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Aspire!      Residential Camps for Grades 10 - 12
Too grown-up for summer camp?  Starting to think about college?

... Aspire! may be for you


Incoming college freshmen:
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for information about the new Chemistry Bootcamp!


Attention Camps on Campus and Aspire!


NOTICE: The safety and health of our summer campers is our paramount concern and we trust you will assist our efforts.  If you or a family member or other contact has travelled to an area where cases of H1N1 influenza (swine flu)  have been confirmed in humans or animals, please let us know immediately at 704-687-4447 etc. so that we can evaluate any risk and comply with good health practices.

  • The grades listed are for academic year 2010 - 2011, i.e. "rising" grades.
  • If a program fills, we can put you on a waiting list, and let you know right away if a space opens up.  To be added to a waiting list, contact the registration specialists in our Continuing Education office at 704-687-8900 or email ceregistration@uncc.edu
  • Questions? Call 704-687-4447 or e-mail emgoggin@uncc.edu.


The 2010 Aspire! schedule is ready - save the dates!

6/14 - 18
  Law   (grades 11 & 12)
6/21 - 25  Motorsports Engineering   (grades 11 & 12)
6/28 - 7/2
  Gear Up! Health   (not open to the public)
7/12 - 16

 Health (open to all)   (grades 10 & 12)
 7/19 - 23  IT   (grades 11 & 12)
7/26 - 30
  Musical Theater   (grades 11 & 12)
8/2 - 6
  Engineering: CAD   (grades 11 & 12)

Aspire! is a week-long residential program for rising 11th - 12th graders* who want a "sneak preview" of college life.  This year, we have 6 academic strands - Law, Motorsports Engineering, Health, IT, Musical Theater and Engineering: Computer Aided Design.  During the day, you work with your own group; evening activities include advice from the Admissions office about your college application; meeting with a representative of the College Foundation of North Carolina, for an informational session covering college applications, career advice, scholarship opportunities, etc.; and meetings with students and faculty from departments of interest to you.  Of course, there's also swimming, and other recreational activities, and the usual (in)famous Talent Show!

* Health also accept students in rising grade 10.

 
Aspire! program descriptions:

There are 6 Aspire! topics, but some of the spaces are reserved.  Thus, when you register for Aspire! it's a good idea to let us know your second and third choices too.  If there's space available in the program of your choice, of course we'll register you for that one, but we may not be able to do it right away. 

 

For on-line registration, please click on the big check mark    to the left of the title of the program
you wish to  register for.

REGISTRATION ALERT
Online registration can only accept FULL payment. To register with only a deposit please call 704-687-8900.

Law (with Jeri Guido)   June 14 - 18
 

If you think you might be interested in a legal career, or are just fascinated by the law, this week’s Aspire! Law program is right for you.  Play the role of a prosecuting attorney or defense lawyer, an expert witness or a criminal investigator, as you attempt to unravel the truth in a homicide* trial.  Learn the basics of courtroom procedure with the help of “Judge” Jeri Guido and several guests from the local legal community.  See if you can put together a case to convince the jury your client is innocent, or to obtain a conviction.

*corpse not included!

Motorsports Engineering (with Peter Tkacik)   June 21 - 25


If you have an interest in Science, Engineering, Math or Technology, then this Aspire! program is designed for
you.  As well as getting an introduction to Mechanical and Civil Engineering, you will do in-depth work on a race
car project in the UNC Charlotte motorsports center (a.k.a. The Alan Kulwicky Race Shop), study micro-e
lectronics fabrication in a clean room, and research a race track structures program.  The Thursday activities
will include a field trip to a race track and/or race team.  Friday is for wrapping up projects followed up
with a presentation and award program.

!It is necessary to apply for this program - but it's simple! Just click on FORM  and fill it out and click SUBMIT. The message will be sent to emgoggin@uncc.edu. 

 
 
Gear Up Health (with Claire Belles)   June 28 - July 2  this week is not open to the public

Open Health (with Claire Belles)   July 12 - 16   this week is open to everyone
Healthcare and medicine are two of the hottest career choices today, with over 400 healthcare careers to choose from.  Aspire! Health will give you first hand experience with professionals in the medical field, and put you on the inside track to being a doctor, nurse, athletic trainer, and more.  The emphasis is on the important role of science in health-related careers, incorporating exciting demonstrations, medical terminology and health career instruction.  This comprehensive hands-on program offers students the opportunity to learn in a hands-on environment and includes: learning to use a stethoscope to check blood pressure, exploring the UNC Charlotte Schools of Nursing and Health Sciences - and lots more!

Here's a link to the UNC Charlotte Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.health.uncc.edu.

Check out the lead story here about a group of Gear Up NC students who attended Aspire Health 2009.
 
 
IT (with Tiffany Barnes and Bruce Long)   July 19 - 23
 
Is it a battle with evil aliens? Or a quest to solve crime?  In this new, high-tech IT camp in collaboration with Tiffany Barnes from Computer Science and Bruce Long from Software and Information Systems, learn how computing plays a leading role in making games and in predicting and detecting evil-doers in software! Each day you will spend half the day learning to make new games of your own design, and half your day working to solve a virtual "crime" by finding electronic evidence left behind when computers or other digital devices are used.

After this camp, you’ll be able to make your own games to play with your friends, and know how a digital CSI operates!

Musical Theater: I'm Gonna Make It! (with Tiffany McAfee)   July 26 - 30
You and your friends have always been there for each other. You want the same thing in life: to make it to the big time and be famous. But you have different ideas of what fame can be: from Broadway and Musicals to Movies and Hollywood. It’s time to say farewell to your friends as you take different paths, but you can make it your own way. Students will be challenged in Aspire! Musical Theatre like never before. Be prepared to follow your dreams to being a star, audition for the leads roles and solos. There won’t be any lyrics in these songs, so be ready to sing your hearts out and really use those vocal cords! That’s what friends are for, right?
“There's a time for us,
some day a time for us,
time together with time to spare,
time to look, time to care,
Someday! Somewhere.” – West Side Story   
 

 
 
Computer-Aided Design (with Jeff Raquet)   August 2 - 6
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is a vital new tool with applications from automotive and aerospace industries to prosthetics.  It’s also used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising and technical manuals.  Dr. Jeff Raquet works in our Rapid Lab where students use CAD software to generate complex working models to meet design specifications for their projects. Students will be working hands-on to create models of their own, and will then use Additive Manufacturing to generate actual, physical models of their designs.   
 
 
Fees and Registration
  • The registration process has changed and now goes through our Continuing Education department.  It will speed things up for you if you fill out a "profile" for each student before registration.  Click on this link and follow the directions there.  If you have any problems, call the registration specialists at 704-687-8900.
  • The deposit is $70.  You may choose to pay just the deposit immediately; your space will be held until 10 days before the start of the program.  The balance of $375 will be due then.  If we don't hear from you then, we will have to fill the space from our (usually very long!) waiting lists.  Full payment is $445.

  • When programs are full, we can put you on a waiting list.  We occasionally get drops, so sometimes a space opens up in a "full" program; if you need to cancel, please let us know in good time, so we can offer the space to another student.  Please make sure we have up-to-date contact information for you.