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Summer Camps Abound at OSU Mansfield
Four educational camps with varying themes were held at campus during the warm months of summer.
Side-by-Side with Scientists encouraged girls to consider a career in the sciences. Dozens of Richland County girls aged 10 to 15 spent a week exploring different areas of science – biology, physics, chemistry, physical anthropology and geology.
Leading the students in an experiment in the wetlands outside Riedl Hall, Dr. Joe Holomuzki,
associate professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology, noted that “some real cultural and social pressures on girls lead them to become disinterested in science. Our program helps them to maintain their excitement.”
The Digital Storytelling Camp provided 6th-11th graders with the opportunity to utilize technology to produce digital movies. Sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Writing Project, stationed at OSU Mansfield, the one-week camp concluded with an Oscar-style awards program in which students shared digital creations with family, friends and public.
The FAREAL camp (Focused Adolescents Realizing Excellent Academics for Life camp) addressed the need for higher education among youth in Richland County, especially African-American youth, to help them realize that college is a viable option in their future. Students enrolled in the camp spent five days in programs focused on math, forensic science, art, theatre and digital writing.
One camp with long-term emphasis brought a cohort of students together under the banner “The Algebra Project.” Working with 8th graders from Mansfield City Schools, the goal was to help students to develop better proficiency with math. These students will then tutor younger students in future years.
The Algebra Project is a math literacy program originally developed by legendary civil rights figure and author Robert Moses. The program is considered the key to college and jobs, with a goal of guiding young people to take charge of their own learning. The camp served as a prelude to a visit to campus by Moses this autumn.
“Summer camps are great educational experiences for students and are important outreach initiatives for our campus,” said Rodger Smith, university relations.Four educational camps with varying themes were held at campus during the warm months of summer.
Side-by-Side with Scientists encouraged girls to consider a career in the sciences. Dozens of Richland County girls aged 10 to 15 spent a week exploring different areas of science – biology, physics, chemistry, physical anthropology and geology.
Leading the students in an experiment in the wetlands outside Riedl Hall, Dr. Joe Holomuzki, associate professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology, noted that “some real cultural and social pressures on girls lead them to become disinterested in science. Our program helps them to maintain their excitement.”
The Digital Storytelling Camp provided 6th-11th graders with the opportunity to utilize technology to produce digital movies. Sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Writing Project, stationed at OSU Mansfield, the one-week camp concluded with an Oscar-style awards program in which students shared digital creations with family, friends and public.
The FAREAL camp (Focused Adolescents Realizing Excellent Academics for Life camp) addressed the need for higher education among youth in Richland County, especially African-American youth, to help them realize that college is a viable option in their future. Students enrolled in the camp spent five days in programs focused on math, forensic science, art, theatre and digital writing.
One camp with long-term emphasis brought a cohort of students together under the banner “The Algebra Project.” Working with 8th graders from Mansfield City Schools, the goal was to help students to develop better proficiency with math. These students will then tutor younger students in future years.
The Algebra Project is a math literacy program originally developed by legendary civil rights figure and author Robert Moses. The program is considered the key to college and jobs, with a goal of guiding young people to take charge of their own learning. The camp served as a prelude to a visit to campus by Moses this autumn.
“Summer camps are great educational experiences for students and are important outreach initiatives for our campus,” said Rodger Smith, university relations.
Six Faculty Members Receive Promotions
Six Ohio State Mansfield faculty members have recently received promotions. Two have been promoted to full professor and four have been awarded tenure with promotion to associate professor.
Those promoted to the rank of professor are Delwin Lindsey, psychology, and William Putikka, physics and astronomy.
Faculty receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor are Mary Cavender, history; Jeane Copenhaver-Johnson, educational teaching and learning; Terri Winnick, sociology; and Faith Wyzgoski, chemistry.
OSU Mansfield Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Ohio State University has a long history in north central Ohio, offering its first classes at the invitation of community leaders in 1958 at Mansfield Senior High School. With the success of that endeavor, the Ohio Board of Regents named Mansfield as a site for an Ohio State regional campus. The campus opened in 1966.