Participants make friends and have fun while learning.

Students also learn how to work as teams to solve problems.

Students learn programs and ways to use new computers to help solve problems and set up data for research.

Peer Mentors help to guide students from a student perspective.

Bridge 2011 Peer Mentor, Alex Hill, helped to set up the lab equipment and answer questions when the instructors were busy. Alex later participated in SETGO Summer Research 2012.

The Ecology course of the Bridge program helps to teach students how to study and appreciate the science of the natural world.

The location of the Bridge Program Ecology course changes throughout the 4 weeks to show how data is collected in various environmental locations.

Joanne Roehrs, Ecoogy Instructor shown here, introduced herself and the Ecology course concepts that will be studied over the following weeks at the Orientation Program on the first day.

Dr. Anne Bullerjahn introduces lab techniques for genetic research.

Students practice using various tools in genetics experiments and lab research.

Dr. Bullerjahn explains the results to the students.