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YPSILANTI – Eastern Michigan University is offering free virtual mini camps for all ages every Monday and Friday through May 18, with additional dates to be announced in the future. Each of the camp sessions will be hosted via Facebook Live at 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. EST through the Engage @ EMU Facebook page.

The camps, which will each last about one hour, are being hosted by Engage @ EMU office, EMU’s primary entry way to enhance, navigate and cultivate collaboration and partnerships between the University and business and community entities.

Topics for the camp sessions include ecology and zoology, science, digital design, Dungeons and Dragons, screenwriting, theater, eSports, coding and robotics, and more.

The full schedule is listed below:

• Monday, April 20, 7 p.m., Ecology 101
• Friday, April 24, 7 p.m., Motors in the Motor City
• Monday, April 27, 7 p.m., Digital Design: The Basics
• Friday, May 1, 7 p.m., Dungeons & Dragons Part III: Practice Game
• Monday, May 4, 7 p.m., Screenwriting Crash Course
• Friday, May 8, 7 p.m., Shakespeare Performance 101
• Monday, May 11, 7 p.m., How to Nail the Audition
• Friday, May 15, 7 p.m., eSports
• Monday, May 18, 2 p.m., Coding and Robotics 101

For more information about the camp, or to view the full camp schedule and session descriptions, visit the Engage @ EMU website. Be sure to catch the announcement of additional camp dates by following the Engage @ EMU Facebook and Twitter pages.

Please contact Jaclyn Hassenzahl at jhassenz@emich.edu or Catherine Coffey at ccoffey2@emich.edu with any questions.

About Eastern Michigan University

Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest public university in Michigan. It currently serves nearly 18,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and, its graduate school. EMU is recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information, visit the University's website.