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    Wake Forest Summer Immersion: Business Institute

    Wake Forest Summer Immersion: Business Institute

    Details

    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Residential, Online
    • Provided By: College
    • Session Start: June
    • Session Length: One Week
    • Entering Grade: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
    • Category: Business/Entrepreneurship
    • Sub-Categories: Business, Finance
    • Selective: No
    • Ages: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    • Minimum Cost: $1,500 - $2,999
    • Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration
    • Credit Awarded: No
    • Location:Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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    Overview

    The Wake Forest Summer Immersion Program is a hands-on learning experience offered on-campus and online. High school students dive deep into a field of study with access to world-class faculty, researchers, and industry professionals

    Swim with the sharks who know how to create and seize opportunities in ponds, large and small.

    Develop practical skills and the ability to think critically while gaining valuable exposure to important business topics and methods of analysis. Students will be exposed to the essential aspects of business needed to launch and run a company, including finance, human resources, management, marketing, technology, and operations. In addition to working alongside experienced faculty and collaborating in teams, this institute ends with a team presentation, in which students pitch ideas showcasing the knowledge they gained throughout the week.

    Topics Covered: 

    • Finance 
    • Strategy 
    • Marketing 
    • Operations 
    • Business Analytics & Technology
    • Networking and Teamwork 

    Hands-On Experiences: 

    • Work with WFU business professors and experts 
    • Engage in interactive discussions of a business case study
    • Improve team-building and project management skills 
    • Presentation of a team project 
    • Network and visit with business leaders 
    • Visit and tour local businesses and organizations 

    Hands-on experiences are subject to change.