Summer Camps

Create and Collaborate at CBU Summer Camps

Summer @ CBU will help you advance your knowledge and create lasting connections with friends, peers and mentors—all while having fun and making life-long memories! Through a variety of camps for both students and educators, participants will learn new skills across a variety of disciplines.

Academic Camps

Get Psyched About Psychology

FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, geared toward rising juniors and seniors
July 20, 2023 • 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Fee: $75
Contact Info: Dr. Tracie L. Burke, tburke@cbu.edu, 901.321.3357

Sample captivating psychology classes, such as Psychology of Games, Memory and Problem-solving, Prejudice and Stereotyping, Autism, and Psychology of Artificial Intelligence. Experience hands-on demonstrations of psychological phenomena, such as recording brain activity, sensation and perception, emotional intelligence, stereotyping and operant conditioning. Learn about careers for psychology majors and related fields, including counseling.

Engineering Student Summer Camp

FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, geared toward rising juniors and seniors
June 26, 2023 – June 30, 2023 • 8:00 am -5:30 pm
Registration Fee: $200, due by May 26, 2023
Contact Info: Dr. Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., aassadol@cbu.edu

This program will provide an overview of topics in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering.  This program will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to build basic electrical circuits, program the Arduino microcontroller, produce structural concrete, and design a water treatment system. Students will complete a series of educational projects using the Sparkfun Inventors Kit (SIK), learn Arduino programming, 3D printing, how to mix structural concrete, and how to design a water filtration system. By the end of the week, each student will build their own mobile robot, build an aerodynamic foam glider, learn to fly multirotor aircraft, make their own concrete samples, and build a water filtration system. Participants will also learn aircraft safety rules and other rules necessary to pass the Federal Aviation Administration “The Recreational UAS Safety Test” (TRUST) exam. This will allow them to legally operate unmanned aircraft for recreational purposes.  This program will provide a fantastic experience for any student interested in becoming an electrical engineer, computer engineer, computer scientist, structural engineer, or environmental engineer.    

Engineering for Educators

FOR TEACHERS
Dates:  June 19, 2023 – June 23, 2023  • 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Fee:  $200 for non-SCS educators, Free for SCS educators
Contact Person:  Dr. Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., aassadol@cbu.edu

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. However, educators who have already registered are invited to participate in the Engineering Student Summer Camp with behind the scenes information and lesson plans.   

Life Sciences Student Summer Camp

FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, geared toward rising juniors and seniors
June 26, 2023 – June 30, 2023 • 8:00am – 5:30pm
Registration Fee: $200, due by May 26, 2023
Contact Person:  Dr. Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., aassadol@cbu.edu

This program will allow students to explore their world through observation and experimentation. Hands on laboratory experiences will include going outside and observing the life that surrounds us in Memphis and by the state-of-the-art CBU sciences laboratories. The fundamentals of the scientific process will be taught. Academic components of this camp will be overseen by CBU faculty from our Biology and Chemistry departments and will include components of environmental biology, zoology, human anatomy, and parasitology.  This program will provide a fantastic experience for any student interested in becoming a medical doctor, veterinarian, pharmacist, or chemist.