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Applications for Summer 2024 have now closed.
The University of Akron's College of Business (CoB) is accepting applications for 20 select spots in its Summer Leadership Academy. Participants will earn six credits, develop leadership skills, get a head start on their first year of college, and connect with faculty and CoB professional development staff and other students during the five-week program.
The five-week program will allow incoming first-year CoB students to immerse themselves in the University of Akron Experience through living on campus, enrollment in specific CoB core classes, and professional development activities. While the classroom component is important, many of the activities will take place outside of the classroom, including coaching, mentoring, and company visits with successful businesses located within walking distance of campus.
The Summer Leadership Academy is aimed at first-generation college students from Northeast Ohio high schools. Leadership experience is not a requirement. There is no cost to participate in the program. Tuition, housing, and daily lunches/snacks will be supplied, and every student will have the option to obtain a free laptop. By enrolling in the Summer Leadership Academy, students and families will have a direct savings of $2,600.00 off tuition and fees by taking the CoB classes offered during the program rather than during the fall semester.
Important Links:
July 8 – August 9, 2024
Classes and Professional Development activities will take place Monday–Friday
Who should apply:
- First generation college students
- Students interested in getting an early start on required business courses (with extra tutoring support)
- Students who want to become leaders and experience a professional development program
- Students without prior high school leadership experience
Student Stories:
I never thought college was for me, but I don't think that anymore and the Fall semester hasn't even started.
This program was intense, but it's obvious Fall will be intense in a different way, so this was a great setup for the Fall.
The way the program was setup, I mean the schedule, was perfect.
This experience is everything I was hoping for deciding on college.