COSAM’s Office of Outreach concludes fun-filled, educational summer—acknowledges impact of community and campus partnerships on camp’s success

After five sessions covering topics like genomes, weather, dinosaurs, rocks, forensics, space and more, the Office of Outreach in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, or COSAM, concluded its final Science Matters camp. The camp impacted 340 total students in rising 1^st-6^th grades over the summer. Science Matters provided elementary students with a supercharged science experience exploring various themes in science through age-appropriate experiments, technology, art projects and hands-on activities.

Campus experts partnered with COSAM’s Office of Outreach to provide informative presentations and demos on wide-ranging scientific topics. This collaborative effort enriched the camp experience.

COSAM Graduation Marshal seeks to advance the field of medicine as an academic surgeon

J.P. Gibson will represent COSAM at the summer commencement ceremony as the college’s Graduation Marshal.

A native of Chilton County, he will proudly carry the COSAM flag into the graduation ceremony.

“As a first-generation college student, it is an honor to me to represent COSAM,” Gibson said. “It is rewarding to see that my leadership skills and hard work are being recognized.”  

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