08/06/2026
What if one summer could ignite a lifelong passion for invention, teamwork, and scientific discovery? At the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Summer Resident Camp, 10 students traded ordinary vacation days for a week of hands-on STEM immersion.
The joint college hosted the inaugural camp in partnership with the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee. Students spent the week building a wearable heart rate monitor to take home. The project moved from 3D printing custom cases to soldering electrical components to testing and pulling live data, giving campers a full pass through the engineering design process.
As families look ahead to next summer, the Challenger Learning Center and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering plan to build on this first camp with future sessions.
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