FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Three departments in the U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences are teaming up for a summer STEM camp.

The departments of animal science, food science and horticulture are working with the U of A's Center for Mathematics and Science Education to host the 2018 Summer STEM Camp Aug. 1-3.

The camp is open to students who have completed kindergarten through fourth grade. Registration is $105 and includes 3.5 hours of STEM activites for each of the three days. Campers can attend either an 8 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 5 p.m. session each day. The registration deadline is July 27.

STEM refers to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Registration may be completed online, and a separate payment link is also available. For more information, contact Shawn Bell at the U of A Center for Mathematics and Science Education at 479-575-3875 or seb010@uark.edu.

The camp takes place at the CMASE offices, 346 N. West Ave., Room 202, Fayetteville. Campers should be dropped off 15 minutes prior to their session.

About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.