March 31st, 2008 (postmarked)-Please note new due date

The Career Summer Institute

Program Date: July 13 - 18, 2008

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Due Date: March 31st, 2008 (postmarked)-Please note new due date

Notification Date: Notification letters to be mailed by April 18th  

What is the Career Summer Institute (CSI)?

CSI is a free, weeklong residential program designed for high school students who completed 9th, 10th, or 11th grade during the 2007-2008 academic year, respectively. This intensive career development program will focus on two key stages of career development; career assessment and career exploration. Activities will include interactive workshops, exploration of careers and nontraditional workplaces, and leadership skill-building. In addition, participants will meet other students from throughout the state, participate in team-building exercises, social/cultural enrichment activities and develop a social action project entitled, Step Up! a call to action to address inequities within our schools and/or community.

With the guidance of the NCRC staff, all participants will begin to develop their Step Up! which will be entirely created by the participant and customized for mplementation at their respective school. The Step Up! will focus on issues of equity, such as but not limited to encouraging peers to consider nontraditional careers, or supporting/encouraging peers of historically underrepresented groups to select challenging Math and Science courses. Participants can create newsletters, blogs, clubs, panels etc. to address issues. Additionally, all accepted participants are required to secure a project mentor preferably a school representative to assist in supporting their efforts in implementing the Step Up! project. The Mentor Acknowledgement must be signed.

Tentative career exploration activities include in-demand careers in:

• Science and Technology
• Healthcare
• Engineering and Mathematics
• Education
• Building Trades
• Much, much more!!!

For additional information contact
Aramis Gutierrez
Phone: 732.932.0054
Fax: 732.932.1254
aramis.gutierrez@rutgers.edu

www www.ncrc.rutgers.edu

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