The program serves more than 9,000 children daily. Dr. Christopher Edginton , head and professor of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services at UNI, established the program at the University of Oregon and brought it with him when he came to UNI in July of 1991. The program began to expand, and more than 5,000 students have been placed in the past eight summers. The program has received an award from the Army for its efforts in serving children impacted by the Desert Storm operation. It offers our students a challenging, but fun, training program in a student-run atmosphere.
Students spend a half-semester in a training program, for which they earn academic credit.
The program also includes field supervisors and special instructors, bringing total staff involvement for this summer to about 640, according to Edginton. He says specialty camps are usually offered in several sites, with such camps this year in Germany, Italy and Japan. There were specialty camps that offered dance, cheerleader and sports camps. In Okinawa, the program offered a specialty teen camp. Back to the news release directory.