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CSI Camp

Introduction

The SU CSI Camp is designed to place students in an environment that recreates forensic practices of professional criminal investigators as realistically as possible. Students will be grouped into small teams that will be mentored by university college students. Each team will participate in a staged criminal investigation that will be set up, and led by forensics experts from the Cumberland County Forensics Laboratory. Students will be instructed on how, and have the opportunity to use state-of-the-art equipment. Participants will have the option to stay overnight or commute to the camp each day.

Qualifications

Participants need no prior experience in forensic science to be an excellent candidate for this camp. Participants should have a strong interest, and ability, in science. To attend, the student should be entering grades 7 through 12. Graduating seniors are also invited to attend. This camp will encourage young scientists to gain new skills in the application of science. The camp is designed to encourage blossoming scientists and provide an opportunity to improve their knowledge of science and forensics through hands-on experience.

About the Directors

Dr. Lucinda Elliott is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Biotechnology / Pre-Forensic Sciences Concentration in the Biology Department at Shippensburg University. She is a trained immunologist with over 25 years experience in Biomedical Research in Microbiology and Immunology. She along with Professional Forensic Scientists from the Cumberland County Forensic Laboratory and Shippensburg University Students will direct the camp participants in the forensic analysis of crime scene evidence.

As a Mathematics Program Offi cer with the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF), Dr. Gene Fiorini works with new mathematics and science high school teachers and professors to improve the quality of mathematics and science instruction. Prior to working with KSTF Dr. Fiorini was a professor with the Shippensburg University Mathematics Department and served as Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Fiorini holds advanced degrees in both Mathematics and Statistics. He will lend his experience in applicationsbased
instruction to provide camp participants with a realistic portrayal of the use of Mathematics and Statistics in the fi eld of forensics.

Ms. Ann Michelson earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Grove City College in Grove City, PA and her Master of Science in Forensic Science at Marshall University in Huntington WV. She is currently the Forensic Chemist in the Cumberland County Forensic laboratory, which is associated with the District Attorney’s offi ce. She has also worked as an analytical chemist at the Battelle Memorial Institute, Anniston Chemical Demilitarization Facility in Anniston, AL and as a Forensic Science Intern
for the West Virginia State Police Crime Lab. She is also an adjunct professor of Criminalistics at Central Penn College and Shippensburg University.

Content

Camp highlights will include guest experts from the Cumberland County Forensics Lab who will demonstrate forensic techniques and use of equipment in investigating a crime from start to finish. Participants will be instructed on how to approach a crime scene, how to handle and process of evidence, and how to prepare testimony for a court trial. Forensics techniques will include using mathematical and statistical models to recreate a crime scene, fingerprinting analysis, chemical analysis of materials and substances, identifying and tracking the path of evidence, DNA analysis as well as other state-of-the-art procedures. On the final day of the camp participants will be asked to present their results within the context of a simulated courtroom setting. Workshops throughout the week will emphasize contact and instruction from the Cumberland County Forensics Laboratory staff.Students will also have the opportunity to tour the Forensic Laboratory. On the final day of the camp, participants will use newly acquired forensic skills to process a mock crime scene.

Schedule

Camp Arrival
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Sunday, June 8, 2008
Daily Schedule
7:30 a.m.	Breakfast, Reisner Dining Hall
8:30 a.m.	Morning session
11:30 a.m.	Lunch, Reisner Dining Hall
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Afternoon session
5:00 p.m.	Dinner, Reisner Dining Hall
6:15 - 9:45 p.m.	Evening event
10:20 p.m.	Bed check
10:30 p.m.	Lights out

Things to Bring to Camp

• Sneakers (closed toed, rubber soles). No open toed shoes allowed in the lab.
• Appropriate clothing for laboratory work.
• No bare midriff or sleeveless shirts.
• Long hair must be tied back.
• No hats may be worn in the laboratory.
• Bathing suit (Resident campers only)
• Window Fan (Resident campers only)
• Walkman, CD players, or MP3 players can be brought, but can only be used in the dorm or on the buses. YOU MAY NOT BRING THEM TO CLASS WITH YOU OR THEY WILL BE CONFISCATED; YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ITEMS (Resident campers only)

University

Shippensburg University is a co-educational multipurpose University in south central Pennsylvania. It is located 45 miles west of Harrisburg and 30 miles north of Gettysburg. Founded in 1871, Shippensburg University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. It is a comprehensive, regional university offering both graduate and undergraduate programs in three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education and Human Services.