are week-long 4-day camps, concentrating on informal STEM topics such as aviation/aerospace, engineering design, advanced manufacturing, foraging and sustainable agriculture. Camps are held at two GVSU locations: Allendale and Grand Rapids Pew Campus. 

Interested and want to know more? Email us at [email protected]