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‘MTSU On the Record’ goes to summer camp to have fun with STEM

Dr. Dennis Mullen, chair of the Department of Biology, will discuss the College of Basic and Applied Sciences’ STEM Summer Camp on the next

Turning science into a fun way to spend the summer was the topic of a recet “MTSU On the Record” radio program.

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr, Dennis Mullen, chair of the university’s Department of Biology, first aired July 5 on WMOT-FM Roots Radio 89.5 and www.wmot.org.

You can listen to their conversation via the SoundCloud link below.

Dr. Dennis Mullen, MTSU Biology Department chair
Dr. Dennis Mullen
Gina K. Logue, MTSU News and Media Relations specialist
Gina K. Logue

Students entering 10th and 11th grades participated in activities centered on science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, also known as STEM, at the College of Basic and Applied SciencesSTEM Summer Camp, held July 11-15.

This week of fun-filled, age-appropriate events, hosted by the departments of biology, chemistry and engineering technology, took place both on- and off-campus. Each afternoon ended at the Campus Recreation Center.

“Our approach is going to be to take all the students that have signed up for the camp, divide them up into three separate groups, and then each group will spend one day in each department,” Mullen said. “Each department will have activities for that one day.”

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The campers spent July 14 getting an overall view of how the disciplines interrelate. Attendees spent July 15 engaged in small group activities to develop presentations.

Lunch, snacks and drinks were provided for the 45 registered campers. 

To hear previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, visit the searchable “Audio Clips” archives at www.mtsunews.com

For more information about the radio program, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

MTSU has hosted numerous STEM-related events for youngsters over the years. In this file photo from April 2002, Lexi Tut performs a physics experiment in a "Physics Phun" workshop as part of the 25th annual Tennessee Girls in STEM Conference in the Science Building Saturday, April 9. The STEM Summer Camp scheduled for July 11-15 will engage students in similar close encounters with science, technology, engineering and technology.
MTSU regularly hosts STEM-related events for youngsters on campus. In this April file photo, Lexi Tut performs a physics experiment in a “Physics Phun” workshop during the 25th annual Tennessee Girls in STEM Conference in the Science Building. The STEM Summer Camp scheduled July 11-15 at MTSU will engage students in similar close encounters with science, technology, engineering and math. (MTSU file photo by Cat Murphy Curtis)

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