Stephens Summer Dance Intensive (SSD) is an exciting opportunity for aspiring young dancers to study with international guest faculty in the Stephens College studios. Students will receive professional, individually focused training that prepares them for success in today’s diverse dance world. Learn more here.

Okoboji Summer Theatre, a stock theatre company in Spirit Lake, Iowa, gives students intense theatre training the summer before they begin their senior year. 

View schedule of performances here.

Stephens’ equestrian tradition continues with a camp designed for the more experienced rider. Here you’ll have the opportunity for riding or driving twice a day. All sessions will be taught by talented, award-winning faculty, assisted by champion-level assistants. Enjoy field trips exposing you to the equestrian world and careers. Stay and learn right here on our historic campus for a complete equestrian program experience. All housing and meals provided.

Girls only. Grades 8-12 (ages 8-19).

Check in begins at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 19; pick up is from 12-1 p.m. on Sunday, June 25. (This camp requires riding experience and authorization of the camp director. Contact [email protected] if you have questions about eligibility for this advanced camp.) 

Cost: $1,250

Learn more and register.

Girls only. Grades 6-8.

Cost: $125

Visit www.stephensstars.com/campsclinics for more information and to register.

Come experience original works choreographed by our acclaimed guest artists.

Students studying in the Stephens Summer Dance program will showcase the pieces they've learned from our critically acclaimed guest artists at this annual concert. Expect to be inspired by various forms of original choreographed movement.

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This camp is designed for the more experienced hunter/jumper rider and students enrolled in a current hunter/jumper lesson program. Here you will have the opportunity for riding and learning ground work techniques for the H/J horses. Riders will be included in all aspects of working the horse on the flat and over fences. Riders will be involved in learning various aspects of the hunter/jumper industry from course design to saddle fitting.

Co-Ed. Grades 2-12 (ages 8-17).

Cost: $500

Contact [email protected] if you have questions about eligibility for this advanced camp. A mandatory orientation session will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 at the Stephens College Equestrian Center. 

Learn more and register.

It’s your turn to let tell your story, your way, with our girls-only film camp. Explore the industry basics of filmmaking: screenwriting, directing, cinematography, lighting, sound and editing while discussing how girls and women are portrayed in life and media. You’ll get to work on a PSA, short fiction film and documentary, too. Camp Citizen Jane empowers young women to tell their story, their way. It’s all part of our mission to have more women represented in film and the film industry. It’s also an amazing way to get creative, learn to collaborate and build leadership skills. (And you’ll have access to Stephens’ film equipment, students and faculty.) You may even prepare your film for a film festival.

Students will be grouped by age and skill level and work together in teams.

Girls only. Grades 5-12 (ages 10-17).

Cost: $295

Learn more and register.

The TRYPS Institute at Stephens College offers five week-long theatre arts camps during July and August along with performances and other programming. Open to grades K-7.

Explore and register at trypskids.com. 

Girls only. Grades 3-8.

Cost: $125

Visit www.stephensstars.com/campsclinics for more information and to register.

For more information, contact:
Office of Student Development
Phone: (573) 876-7212
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of Student Development
Phone: (573) 876-7212
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of Student Development
Phone: (573) 876-7212
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

Stephens students, faculty and staff welcome the new academic year officially with the annual opening convocation. 

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

A weekend dedicated to building confidence (and alumnae engagement). Join with fellow Stephens alumnae volunteers, including Alumnae Association Board members, class presidents, reunion class representatives and club and network leadership for expert speakers, interactive workshops, discussions and professional networking.

Questions? Contact: [email protected] | (573) 876-7173

Welcome Home Weekend is for everyone who is part of the Stephens community. Parents, loved ones and friends are invited to join us as we also welcome back Stephens alumnae for this special celebration. 

The 10th annual Citizen Jane Film Festival celebrates the best of fiction, documentaries and short films made by women from around the world. The festival is one of those weekends you won't want to miss. Learn more at citizenjanefilm.org.

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For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

Stephens College undergraduate, graduate and online students will receive their degrees.

For more information, visit here.

For more information, contact:
Office of Student Development
Phone: (573) 876-7212
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of Student Development
Phone: (573) 876-7212
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of Student Development
Phone: (573) 876-7212
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

Stephens students and faculty will be recognized for their scholarship and achievement at this annual Stephens College event. 

For more information, contact:
Office of Academic Affairs
Phone: (573) 876-7213

Stephens College alumnae return to campus for Celebrate Stephens, the annual alumnae reunion weekend.

For more information, visit here.

For more information, contact:
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (573) 876-7277
Email: [email protected]

Stephens College graduate and online students will receive their degrees. 

For more information, visit here.

Stephens College undergraduate students will receive their degrees.

For more information, visit here.