Summer Programs Information
Summer Programs Information
Summer Programs 2008
Bowdoin College Summer Programs provide an opportunity for a variety of people to enjoy the College's facilities and to benefit from the expertise of Bowdoin faculty and staff during the nonacademic portion of the year. Summer Programs consist of educational seminars, professional conferences, sports clinics, specialized workshops, and occasional social events that are appropriate to the College's overall mission as an educational institution and as a member of the Maine community.
2008 Summer Program List
Dates for the 2008 Summer Programs will be added as they are confirmed. If you have specific questions, please email or call our office at sumprogs@bowdoin.edu or 207-725-3433.
Summer Program Highlights
Each year additional camps are offered by members of the athletic staff in baseball, diving, tennis, basketball, lacrosse, and soccer. A day camp for children entering grades one through nine is based in Farley Field House.
In addition to the four long-term programs listed above, other programs brought to campus by Bowdoin faculty, staff, and outside associations attract several thousand people to the College each summer. People interested in holding a conference at Bowdoin should contact the Events and Summer Programs Office at (207) 725-3433, which schedules all summer activities and coordinates dining, overnight accommodations, meeting spaces, audiovisual services, and other amenities.
Highlights of Bowdoin Summer Programs
The Infrared Spectroscopy Course
The Infrared Spectroscopy Course is the longest-running summer program in its area of study in the United States. Initiated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1950, the program moved to Bowdoin in 1972. Over 3000 scientists have come to campus to work with many of the original staff.
Upward Bound
Upward Bound, which began at Bowdoin in 1965, is one of over 500 similar programs hosted by educational institutions across the country. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, these programs are intended to provide low-income high school students with the skills and motivation necessary for success in higher education.
Bowdoin International Music Festival Inc.
The Bowdoin International Music Festival Inc., founded in 1964 and separately incorporated in 1997, includes a music school, several concert series, and the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music. Approximately 200 gifted performers in their teens and twenties from more than 20 countries participate each summer in a concentrated program of instrumental, chamber music, and composition studies with a faculty composed of teacher-performers from the world's leading conservatories.