Youth Activities at NMSU: On-campus activities for youth to live, learn and thrive
NMSU faculty and staff who work with youth on campus have come together to share ideas, resources and research findings. There are several activities on the NMSU campus for youth, from science and math programs to sports activities. If you are part of the NMSU community providing outreach to youth, and wish to become part of this initiative, contact Barbara Chamberlin (learninggames@nmsu.edu) with information about your program. She can include you on the listserv.
If you are looking for opportunities for youth on campus, here is a list of existing programs and contact information for each program.
NMSU Learning Games Lab
- Michelle Garza, migarza@nmsu.edu 575-646-3646
- Rachel Gallagher, rachelg@nmsu.edu 575-646-1073
Learning Games Lab provides youth research sessions, testing multimedia projects throughout the year.
Contact:
English Department
- Jen Almjeld, jalmjeld@nmsu.edu 419-308-7504
Planning a three day residential girls' tech camp for summer June 2011. Focusing on female representations in and through new media.
Contact:
PREP: Pre-freshman Engineering Program
- Erica Voges, esgerken@nmsu.edu
- http://www.nmsu.edu/~lcprep/
Six-week summer program for middle and high school students in the Las Cruces, Hatch, and Gadsden school districts. Students take courses in math, science, and engineering and earn school credits. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Contact:
MathSNACKS
- Debbie Michels, debbling3@aol.com
- Milos Savic, milos@nmsu.edu
The Institute for Excellence in Math and Science creates games and animations for 6th and 7th grade students and teachers.
Contact:
Summer Recreation Program
- Paul LaPorte, plaporte@nmsu.edu 575-646-2907
A program for youth ages 4-12. It is also a swim school. A deaf camp was conducted last year and possibly this year. Is interested in using the wii more often.
Contact:
TRIO Educational Talent Search
- Alicia Salazar, alicsala@nmsu.edu 575-646-1688
Interested in involving Gadsden students in all the programs at NMSU, working on transportation. Work with approximately 600 7th through 12th grade students in Gadsden ISD to prepare them to complete a four year college degree.
Contact:
TRIO Upward Bound Program
- Rene Guillaume, reneog@nmsu.edu 575-646-5732.
This program will serve 85 9th through 12th grade students in the Gadsden and LCPS school district. The program goal is to succesfully enroll and graduate participants from a four year college.
Contact:
American Indian Program/Chicano Programs/Black Programs
- Justin McHorse, mchorse@nmsu.edu 575-646-4207
- Laura Gutierrez Spencer, lgutzspc@nmsu.edu 575-646-4206
- Festus Addo, festus@nmsu.edu 575-646-4208.
Exploring a program for underrepresented, at-risk middle school aged boys.
Contact:
Southern NM Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy
- Laura Lomas Tomlinson, llomas@nmsu.edu 575-646-2991
- Susan W. Brown, susanbro@nmsu.edu 575-646-1397
- Semaa.nmsu.edu
An after-school and summer program to encourage underrepresented students into the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Contact:
Participatory Action Research
- Azadeh Osanloo, azadeh@nmsu.edu 575-646-5976
Participatory action research for students in the social justice field.
Contact:
Young Women in Computing
- Rachel Jensen, rjensen@nmsu.edu 575-646-4451
- www.cs.nmsu.edu/ywic
Creating a pipeline from middle school to undergraduate students in computer science.
Contact:
CREST Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Jessica Haebe, jhaebe@nmsu.edu 575-646-6365
Summer programs for high school and community college students, focusing on bioinformatics and computer science.
Contact:
STEM Outreach
- Susan Brown, susanbro@nmsu.edu 575-646-1397
Scientifically Connected Communities (SC2) provides K-12 teachers with professional development. Southern NM Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy (SNM SEMAA) and Academy for Young Scientists (AYS) provide K-12 students with STEM classes, camps, and authentic field excursions.
Contact:
4-H Youth Program Development
- Amy Zemler, azemler@nmsu.edu 575-646-5204
Provides youth with opportunities to learn skills, gain knowledge, and have fun.
Contact:
Outreach and Engagement
- Paul Gutierrez, pgutierr@nmsu.edu 575-646-7500
The environment, as well as energy efficiency and conservation, are the two major areas of focus for this program.
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