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UA ��Ƶlogo Hosts 2026 Summer Camps

UA ��Ƶlogo — Thu, 14 May 2026 13:26:30 +0000

From robotics and cybersecurity to athletics, theatre, and creative writing, UA ��Ƶlogo will offer a wide variety of summer camps and enrichment programs in 2026.

Explore the full list of UA ��Ƶlogo summer camps and enrichment opportunities below.

Athletic Camps

For more information or to register for athletic camps, visit .

Baseball Camp – Benton

Dates: June 22-24
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Cost: $120
For: Ages 6-13

Baseball Camp – North ��Ƶlogo

Dates: July 13-15
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Cost: $120
For: Ages 6-13

Baseball Camp – ��Ƶlogo

Dates: July 15-18
Cost: $120
For: Ages 6-13

Men’s Golf Camp

Dates: June 15-20

Volleyball College Prep Camp

Dates: June 13
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Cost: $99
For: Girls ages 14-18

Volleyball Elite Camp

Dates: June 20
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $150
For: Girls ages 14-18

Volleyball All Skills Camp

Dates: July 6-7
Cost: $250
For: Girls ages 9-13

Volleyball Position Specialty Camp: Setting

Dates: July 13
Time: Noon – 3 p.m.
Cost: $99
For: Girls ages 14-18

Volleyball Position Specialty Camp

Dates: July 13-15
Description: 3-Day Camp
Cost: $275
For: Girls ages 14-18

Volleyball Position Specialty Camp: Offense/Hitter

Dates: July 14
Time: Noon – 3 p.m.
Cost: $99
For: Girls ages 14-18

Volleyball Position Specialty Camp: Defense/1st Contact

Dates: July 15
Time: Noon – 3 p.m.
Cost: $99
For: Girls ages 14-18

Volleyball All Skills Camp

Dates: July 17-18
Cost: $279
For: Girls ages 14-18

Volleyball Elite Clinic Camp

Dates: July 20-21
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $279
For: Girls ages 14-18

Women’s Basketball Team Camp

Dates: July 22-23

Women’s Basketball Individual Camp

Dates: July 29-30
Time: 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Cost: $90
For: Grades 5-12

Women’s Basketball Advanced Skills/Elite Camp

Dates: Aug. 1
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $55
For: Grades 9-12

Wrestling Training Camp

Dates: June 7-9

Wrestling 7-Day Elite Intensive Camp

Dates: June 7-13

Wrestling Team Competition Camp

Dates: July 8-11

STEM Camps

For more information, or to register for STEM camps, please contact Jami Eubanks at jeubanks1@ualr.edu unless otherwise noted.

Engineering Scholars Program

Dates: June 7-13
Cost: Free
For: Grades 8-11

AI Hackathon & HealthTech Startup Week

Dates: June 8-12
Cost: Free
For: Ages 16-26
Contact: Marla Johnson at mkjohnson@ualr.edu

Operation Cyber Sleuth

Dates: June 22-26
Cost: $85
For: Grades 7-12

VEX IQ Robotics Summer Camp

Dates: June 22-26
Time: 8 a.m. – Noon
Cost: $150
For: Grades 5-8

VEX V5 Robotics Summer Camp

Dates: June 22-26
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Cost: $150
For: Grades 8-12

Girls Who CODE

Dates: July 27-31
Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
For: Grades 7-8

Arts and Culture

Young Writers Camp

Dates: June 1-5
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $300
For: Grades 3-5
Contact: Greg Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu

Emerging Writers Institute

Dates: June 22-26
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost: $175
For: Grades 6-10
Contact: Greg Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu

MT Stage: From the Bard to Broadway

Dates: June 29 – July 3
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For: Grades 7-9
Copy: Lori Delk at ladelk@ualr.edu

Summer Laureate University for Youth (SLUFY)

Dates: July 6-17
Time: 12:30-5:15 p.m.
Cost: $350
Additional Fees: $25 application fee included
For: Grades K-6
Contact: Ann Robinson at aerobinson@ualr.edu

Adult and Professional Development

For more information, or to register for adult and professional development opportunities this summer, visit /art/artways-summer-program/.

A+D Workshop for K-12 Art Educators

Session 1: June 1-5
Session 2: June 15-19
Cost: Free

AP Summer Institute (APSI)

Dates: July 21-24
Registration Deadline: July 14
Cost: $750 or $799 depending on the course

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UA ��Ƶlogo Hosts Nearly 700 teachers for 31st Year of Advanced Placement Summer Institute

Mara Crumby — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:02:00 +0000

Nearly 700 teachers from Arkansas and across the country came together for the 31^st year of Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) at the University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo.

Put on by the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, APSI hosted 492 Arkansas teachers and 198 out-of-state and home school teachers.

The Jodie Mahony Center offered three weeks of courses to help teachers improve their content knowledge and teaching skills. Two weeks were offered online and one week on campus. Each week offered 12 courses covering a total of 19 different AP courses. Each week the APSI covered 30 hours of intensive training, including labs, hands-on activities, and instructional strategies that teachers can take back to their classrooms.

