The program serves more than 6,600 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 to its current numbers of over 3,200 students placed in the past seven 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 550, according to Edginton. He says specialty camps are usually offered in several sites, with such camps this year in Korea, Spain, England, Italy and Japan. In Okinawa, the program offered a special outdoor recreation challenge camp. A reception, book sale and book signing will follow. Schulman lives and works in New York City, writing about lesbian and gay life in the East Village.