Undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities and from Hispanic-serving institutions will learn about marketing and management skills as part of an intensive two-week program that the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management is hosting this month.
The University of California Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders, which is a collaboration of UC’s six business schools, offers undergraduates the chance to learn the principles of business development, entrepreneurship and other key management skills.
For two consecutive summers, students learn from internationally renowned faculty, take part in hands-on workshops and develop valuable connections with high-profile industry leaders and their peers.
Fifty-four students were selected for this year’s institute. This year’s program began August 3, 2014 and will run until August 15, 2014. This year’s program will focus on innovation and how it affects every area of business. UC Davis also has scheduled sessions on marketing, business etiquette and ethics along with visits to San Francisco, Silicon Valley and a community service project on August 9 at Sacramento Gleaners in Sacramento.
“Diversity is a source of strength and entrepreneurial growth. Embracing diverse backgrounds, thoughts, and perspectives is critical to succeed in today’s global economy,” said Steven Currall, dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. “The institute for undergraduate students will help develop the next generation of leaders who can help use their talents to drive innovation.”
Students are provided an all-expense-paid fellowship for the institute. The program is open to first-year undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities and from Hispanic-serving institutions who are interested in business.
The program, which is in its third year, rotates through the UC business schools. The first session was in 2012 at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Last year’s session was at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.