DAAPcamps 2025 draws nearly 300 attendees
Founder Laurie Wilson speaks to the success of DAAPcamps
DAAPcamps at the University of Cincinnati provide a summer destination for middle and high school students from Greater Cincinnati and beyond.
“The earlier we expose our children to what’s out in the world for opportunities, the more options we give them,” UC’s Laurie Wilson, founder of DAAPcamps, says in a Fox 19 segment on the history — and success — of the summer camp program which drew 280 attendees for 2025.
The program, now in its 15th year, provides middle and high school students with hands-on experiences to explore undergraduate offerings at UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP), as well as foster creativity. Wilson is an associate director of student affairs and adjunct assistant professor in UC's School of Design at DAAP.
DAAPcamps 2024. Photo provided by DAAP.
Students attend day and residential camps in fields such as architecture, interior design, communication design, fashion design, fine art studio, industrial design, footwear design and the newly added games and animation.
DAAPcamp participants work in a studio environment, similar to the experience of DAAP students, with professionals assigning various projects based on the chosen field.
The Fox 19 segment features an interview with Wilson and camp attendees.
Featured image at top: iStock Photo/hsyncoban
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