, ▁and ▁others ▁perform ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁ment or ship . ▁Class es ▁range ▁from ▁" Build ▁Your ▁O wn ▁Computer " ▁to ▁studying ▁l ighth ouse ▁keeping ▁at ▁Washington ▁State . ▁Al umn i ▁often ▁teach ▁In ters ession ▁courses ▁and ▁lead ▁over se as ▁tri ps ▁along ▁with ▁fac ulty ▁members . ▁Club s ▁are ▁also ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁tri ps ▁and ▁do ▁activities ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁sc uba ▁club ▁takes ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁while ▁the ▁F IR ST ▁Rob ot ics ▁team ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁sp ends ▁the ▁week ▁building ▁a ▁robot . ▁ ▁Student ▁In qu iry ▁and ▁Research ▁ ▁Most ▁Wed nes days ▁are ▁" I ▁Days " ▁( for ▁" in qu iry ") ▁and ▁are ▁usually ▁reserved ▁for ▁juni ors ▁and ▁sen iors ▁to ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁S IR ▁program . ▁S IR ▁also ▁runs ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁one ' s ▁s oph om ore ▁year ▁and ▁junior ▁year , ▁allowing ▁a ▁student ▁to ▁conduct ▁four ▁dispar ate ▁investig ations . ▁▁ ▁These ▁programs ▁give ▁students ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁own ▁scientific ▁research ▁and / or ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁scient ists , ▁primarily ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁Popular ▁research ▁locations ▁include ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁the ▁Ad ler ▁Planet arium , ▁F erm il ab , ▁and ▁Arg onne ▁National ▁Labor atory . ▁All ▁I MS A ▁students ▁are ▁encourag