Purdue hosting many summer camps, conferences and activities

From athletics and computers to science and engineering, units across Purdue's West Lafayette campus are hosting camps and conferences on a variety of topics this summer.

According to Melanie Red Elk, associate director of Purdue Conferences, Conferences is helping to plan more than 60 events that will bring an estimated 20,000 people to campus. Some of the major events of the summer will be the National FFA Organization, celebrating its 89th State Convention; the Gifted Education Resource Institute for children; and the inaugural Grandparents University.

“The summer season hasn’t technically started, but we are full force here at Purdue Conferences,” Red Elk says. "We are working with a very wide range of clientele ranging from students, to religious groups, to sports camps, and international conferences.

"We are especially happy to be welcoming the National Law Enforcement Explorers Conference to our campus this year. This event will bring over 1,500 young people to West Lafayette in July and was only made possible through a campus-wide collaboration showcasing the best Purdue has to offer.”

Below is a list of Purdue Conferences events coming to campus. Lists of Intercollegiate Athletics camps and additional K-12 camps are online, and Purdue's University Calendar also lists many of the summer activities on campus.

* June 1-3: Stroke Camp.
* June 1-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-29, July 1-6, 8-13: iD Tech Camp.
* June 3-5: Big Ten College of Science IT Director’s Conference.

* June 6: CLEAR: Designated Professional Development.
* June 6-7: Indy International Wine Competition.
* June 6-8: 9th International Symposium on Statistics.

* June 7-8: Deaconess Health Science Institute.
* June 8-August 3: Air Force JROTC Cadets.
* June 9: Canine Welfare Forum.

* June 10-12: Midwest Chromatin and Epigenetic Meeting MCEM.
* June 10-14: EPICS University Conference.
* June 10-14: Turned on to Technology and Leadership Summer Camp.
* June 10-15: Adventures in Computer Science Summer Camp.
* June 10-16: Junior Boiler Vet Camp.
* June 10-16: Purdue Elderhostels.

* June 11-12: Indiana Ag Teacher’s Workshop.
* June 11-15: GERI Super Summer I.
* June 12-14: BP Viz ’18.
* June 12-14: Strategic Decision Making 2018.

* June 13-15: Development Officers of Research and Academic Libraries Symposium.
* June 13-17: 4-H Academy @ Purdue.
* June 15-24: Biomedical Big Data Workshop.

* June 17-22: 2018 GenCyber Camp.
* June 17-23: Senior Boiler Vet Camp.
* June 17-July 19: Minority Introduction to Engineering.
* June 17-July 20: Engineering Academic Boot Camp.
* June 17-July 20: Project Lead the Way.

* June 18-21: 89th State Convention Indiana FFA Association.
* June 18-22: GERI Super Summer II 2018.
* June 19-20: Sales Training and Development Program for Compeer Financial #1.
* June 20-22: Short Course on Highway Capacity Analysis.
* June 20-22: Purdue Agribusiness Science Academy Teacher Workshop.

* June 23-27: 4-H Chorus/Bands.
* June 24-28: ScienceScape.
* June 24-28: TEAM: Technology Expanding All Minds.
* June 24-August 4: Purdue Academy for Global Engineering.

* June 25-27: 4-H RoundUp.
* June 25-27: Honors College Summer Mini-Courses.
* June 25-28: Validation Workshop.
* June 26-27: Sales Training and Development Program for Compeer Financial #2.

* June 27-29: Grandparents University.
* June 27-May 22, 2019: Nutrition Science Department Cooking Demos.
* June 28: University Retirement Banquet.
* June 28-29: Sales Training and Development Program for Compeer Financial #3.

* July 1-7: GERI Comet I.
* July 1-14: GERI Star I.
* July 1-14: GERI Pulsar I.
* July 1-June 30, 2019: CLEAR: Designated Professional Development.
* July 1-June 30, 2019: CLEAR: Literacy Coach Training.
* July 1-December 31: Walla Fall 2018.

* July 8-12: Emerging Leaders Retreat for Young Women.
* July 8-12: 2018 Herrick Laboratories – Purdue Conferences.
* July 8-14: GERI Comet II.
* July 8-21: Purdue Agribusiness Science Academy High School.
* July 8-August 10: STEM Academic Boot Camp.

* July 10-11: Bane-Welker Equipment Class Two Session 1.
* July 10-12: CountryMark Driving Growth through Strategic Planning Session 1.
* July 10-13: EPICS High School Teacher Training Program.
* July 12-25: CATALYST-JSSNU Integrated STEM Education Academy.

* July 14-15: Purdue Drumline Tech Weekend.
* July 15-20: NLEEC National Law Enforcement Explorers Conference.
* July 15-21: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects.
* July 15-28: GERI Pulsar II.
* July 15-28: GERI Star II.

* July 16-19: TAGS - Technology Advances Girl Scouts.
* July 16-20: Channel Seedsman Academy Session 2.

* July 21-22: Phi Sigma Rho.
* July 22-27: 6th and 7th and 8th Grade Summer Engineering Workshop.
* July 22-27: PREFACE Summer Engineering Workshop.
* July 22-28: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects II.

* July 23-25: Clinical Applications for Future Medical Professionals.
* July 23-27: Engineering Education afterNEXT.
* July 23-27: CPS Opportunity University: Class 5, Session 1.

* July 24-25: Sales Training and Development Program for Compeer Financial #4.
* July 24-27: Agricultural Finance for the Non-Financial Manager.
* July 24-27: Great Lakes Science Bootcamp for Librarians.
* July 25-27: IN Council of Community Mental Health Centers Quarterly Meeting.

* July 26-27: Sales Training and Development Program for Compeer Financial #5.
* July 26-27: IACAC Indiana Association for College Admissions Counselors.
* July 26-29: Bowling Player Development Camp.
* July 27: Beekeeping Program.

* July 28: Purdue Cheer Stunt & Tumble Clinic.
* July 28-August 2: 26th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis.
* July 29-August 4: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects III.
* July 29-August 10: Computer Science Summer Bridge Program.
* July 30-31: Sales Training and Development for Compeer Financial #6.
* July 30-August 1: GROWMARK Module 3.
* July 31-August 2: Lyo Summer School 2018.

* August 1-2: Precision Selling.
* August 2-4: IONS – International OSA Network of Students.
* August 3-5: MS-MBA Class of 2018 Graduation.
* August 4-9: Round A Rama Institute.
* August 7-9: Market Planning for Agri-Marketers.

* August 11-12: Bone Marrow Workshop.
* August 13-15: Sales Training and Development Program for Compeer Financial #7.
* August 15-16: Chemical Engineering Graduate Students Research Symposium.
* August 15-17: Sales Training and Development Program for Compeer Financial #8.
* August 15-17: John Deere FDM.
* August 16-17: Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program.

Writer: Kelsey Schnieders Lefever, kschnied@purdue.edu
Source: Melanie Red Elk, associate director of conferences, mredelk@purdue.edu
Nick Bonora, director of conferences, nbonora@purdue.edu