B-WISER summer camp is coming in June
Registration is open for B-WISER summer camp at The College of Wooster, offering girls completing seventh and eighth grade the chance to indulge in science-related interests.
The Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering and Research summer camp will return for summer 2025, offering girls completing seventh and eighth grade the chance to indulge in science-related interests. Hosted by The College of Wooster and funded by The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, B-WISER aims to encourage girls, a minority group within STEM fields, to engage in the sciences including geology, physics, engineering, chemistry and biology.
The B-WISER summer program will take place June 16-21 on campus, hosting girls overnight as they explore the college’s science labs, take a full day of courses and attend presentations by women working in a variety of scientific fields. In the evenings attendees can participate in a variety of scientific activities and demonstrations such as exploring light waves and polymers.
Founded at the college in 1990 by Lois Cook, former assistant camp director of B-WISER, and Ted Williams, former chemistry professor at the college, B-WISER encourages current Wooster students to volunteer at the camp to help with a range of tasks including hosting activities, giving demonstrations and presenting panel discussions. The all-female camp has encouraged young girls to pursue their interests in science for generations.
“This camp really opened me up to all of the possibilities that I could have with a science career,” one prior camper wrote. “I’m planning on getting my doctorate degree in audiology.”
The cost for the B-WISER summer camp is $660, and limited scholarships are available. The registration deadline is April 30. For more information and to enroll, visit the camp website at bwiser.spaces.wooster.edu/. Email questions to Manon Grugel-Watson, physics department lab and science education coordinator at the college, at BWISERcamp@wooster.edu or call 330-263-2105.