“Advanced Placement is one of the approved accelerated learning options that districts have to provide opportunities for their students to attain college credit while in high school,” said Lori Delk, professional learning director at the Jodie Mahony Center and APSI coordinator “APSI training has been a tried-and-true way of increasing rigor in classrooms across the state, not just in AP classes but in all the classes that the teachers receiving training teach. As a former AP teacher who attended dozens of APSIs over my career, I can speak first hand to the efficacy of the training and of the strategies that are shared with the teachers.”

Dr. Ann Robinson, distinguished professor of education and founding director of the Jodie Mahony Center, called APSI a highlight of the summer.

“It is one of our earliest and most impactful professional development programs,” Robinson said. “The participants, who attend from across Arkansas, the nation, and even around the world, make this a rich and wonderful experience for everyone involved.”

Each week-long institute course is taught by a College Board-endorsed consultant who has received extensive training from , a not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. These consultants are leaders in their respective subject area and have a proven track record in student success on the AP exams. This year’s 36 consultants taught APSI classes in subjects ranging from chemistry and biology to American history and art and design.

“Participating in AP, whether as a teacher or a student, is an academic boost,” Robinson said. “Teachers staying on the cutting edge of accelerated learning strategies. Students develop knowledge and skills that increase their success in a collegiate environment.”

APSI is funded by a grant from the Arkansas Department of Education that covers the costs of registration for Arkansas public and charter school teachers. The impact extends far beyond the professional development for educators. UA ��Ƶlogo awarded thousands of hours of college credit to incoming freshmen with scores of three or higher on AP exams.

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UA ��Ƶlogo Celebrates 30 Years of Advanced Placement Summer Institutes

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:00:40 +0000

UA ��Ƶlogo celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) with a July 23 luncheon that was attended by more than 200 teachers taking part in UA ��Ƶlogo’s third APSI session of summer 2024.

Special guests included Bill Stovall III, former speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Jodie Mahony III, son of the late Sen. Jodie Mahony II, and representatives of the Arkansas Department of Education. Stovall described Mahony as a fierce defender of education.

“Over the years, he was so relentless as we worked on education,” Stovall said. “After he passed advanced placement, he was a protector of it. He was always the one that fiercely defended advancement placement. The last opportunity I had to speak to Jodie was the day before Thanksgiving 2009, not knowing that I wouldn’t get to speak to him again. I learned a great deal from Jodie. I considered him a friend, and he was a unique character for sure.”

UA ��Ƶlogo’s Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education is named after the late Jodie Mahony II, a longtime member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate who championed many improvements in public education. Sen. Mahony was pivotal in establishing ACT 881, which established the Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program Act.

“Thirty years ago, Jodie Mahony II considered it an emergency that teachers did not have training for the College Board Advanced Placement courses,” said Dr. Ann Robinson, director of the Jodie Mahony Center, one of only 20 centers in the U.S.. The history of Jodie Mahony II and advanced placement in Arkansas is rich and lengthy. He believed in rigorous education for students and in supporting teachers to provide it.”

The AP program from College Board gives high school students the opportunity to pursue college-level studies and to receive advanced placement and/or credit upon entering university, along with an appropriate score on an AP exam, thereby saving Arkansas families time and money on college.

“The 30th anniversary celebrates an important milestone: recognizing what has been at the core of every Advanced Placement Summer Institute for 30 years,” said Lori Delk, advanced placement professional development associate. “That is bringing together teachers from around the state to get the best training they can receive in teaching AP courses, and thereby raising the level of rigor in Arkansas classrooms.”

This summer, UA ��Ƶlogo hosted more than 750 teachers during three sessions in June and July. These included 545 Arkansas public and charter school teachers, 11 private school teachers, and 198 teachers from out of state. AP classes covered English Language, English Literature, Calculus, U.S. History, World History, Human Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Statistics, Computer Science, Psychology, European History, Art and Design, Physics, Spanish, Environmental Science, and U.S. Government.

“We feel so fortunate to work with our esteemed colleagues in the Jodie Mahony Center and support gifted education in Arkansas,” said Dr. Rachel Eells, Windgate Foundation Endowed Director of the School of Education at UA ��Ƶlogo. “Thank you to all our educators for lending your expertise to high schoolers and committing to lifelong learning, building intellectual capital in your community, and challenging your students and yourselves. Thank you for taking some time to make yourself a better learner so your students will become better learners.”

In the past 15 years, the UA ��Ƶlogo Advanced Placement Summer Institute has trained more than 12,000 teachers. During the week, consultants serve as summer institute faculty, sharing best teaching practices for instructing high school students who are taking advanced placement courses. The training includes 30 hours of instruction, and participating teachers receive professional development credit for their work.

The AP Summer Institute is supported by a grant from the Arkansas Department of Education. The grant enables UA ��Ƶlogo to provide Arkansas public school teachers who teach AP with funding to cover the cost of registration.

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