Meredith STEM College Summer Program

Summer College is a residential experience that will run Monday through Friday for two consecutive weeks. Students are expected to participate for all ten days and must provide their own transportation to and from the campus each Monday and Friday. Students must arrive on campus no later than 9 a.m. each Monday and depart no later than 6 p.m. on Friday unless a late activity is planned. Dates for the Summer College are June 20 – June 30, 2023 (Monday through Friday of each week). If there is sufficient interest in the program, a second program will be offered July 8 – July 18, 2023 (Monday through Friday of each week). Please be aware that when you apply, you are applying for the program currently being offered in June.

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Below is the sample schedule for the summer activities:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30-9am	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
9-10:30am	Module instruction	Module instruction	Module instruction	Module instruction	Module instruction
10:30-10:45am	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
10:45am-12pm	Lab work	Lab work	Lab work	Lab work	Student Presentations
12-1pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1-2pm	Professional skills development & career exploration	Professional skills development & career exploration	Professional skills development & career exploration	Professional skills development & career exploration	Professional skills development & career exploration
2-2:30pm	Case study work	Case study work	Case study work	Case study work	Case study work
2:30-2:45pm	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack
2:45-3:15pm	Mentoring activities	Mentoring activities	Mentoring activities	Mentoring activities	Mentoring activities
3:15-4:30pm	RTP Guest speaker	Field trip (Week 1: NC Science Museum, Week 2: RTP biotech company)	RTP Guest speaker	Discussion group	Field trip (Week 1: NC Science Museum, Week 2: RTP biotech company)
6-7pm	Mentor group dinner	Mentor group dinner	Mentor group dinner	Mentor group dinner
7-9pm	Bowling	Movie Night	Campfire S’mores	Karaoke Party