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Media contact: Teresa Newton, (817) 272-2761, teresa.newton@uta.edu

ARLINGTON - The University of Texas at Arlington offers a variety of summer camps and programs for youth. Some are free while others charge a fee. Day and residential camps are available.

UT Arlington's 2010 summer camps include:

Athletics: Baseball, basketball and volleyball. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, www.utamavs.com/camps/txar-camps.html

Adaptive  sports: Wheelchair basketball and tennis. Movin' Mavs Adaptive Sports Program. www.utamovinmavs.com

Engineering: Engineering and computer science, materials science, nuclear energy and engineering, and robot programming. Girlgeneering is for girls only, and there is an engineering/science camp for Hispanics only. College of Engineering, www.uta.edu/engineering/summer_programs.

Music: Concert band, marching band, strings, cello, and the high school All-State Choir. Music Department/ College of Liberal Arts, http://www.uta.edu/cos/sciencecamp/.

Nursing: Aspiring STARS for Nursing for high school students. College of Nursingg, www.uta.edu/nursing/campapplication.

SAT prep: Power grammar workshop. Continuing Education/Division for Enterprise Development. www.uta.edu/ced.

Science: Biology, microbiology, chemistry, and mathematics. and Girl-o-lo-gy for girls only, and there is an engineering/science camp for Hispanics only. College of Science, http://www.uta.edu/cos/sciencecamp/.

Spirit/Cheer: Three camps for ages 12-15. Campus Recreation. Call Will Strothers at 817-272-3277 or wstrothers@uta.edu.

For other UT Arlington events and programs open to the community, visit the College Town Web site at www.uta.edu/ucomm/collegetown/.

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