CSI Televison Shows Inspire "CSI: Penn State" Forensics Summer Program for High School Students.Students Learn to Explore, Manage, Process and Preserve Crime Scene Evidence MELVILLE, N.Y. -- High school students who follow the popular TV series, "CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of " and its stars, Gary Sinise (Detective Mac Taylor Mac Taylor is a fictional character featured in the TV series . He is played by Gary Sinise. Andy Garcia was originally offered the lead role, a character who would have been named Detective Rick Calucci. ) and Melina Kanakeredes (Detective Stella Bonasera Stella Bonasera is a fictional character from the TV series , played by Melina Kanakaredes. Background Stella Bonasera is Mac Taylor's second-in-command and right-hand woman in the New York Police Department's crime lab. ), will have an opportunity to learn and interpret many of the forensic science The application of scientific knowledge and methodology to legal problems and criminal investigations. Sometimes called simply forensics, forensic science encompasses many different fields of science, including anthropology, biology, chemistry, engineering, genetics, techniques shown on the series if they enroll in a unique summer study program, "CSI: Penn State." The intensive workshop is conducted by Summer Study Programs, Inc., a leader in pre-collegiate programs, and held at Penn State University in the beautiful "Big Ten" college town of State College, Pa. Students will come away from the program with a complete picture of what happens from the crime scene through analysis and presentation of evidence. Two sessions will be offered, a three and a half week program from July 5 to July 28, and a six and a half week session from July 2 to August 18. Enrollment runs from now through May 1. The workshops will be led by Dr. Dan Sykes, Lecturer and Director, Analytical Instructional Laboratories and Forensic Science Program, Penn State. Dr. Sykes and other Penn State forensic instructors will guide and challenge students in the CSI process. They will learn through lectures, laboratory and field activities how to explore, manage, process and preserve evidence. The students will be exposed to the techniques and methods used in private, state and federal crime scene units. A highlight of the workshop will be a mock murder scene with students asked to analyze all facts and reconstruct all events leading to a logical conclusion. "With the various CSI television shows so popular, significantly raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. of forensic scientists, we thought it would be appealing to introduce this intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. topic to high school students," said Bill Cooperman, Executive Director of Summer Study Programs. "After 18 months, and under an exclusive arrangement with Penn State, we developed their first course for high school students to learn the role of forensics See computer forensics. in the Criminal Justice System, the uses and processing of scientific evidence and the way it is presented in Court," he stated. The curriculum reflects the goals of a forensic scientist stated in Penn State's Web site: "The ability to present an accurate scientific analysis of evidence collected at a crime scene or a scene of personal injury, can mean the difference between bringing the guilty parties to justice or allowing them to go free. A forensic scientist must rely on skill, experience, knowledge and personal ability to present the results of an investigation to the jury in a way that enables them to understand." Students from more than 43 states and 27 countries have participated in various summer study programs in the sixteen years since Mr. Cooperman founded the company. These summer enrichment programs give high school students a rare opportunity to sample college in an organized and supervised environment. They also participate in a full range of activities including weekend trips, sports and recreation, and evening activities such as shows, rock concerts, dance clubs and movies. Summer Study Programs offers a wide variety of enrichment classes and classes for credit. New this summer, also at Penn State, is the Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. workshop where students will gain hands-on experience in building affordable low cost housing. Pre-college programs at the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
For further information, log onto www.summerstudy.com or write: Summer Study Programs, Department FS, 900 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747 |
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