College Visits and Events

Career Explorations offers high school students the opportunity to explore career fields through four and five week summer internships in Boston and New York. Additional information is available at www.ceinternships.com and on the Peterson's Summer Opportunity website at http://www.petersons.com/summerop/index.html.

Gannon University » Find the wave of your future! For information on the Scholars of Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science Program visit www.gannon.edu/seecs or contact Miles Vida at 1-800-GANNON-U.

West Point will host two sessions of the Summer Leaders Seminar in 2009. Outstanding high school juniors who want to gain a better understanding of the academic, physical, military, and leadership development at a service academy are invited to apply at www.admissions.usma.edu and fill out the application form online prior to April 1, 2009.

Applications for Pennsylvania Governors School of Excellence School for the Arts are due at the Intermediate Unit by 3:00 p.m. on January 5th! The IU will be closed December 24-26, 2008, and January 1-2, 2009, for the holidays. We do not recommend mailing for any applications because the mail can get backed up over the holidays and/or the artwork could be damaged. It is highly recommended that the applications are delivered in person to Intermediate Unit #5 in Edinboro, PA.

Summer College Opportunity Program in Education (SCOPE) » Penn State offers this four week program to high school sophomores of multicultural heritages who show an interest in careers in education, the opportunity to experience college life while earning credit for college work. Dates: Sunday June 28 to Friday July 24, 2009. All costs paid for; the program is very challenging academically as well as socially. Application and more info at http://www.ed.spu.edu/educ/multicultural-programs/summer-program. Deadline for applications is January 31, 2009.

Penn State Scholars Day»: Monday Oct 6th is the Schreyer Honors College Fall Open House. To register, go to shc.psu.edu.

College Fair» Students interested in majoring in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning might want to attend the Architecture/Design College and Career Fair in Boston Massachusetts on Sat. Oct. 25th. Register at www.architects.org/collegefair.

Denison Open House» Day programs Mon. Oct 13th, Fri. Oct. 17, Fri. Nov 7th. Fall Overnight Program Sunday and Monday Nov. 9,10. Call 1-800-DENISON or register online at www.denison.edu/admissions/visit.html.

Smith College» Fall Preview November 11. Register online at www.smith.edu/admission/fallpreview.

Penn State College of Arts and Architecture» Informational open house on October 13. Students interested in majoring in design, art, music, or theater are invited to attend. Register at http://www.aanda.psu.edu/openhouse/.

Lehigh University Diversity Achievers Program » On November 2 and 3, Lehigh University offers an opportunity for diverse high school seniors to immerse themselves in different aspects of Lehigh life for two days and one night. All travel and meal expenses for selected participants will be covered by Lehigh University. To be considered for this program please apply online at www3.lehigh.edu/admissions/dap.asp Applications must be completed by Oct. 3. Any questions, email Adrienne UYurack at aky4@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-3102.

Below is a list of upcoming college open houses: