academic summer camps
3 Strand Sports & Entertainment Sports Agency 101 Camp
Location: Orono, ME
Grades: Any high school students aspiring to pursue a career as a sports agent (ideally rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors)
Dates: June 22 – 28, 2025
Cost: $2,900
Are you interested in majoring in sports management? Are you interested in exploring a future career as a sports agent? If so, you can learn every aspect of the athlete representation business and strengthen your college application this summer at the first annual 3 Strand Sports & Entertainment Sports Agency 101 Camp hosted at the University of Maine.
The camp will be taught by long-time NFL agent Eugene T. Lee who was featured in the ESPN documentary “The Dotted Line” and has appeared on FOX News, FOX Business, CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg as an industry expert on NFL player contracts, the salary cap, and athlete branding. Over the course of his storied career, Mr. Lee has represented over two hundred fifty NFL and NCAA players, executives, and coaches including Top 40 draft picks, All-Pro selections, and Pro Bowl participants. Mr. Lee currently serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame and Boston College where he teaches his “Inside The NFL” and “The Business of the NFL” classes to undergraduate and graduate students alike.
Mr. Lee will impart all of the industry-specific knowledge he has gained from over 27 years as an NFL agent into an immersive, interactive, and transformative five-day experience for aspiring sports agents.
The camp will feature an all-star lineup of guest speakers including former NFL general manager Jerry Angelo and renowned NFL salary cap expert J.I. Halsell along with case competitions, team-building activities, and an end-of-camp awards ceremony.
Bear-Bots Robotics Camp
Get ready to unleash your inner engineer and create your own robot!
Location: Orono, ME – Ferland Engineering & Design Center
Grades: Rising 7-9 graders
Dates: July 21 – 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: $375
Work in small groups to build and program a VEX V5 robot. Our fun and interactive project-based learning approach will ignite your creativity, help you explore the exciting world of robotics and STEM, and build the skills you’ll need to become a future robotics superstar!
For specific questions, please contact Lisa Liberatore, Camp Coordinator at: lisa.liberatore@maine.edu.
Consider Engineering Summer Camp
Location: Orono, ME
Grade: High School Junior
The UMaine Pulp & Paper Foundation’s “Consider Engineering” program is offered three times in July to groups of 34 high school students who have completed their junior year of study and who are well-suited to becoming engineers. The four-day, free of charge, on-campus “camp” gives students opportunities to experience the rewards and challenges of both college life and technical careers. Students participate in about 20 activities and are introduced to nearly two dozen UMaine faculty, engineers and engineering students. Admission to the program is competitive with about 1/2 of the applicants being selected to participate.
maine summer transportation institute
Location: Orono, ME
Grade: 6th – 8th
The institute will run each day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the two weeks and is free. As participants in the annual transportation institute, up to 20 students from the greater Bangor area will get a close look at careers in engineering and transportation. The event is co-sponsored by the Maine Department of Transportation, the UMaine College of Engineering, and the Federal Highway Administration. It is designed to introduce students at an early age to jobs and careers available in Maine’s transportation industry.
Accepted students will participate in field trips, leadership and team-building activities, and a series of age-appropriate workshops, with hands-on laboratory experiences all related to transportation mode, safety and products, alternative fuels, construction materials, and computer-aided design. Students also will participate in recreational activities at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The majority of the daylong activities will take place at the Bion and Dorain Foster Student Innovation Center, at different engineering labs and at various off-campus locations.
For more information please contact Sheila Pendse at 207.581.2225 or sheila.pendse@maine.edu.
sustainable energy leaders of the future (SELf) institute
Location: Orono, ME
SELF for Middle School: Grades 6-8
SELF for High School: Grades 9-12
The SELF Institute is a cost-free residential program for rural high school students. The three-and-a-half-day program will focus on the responsible use of forest ecosystems as a building block for sustainable and renewable energy. Students will explore cutting-edge forest bioproducts research by participating in demonstrations, hands-on projects, and field trips plus fun in the UMaine New Balance Student Recreation Center.
upward bound
Grades: 9-12
The SELF Institute is a cost-free residential program for rural high school students. The three-and-a-half-day program will focus on the responsible use of forest ecosystems as a building block for sustainable and renewable energy. Students will explore cutting-edge forest bioproducts research by participating in demonstrations, hands-on projects, and field trips plus fun in the UMaine New Balance Student Recreation Center.