Academic Opportunities

Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

at Northwestern University

The Materials Research Center at Northwestern University offers a 9-week, paid summer research experience for undergraduates. The students are paired up with some of the leading research professors in science and engineering fields. Research areas include ceramics, polymers, nanocomposites, photonics, nanoparticles, molecular electronics and biomaterials. Students currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in science or engineering who are US citizens or permanent residents are eligible. The program dates this year are June 22 to August 21. Participants are paid $4000 stipend plus on-campus housing. For more information, please visit our website:
http://www.mrsec.northwestern.edu/content/educational_programs/reu.htm

If you have any questions, please contact Klara Mueggenburg at mrc@northwestern.edu, 847-491-3606.


The Summer Management Program at Wake Forest University

FOR LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE MAJORS

WHAT Business Boot Camp for Liberal Arts and Science Majors (8 hours of college credit). Much of the work is done in groups, which fosters team-building skills. Former participants call their Summer Management Program experience “transformational.”
WHEN May 27, 2009 – July 2, 2009 (Summer Session I)
Monday through Friday
9:25 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (three classes, with lunch break)
WHO Any non-business student who has completed at least two years of college
(rising junior or senior)
WHY Learn the fundamentals of business. Stand out in a competitive job market.
Enhance your application to a graduate/professional school.
SUBJECTS Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Business Law, Strategy,
Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, and IT
COST $6,400 including tuition, books, fees and materials. Scholarships available.
MORE INFORMATION Information Sessions:
January 27 & February 17, 2009 - 11:00 a.m.,
Wake Forest University, Kirby Hall Room 001
For more information go to www.summer.business.wfu.edu
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