The Daniels College of Business is offering in June a new, three-week Summer Business Institute for students wishing exposure to business concepts but not majoring in that subject.
The early registration deadline for the program is March 1. If students register early, they will receive a $400 discount off the regular class price of $3,900.
The program will run from June 13 to July 1, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. This is the first year Daniels is offering the program.
The business school offers similar comprehensive business leadership programs through its executive program, designed for professionals.
The decision to offer this type of course to undergraduates and recent alumni came about after Daniels Dean Chris Riordan said that the previous university she worked at had a similar program and suggested that DU offer one as well.
The creation of the summer institute was also based on comments from undergraduates that Daniels did not offer a comprehensive, introductory business course for non-majors.
“This class in particular really gives you a little piece of everything,” said Becca Mahoney, manager of the Summer Business Institute.
The institute is open to juniors, seniors and alumni who graduated in the past three years. It is not offered for credit, toward a degree, but participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program.
The fee includes books, materials, overnight retreat costs and lunches on class days. Students can purchase housing for the duration of the period, including a room, breakfast and dinner, for $840.
Since it is not for credit, students will not be able to use financial aid to pay for the institute. The program is not able to offer any grants at this point, said Mahoney.
It is designed as a career preparation program to help students boost their resumes and show potential employers that they have business and leadership knowledge to augment their non-business degrees, according to Paul Kosempel, assistant director of the Pioneer Leadership Program and the Summer Business Institute’s lead professor.
The class is a “great stepping stone into the first career after graduating,” said Kosempel. “It makes the transition into a challenging job market a little bit easier.”
Along with Kosempel, who will teach leadership concepts, there will be three or four other professors. The faculty who will teach in the program are not confirmed yet, but there will be a professor teaching finance, a professor teaching marketing and other faculty teaching in their specialties.
There will also be guest speakers, a personality assessment, networking events, a meeting with recruiters and an overnight retreat to The Nature Place conference center in Florissant, Colo.
To register for the class, students and recent alumni can go to www.regonline.com/SBI2011, or can contact Mahoney at Becca.Mahoney@du.edu with any questions.
