Hundreds of youth from around the state are attending camps at Alabama State University this summer. Those attending ASU’s theatre camp will be joined by alumna and Broadway actress Bonita Hamilton-Caesar. Summer camp season at Alabama State University is in full swing, with hundreds of young people enrolled in ASU’s many sports and enrichment camps.
At Camp 3T (Teaching Through Theatre), sponsored by the Department of Theatre Arts, ASU alumna and Broadway actress Bonita Hamilton-Caesar (’97) will make a special guest appearance.
Hamilton-Caesar currently stars in the acclaimed Broadway musical, “The Lion King.”
Dr. Tommie Stewart, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, said this is a great opportunity for Camp 3T participants.
“I am extremely excited about Hamilton-Caesar coming to Camp 3T. She will work directly with the campers giving them acting tips and conducting motivational workshops,” Stewart said. “We are extremely proud of her accomplishments, and it means a lot that she is coming back to her alma mater to work with our campers.”
Camp 3T runs from June 19 through June 25. A final performance will be held June 25 at 1 p.m. in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
Call 334-229-6929 for ticket information.
Camp Eagle
Numerous other camps also are underway at ASU, including Camp Eagle, an academic enrichment, character development and entrepreneurial camp sponsored by the College of Business Administration (COBA) and the Office of the Executive Vice President.
Students from 10 Alabama counties are spending a week living in ASU dormitories, attending classes and getting real-life college experience.
The campers also will travel to Atlanta, where they will spend a week at the Allen Institute and get lessons and experience in entrepreneurship and networking.
ASU President William H. Harris welcomed the campers to campus on Sunday, June 12. He told the seventh, eighth and ninth graders that in the future, they will compete for jobs with other candidates from around the world and they have to become world ready.
“You are going to have to work hard, figure out what you need to do to succeed and no matter what, always complete the task once you start it. You are attending Camp Eagle. Eagles always fly high, so I want you to soar like an eagle,” Harris said.
This is Camp Eagle’s fourth year. The camp’s director is Zina Wiggins and the assistant director is Dr. Michelle Crawford, a COBA business law professor.
SKYCAP
The Summer Kids Youth College Adventure Program (SKYCAP) is in the middle of its first session.
More than 150 first through 12th graders are participating in various academic and self-enrichment programs, as well as swimming and other extracurricular activities, including a cruise on Montgomery’s Harriott II Riverboat.
SKYCAP’s second session begins July 11. For more information call 334-229-4686.
