For the third consecutive year, CSI: MTSU, a popular four-day program for students entering the 10th, 11th and 12th grades in Rutherford and surrounding counties, will return to the Murfreesboro campus June 16-19.
Co-sponsored by the MTSU College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning and the Forensic Institute for Research and Education, or FIRE, the camp’s goals are to allow students to explore many unique career possibilities in forensic science; to provide a “real-life” reasons to tackle higher-level math and science courses; and to develop skills in teamwork, seeing and understanding details, critical thinking and presentation skills.
“The student investigators will be presented with a re-creation of an actual crime scene,” Director of FIRE and the camp’s founder Dr. Hugh Berryman explained referring to the camp experience. “Each student is trained in the fundamental processes of collecting evidence, including DNA, fingerprints, hair and fibers, simulated blood spatter and shoe prints.”
During the last afternoon of the camp, each team will make a presentation detailing team members’ theories of the crime and the conclusions that are reached. A panel of forensic scientists will critique team conclusions. Parents are welcomed to come to the last camp session.
“There is a growing need for trained personnel to investigate and process crime scene evidence,” Berryman said.
REGISTRATION: The cost to attend this unique camp, which will be conducted 8:30 a.m. to about 4 p.m. each day, is $225 per student and includes snacks at breaks, lunch and a camp T-shirt. For more information or to register, call 615-898-2462 or send an e-mail to eshockle@mtsu.edu. |
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