MSU Explore: Earth and Space Science Camp immerses students in STEM fields

GEAR UP students across Montana recently spent five days at Montana State University at the MSU Explore: Earth and Space Science Camp. Hosted by MSU Academic Technology and Outreach (ATO), students from underserved communities had the opportunity to participate in hands-on STEM activities and learn more about the college experience. “As time goes on you see these kids come back to MSU for field trips with their high school or maybe come back for Science Olympiad and there is such a sense of belonging,” said Jamie Cornish, outreach specialist for ATO and camp director. “They will say, ‘There’s the dorm I lived in. There’s the lab I worked in. I worked with this professor.’ They feel so comfortable. Their faces light up and it’s magic.”