ASQ A D V A N C I N G T H E S T E M A G E N D A C O N F E R E N C E

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

JUNE 3-4, 2013

sHaPe (Summer Health Activities and Professions Exploration)

Camp for Middle School Students

Presenter

Kathy Agee - Science Program Coordinator ageek@gvsu.edu

Grand Valley State University

Regional Math and Science Center (RMSC)

gvsu.edu/rmsc

Goals of Presentation

Why?

Who?

What?

How?

Need/Potential for STEM Careers

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RMSC STEM Opportunities for Students

Summer Camps

sHaPe

Competitions

Science Olympiad

Statistics Poster Competition

Science / Engineering Enrichment

Super Science Saturdays

Elementary Discovery Kits

Family Engineering

GVSU College of Health Professions

• Allied Health Sciences • Medical Laboratory

Science • Occupational Safety and

Health Management • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • Physician Assistant

Studies • Radiologic and Imaging

Sciences • Therapeutic Recreation

sHaPe Target Audience

Students entering 8th and 9th grade students (a key time when students are deciding on careers)

Urban, minority students from Grand Rapids Public Schools are targeted to attend

Grand Rapids Public Schools

Grand Rapids Public Schools

• Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) is Michigan’s fourth largest public school district.

• It serves more than 17,000 students. • The student population represents

nearly 70 countries with 49 different languages spoken.

• A majority of children come from homes where the parents did not attend college.

sHaPe

sHaPe – Summer Health Activities and Professions Exploration summer camp provides students with the opportunity to:

• Explore careers in the health sciences

• Participate in hands-on activities that include laboratories and simulations

• Have a positive exposure to a college experience in a safe setting

• Encourage/model healthy lifestyles

sHaPe Camp Schedule 2013

Monday 7/15 Tuesday 7/16 Wednesday 7/17 Thursday 7/18

Registration,

Orientation, Pre-test Athletic Training

9:00am Physical

to Team Building Therapy

10:20am Medical Lab Science Physician Assistant

Anatomy Lesson Saint Mary's

by BioMed Break Healthcare Break Break

Break Fieldtrip

Anatomy Lesson Medical Lab Science 9:15 - 12:15 Physician Assistant

10:40am by BioMed Therapeutic

to Recreation

noon Team Building Athletic Training

Noon to 12:00 - 12:30 Exercise 12:00 - 12:30pm Meijer Dietician 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch

1:15 PM 12:30 - 1:15 Lunch 12:30 - 1:15 Lunch and Transport

Simulation Center

1:15pm Career Survey, Tour of CHS Speech Language Pathology

to Physical

2:35pm Therapy Occupational Therapy

Healthy Lifestyles Radiologic Imaging Sciences

Saint Mary's Break

Break Break Healthcare Break

Fieldtrip Occupational Therapy

Healthy Lifestyles Radiologic Imaging Sciences 1:00-4:00

2:55pm Therapeutic

to Recreation Simulation Center

4:15pm Career Survey, Tour of CHS Speech Language Pathology

Post test and wrap up

4:15-4:30 Wrap up 3:45 - 4:30

Group A Group B

sHaPe Demographics 2010 - 2012

African American Caucasian

Hispanic Multi Racial

Asian American Indian

Partnerships

GVSU College of Health Professions

College of Liberal Arts

Campus Recreation

Meijer Corporation

Saint Mary’s Health Care

Grand Rapids Public Schools

Funding/Partnerships

Meijer Corporation Saint Mary’s Healthcare

Additional funding: Abbott Vascular, Kent County Medical Society Alliance, Lake Michigan Credit Union, MAHPERD, Quest Diagnostics

Assessment Plan

Attitudes and interest towards science and health. Don’t

Know 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Being healthy is cool.

Working in health care is cool.

I think both males and females can be successful in health

care careers.

My health teachers encourage me.

My friends will respect me if I take health classes.

I believe I could be successful in a health care career.

I have an interest in studying more about my health and

health careers in the future.

I will be ready for college if I take health classes.

I will pursue a college degree.

In college I think I will major in a health-related field.

When I’m an adult, I will get a better job if I go into

health care.

Student Pre/Post Test

Attitudinal Survey

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Health careerinterest PRIOR to

sHaPe camp

Health careerinterest AFTER

sHaPe camp

2010 (n= 31)

2011 (n=37)

Content Pre/Post Test

Long Term Study

Do the students whom attended sHaPe camp enroll in college? If so, do they pursue GVSU and a health professions career?

This data is yet to be collected from our first cohort (2010) whom will graduate from high school in 2014

Quotes from Participants

• Students:

“Thank you so much for allowing me to come to this amazing

camp.”

“I learned so much cool stuff I never knew.”

“What I like most about sHaPe Camp was being able to explore

all of the interesting health careers, one of which I hope to pursue.”

• Parents: • VERY well organized! Instructors and volunteers did a super

job. The camp was the highlight of her summer.

• Daughter loved it – it was perfect!

• Thank you for transportation, it was a Godsend.

Who Knew?

Challenges/Surprises

Successes

Planning for Informal Science

Target Population Age: ________________ Demographics: ________ Other: ______________

Partners ________________ ________________________________

Objectives ________________ ________________ ________________

Resources & Sources Funding __________ People ___________ Place ____________

Format(s) ________________________________ ________________

THEME(S) ______________________________

Exploration of STEM Careers

Questions?