Camp LeBow

Innovative Summer Programs For Tomorrow’s Business Leaders

Camp LeBow
Held at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, Camp LeBow offers an introduction to business education with exceptional summer programs and is designed for outstanding high school students with an interest in business. Camp LeBow offers the opportunity to maximize and develop the business and leadership skills sought after by employers and college admissions officers.

Camp Business - A Competitive and Fun Introduction to Business
LeBow College's Camp Business in partnership with Commerce Bank offers students interaction with area executives and researchers who provide valuable insight into the job market and the economy. Go behind-the-scenes to look at the banking industry with Commerce Bank officials. Compete to win in a simulated business environment and present results to a panel of judges.

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Camp Impact - Discover the Art of Making your Message Matter
No one can read minds, but good marketers come close by tailoring their company's message to maintain strong relationships with customers. Discover the most innovative marketing techniques in use today, including viral, stealth and guerilla marketing with Camp Impact, created in collaboration with LeBow College's award-winning Marketing Department. Take products from concept to launch in an ad campaign simulation contest.

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Startup! - An Expedition in the True Spirit of Young Entrepreneurship
Bill Gates. Oprah Winfrey. Mark Cuban. Entrepreneurs are the rock stars of the business world. They have the vision and the skill to turn inspiration into innovative companies that create jobs and change the world. Examine the skills required to launch any new business during Startup!, an exciting five-day program sponsored by LeBow College of Business Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology.

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Camp Xchange - Journey into the High-Stakes World of Securities Trading
Think you have what it takes to trade? The proof is in the profit! Try your hand at buying and selling stocks in LeBow College's new electronic trading lab with Camp XChange, developed in partnership LeBow's Finance Department. Visit the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the trading operations of one of the region's leading financial firms. Find out how breaking news and traders' actions move the market.

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Distinguished Leadership

Taught by Drexel's distinguished professors and top practitioners, Camp LeBow stresses leadership, teamwork, initiative, and effective communication. Participants' skill levels are put to the test in competitions in securities trading, new product development, marketing, and business simulations.

Winners receive Laptops or iPods. All participants receive a certification of completion.

How to Enroll
All of Camp LeBow’s offerings are commuter programs. Participants should live in southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey or northern Delaware and have transportation to and from Drexel University’s main campus in Philadelphia. All Camp LeBow candidates must submit:
• An application form (enclosed)
• A typewritten essay (one or two pages)
• One letter of recommendation

Tuition

The Tuition for Camp Business has been generously underwritten by Commerce Bank.

The Tuition for Camp Impact an Camp Xchange has been generously underwritten by Alumni Scholarships.

The Tuition for Camp Startup is $500. Scholarships are available.

Admission to the Camp LeBow programs is competitive. The acceptance rate for 2006 program applicants was 50 percent. Preference is given to students with outstanding GPAs, exceptional standardized test scores (PSAT or SAT are considered) and active involvement in extracurricular of community service activities.

Please return submission requirements by April 28, 2008 to:

CAMP LEBOW - DREXEL UNIVERSITY’S LEBOW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
3141 CHESTNUT STREET, 106 MATHESON HALL
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104