In addition to the many sports camps at Penn State over the summer, the University offers many other camp experiences. Here, Kyra (left) and counselor Julie (right) observe Katrina's stirring of their minestrone during Cook Like a Chef Camp on the University Park campus.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2008

Salad flies as Drew, a Cook Like a Chef participant, takes his turn at tossing his group's creation. He dubbed it "a salad concoction of what sounded good, and made sense." He and his team put all of it together from scratch, including the dressing.

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Year Taken: 2008

Chef Anne Corr, "the chef" of Cook Like a Chef Camp, critiques the various products of the first day of Cook Liike a Chef camp. Corr, also a published author and nutrition instructor at Penn State University Park, has been running the cooking camp for seven years.

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Year Taken: 2008

Jeff Kunkel, jazz educator, rehearses his big band class during Penn State Music Camp. Kunkel, himself a graduate of Penn State, now teaches at Montclair State University in New Jersey, but has been on the jazz staff at this camp for 19 years.

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Year Taken: 2008

Noah, a Music Camp participant, plays through some challenging riffs during a big band trumpet sectional outside the Music Building. Noah, a freshman from York, Pa., is at the camp for the first time.

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Year Taken: 2008

Sectionals were a staple of the daily rehearsal routine at Music Camp. Here, counselor Greg Johnson, left, counts out a rhythm with a saxophone section. The weather was cooperative for the majority of the week, allowing such sectionals outside, such as this one which took place by the Arts courtyard.

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Year Taken: 2008

Penn State Journalism Camp participants Elise (top) and Hayley (bottom) trade interview questions and ideas during one of camp's lab research sessions in the Carnegie Building on the University Park campus. Participants were able to use computer time to research stories, develop questions, and work with counselors on general journalism technique.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2008

After a day of note-taking and research, Lauren, a Journalism Camp participant, reviews her notepad while composing a story during a computer lab session in the Carnegie Building.

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Year Taken: 2008

Journalism Camp participant Hayley, left, interviews counselor Brianna Lebuskes, right, during an interview/story research session. Lebuskes, a senior at Penn State University Park, is in her fourth year studying journalism, and "loves seeing and interacting with the up-and-coming journalists."

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Year Taken: 2008

Having access to quality gear was a key feature of the Filmmakers Camp. Here, Nathan (left) and J.T. (right) monitor the filming of teammates Greg and Josh on the LCD screen of their camera. Cameras, tripods, microphones and grips, as well as instruction training, all were available courtesy of the Penn State College of Communications.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2008

Filmmakers Camp introduces participants to the collegiate and professional level of video and audio production, including instruction in the tools and methods of the field. Here, students and counselors can be seen at work in the digital editing lab in a production work session prior to the peer screening of their films made that week.

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Year Taken: 2008

Ian, an Architecture Camp participant, examines his model while editing his corresponding sketch. This session was to teach participants the relationship between modeling and sketch accuracy.

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Year Taken: 2008

Penn State Architecture Camp participant Krista makes measurements on her model before drawing a sketch to scale.

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Year Taken: 2008

Architecture Camp counselor Ryan Griffis, right, helps participant Michelle with her scale sketch of her design.

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Year Taken: 2008

Architecture Camp participants take over the second floor studio of the Stuckeman Famiy Building, the home of the Architecture and Landscape Architecture Program at Penn State University Park. The camp ran throughout the week, and included studio time as well as tours of local building sites and architects' offices.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2008