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Forensic Science Camp for Syracuse City Students Held Aug. 3-7

Monday, August 10, 2015, By Jennifer Russo
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From Aug. 3-7, 45 students from the Syracuse City School District in grades 7-12, lived on the Syracuse University campus and participated in an academic schedule as rigorous as most college students’. They were part of the NSBE Jr. program, hosted by the Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) Jr. program is for pre-college students, designed to stimulate interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The goal is to encourage students to attend college and pursue technical degrees.

Participants in the NSBE Jr. program

Participants in the NSBE Jr. program

Tamara Hamilton is director of the Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ULSAMP) at Syracuse University, which supports students pursuing undergraduate degrees in STEM disciplines. She says that Syracuse University has sponsored a collegiate chapter of NSBE since 2000, and the NSBE Jr. chapter has operated its camp on the Syracuse University campus for six years.

Gwen Raeford, NSBE camp coordinator and co-adviser of NSBE Jr., explains that this year’s camp theme is forensic science. “The students are solving a crime,” she says. “Teams work through eight stations, including blood splatter analysis, fingerprint analysis, handwriting analysis and more. At the end of the week, the teams compare data to solve the crime based upon their findings.”

Instructional time each day is also dedicated to mathematics, science concepts and English language arts. Hamilton says this is because NSBE Jr. seeks to prepare its students for college admissions and the PSAT, SAT and ACT. Additionally, students participated in hands-on activities like LEGO robotics, scavenger hunts and arts activities in the evenings.

Syracuse City students who participate in the NSBE Jr. program are committed to more than just the five-day camp at Syracuse. NSBE Jr. is a year-long commitment that includes regular workshops and the completion of a final project that will be presented in competition at the NSBE national convention in the spring.

The NSBE Jr. camp is sponsored by ULSAMP, Syracuse University, the Syracuse City School District and National Grid.

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