Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University will host numerous camps and special programs this summer.

Among the events are the following (check the websites listed or call the contact numbers for information on fees and registration deadlines):

Camp Big Red 2006: May 30-June 9, June 12- 23, June 26-July 7, July 10-21, July 24-28. Children ages 6-12. Online: http://www.wku.edu/IMRec/CampBR/campbigred.htm Contact: Stephen Byrd, (270) 745-6547.

Fourth annual Alumni College: June 1-4. Lifelong learning program for WKU alumni and friends. Online: http://www.wkualumni.org/alumnicollege06.pdf Contact: Ginny Hensley, (270) 745-4395.

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Minority Journalism Workshop: June 4-15. Contact: Mac McKerral, (270) 745-5882.

Kentucky Museum Summer Camps: June 5-9 Camp Kentucky; June 12-16, Paint Like; June 19-23, Clay Camp; June 26-30, Archeology Week. Kentucky Library and Museum. Online: http://www.wku.edu/Library/kylm/education/summer_camp.html
Contact: Christy Spurlock, (270) 745-6082 or Lynne Ferguson (270) 745-2594.

Football camps: June 4 and June 11, Senior To-Be Camp; June 5-7, Junior Topper Camp for first- to eighth-graders; June 17, 7 on 7 Passing Tournament and Big Man Challenge; July 24-27, Team Camp I; July 31-Aug. 3, Team Camp II. Smith Stadium. Online: http://www.wkusports.com/page.cgi?page=FootballSummerCamp
Contact: Football, (270) 745-2984.

Women and Kids Learning Together: June 5-9. Hosted by the Women’s Studies Program and the Housing Authority of Bowling Green. Twenty low-income women and their children in Warren and surrounding counties will take classes and participate in workshops and teambuilding activities designed to strengthen self-esteem, build certain job skills, and explore opportunities for long-term education and employment. Contact: Women’s Studies, (270) 745-6477.

Volleyball camps: June 7-9, All Skills Camp for seventh- to 12th-grade; June 26-28, Lil’ Volley Topper Camp for sixth-grade and younger; July 12-14, Team Camp. Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/2006WKUVolleyballbroch-2.pdf Contact: Volleyball, (270) 745-7090.

Women’s basketball camps: June 9-11, Lady Topper Day Team Camp for high school teams; June 18-20, Lady Topper Team Camp for high school teams; June 21-24, Lady Topper Individual Camp for girls ages 10-17; July 24-28, Little Lady Topper Camp for girls ages 6-9. Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/2006LadyTopperCampBrochure1.pdf Contact: Women’s basketball, (270) 745-2133.

Gifted Studies programs: June 11-23, Summer Camp For Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS); June 25-July 15, Summer Program For Verbally And Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY); July 1, 25th Anniversary Celebration. Online: http://www.wku.edu/gifted/ Contact: Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.

Big Red’s Chemistry Camp: June 12-16 at Thompson Complex North Wing. For students entering fifth- through seventh-grade in fall 2006. Limited to 25 students. Contact: Diana Jones (270) 745-1912.

Men’s basketball camps: June 12-15, Day Camp I for boys in first- to 12th-grade; June 26-29, Little Hilltopper Camp for boys ages 4-7; July 17-20, Day Camp II for boys in first- to eighth-grade. Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/2006DarrinHornnsBasketballCamp1.pdf
Contact: Men’s basketball, (270) 745-2131.

High School Summer Media Workshops: June 18-22. Workshops for broadcasting, design/photo imaging, photojournalism and news writing. Contact: Jackie Bretz, (270) 745-6407.

Women’s soccer camps: June 18-22, team camp; June 23-25 and Aug. 4-6, finishing and goalkeeper camp. For girls ages 12-18. Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/CampBrochure06.pdf Contact: Lady Topper Soccer, (270) 745-4952.

Ecology Camp: June 19-24 at WKU-Glasgow Campus, July 10-14 at WKU South Campus. For students who have completed fifth- or sixth-grade this year. Sponsored by Regional Science Resource Center. Ecology Camp will present 15-20 students with unique learning opportunities in an outdoor setting and will include a focus on the natural world and human interactions with the environment. Online: http://www.bgcc.wku.edu/RSRC/EcologyCamp.htm Contact: Julie Gee, (270) 745-8964.

Baseball camps: June 15-18, Team Camp I; June 22-25, Team Camp II; June 30-July 2, Youth Overnight Camp for ages 7-13; July 7-9, High School Overnight Camp for ages 14-18; July 17-21, Youth Day Camp for ages 7-13. Online: http://www.wkusports.com/page.cgi?page=baseball Contact: Baseball, (270) 745-2493.

Men’s soccer camp: July 10-14, Boys Team Camp for ages 12-18. Online: http://www.wkusports.com/news.cgi?article=4130 Contact: Men’s soccer, (270) 745-6068.

String Explosion 2006: July 25-28. Day camp for violin, viola, cello and double bass students ages 4-12. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center. Online: http://www.wku.edu/Music/strings/precollegestrings/stringexplosionform.pdf Contact: Music Department, (270) 745-3751.

Other events: For a listing of other children’s activities for the Warren County area, visit the ALIVE Center’s website at http://www.alivebg.org/ and click on the “Summer Fun for Kids” link. For a listing of other events at WKU, visit http://www.wku.edu/Info/Events/

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