2010 Summer Enrichment Program
"Mavens in the Making"
The Summer Enrichment Program is 10 weeks in duration and focuses on three major areas: academic, professional, and personal growth. As participants of the program, students will have a paid internship, learn from formal training workshops, and participate in a number of volunteer projects. These activities will be designed to enhance the students' team building and leadership skills. Those who successfully complete the program will be awarded a scholarship.
The 2010 SEP theme "Mavens in the Making" is based on the ideology expressed in The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell.
A maven (also mavin) is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. The word maven comes from the Hebrew, via Yiddish, and means one who understands, based on an accumulation of knowledge. (Wikipedia definition)
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SEP 2009 participants presented their project which focused on the under-usage of SNAP funds to President Wilson, faculty, and staff |
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SEP 2008 participants assisted Catholic Charities in "real world" simulations for kids at camp to learn about money awareness |