MSU's Western Transportation Institute to host STEM and design summer camps for middle schoolers

MSU News Service

BOZEMAN — Montana State University’s Western Transportation Institute will host two five-day summer camps that are free for area middle school students interested in community design, planning, and science, technology, engineering and math.

Mobility Innovations, which will be held July 15-19 and July 22-26 on the MSU campus, will integrate STEM topics and provide opportunities for participants to apply design thinking to mobility and transportation issues. Through a variety of activities, the camp will explore topics like community design, public health, sustainable construction materials, wildlife and habitat conservation, advanced technologies and safety.

Students entering grades six through nine in the fall are invited to attend. The camp will bring Montana teachers, MSU faculty and researchers and industry guest speakers to campus to share a diverse mix of fun, exploratory and hands-on activities with participating youth.

The camps are free to participants and will meet from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily. Space is limited, and applicants may register for only one of the two available weeks. For more information on the camp and to register, visit: http://bit.ly/MSUSTEM2019/.