WHAT: More than 130 high school seniors from Raleigh, McDowell, Putnam, Webster, Wyoming, Greenbrier and Mingo Counties will converge on the campus of WVU Tech in Montgomery for an intensive four-day workshop that promises to impact their futures and the futures of their peers. The training program runs from Thursday, June 27 through Sunday, June 30 and helps students craft a personal essay, research post-secondary options and determine financial aid options. Students are also trained on how to be a “Peer Leader” to return to their high schools as post-secondary mentors. This year’s College Summit workshop is the largest ever hosted in West Virginia and will be staffed with 42 volunteers from the Yale Alumni Service Corps. Members of the Yale Alumni Service Corps will be coming from all across the country, and various parts of the world, to share their expertise and experiences in the organization’s first domestic philanthropic volunteer effort. The service corps will be arriving in Charleston on Wednesday, June 26 for a welcome reception and dinner and departing on Sunday, June 30.
WHO: College Summit West Virginia and WVU Tech with students from the following high schools:
· Buffalo High School
· Shady Spring High School
· Woodrow Wilson High School
· Independence High School
· Liberty (Raleigh) High School
· Tug Valley High School
· Webster County High School
· Westside High School
· Wyoming East High School
· Greenbrier West High School
· Mount View High School
· River View High School
WHEN: Wednesday, June 26 – Sunday, June 30
WHERE: Charleston Marriott (Wednesday, June 26)
WVU Tech (Thursday, June 27 – Saturday, June 29)
Vandalia Grille (Sunday, June 30)
AGENDA:
Wednesday, June 26 – Charleston Marriott – Salon C
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
o Interview opportunities available with members of the College Summit West Virginia staff & College Summit West Virginia Board members
o Interview opportunities available with members of the Yale Alumni Service Corps
Thursday, June 27 – WVU Tech – WVU Tech Alumni House
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
o Keynote speaker, West Virginia Delegate Doug Skaff
o Special guest, J.B. Schramm, College Summit Founder & CEO
o Interview opportunities available with Delegate Skaff and Mr. Schramm
Friday, June 28 – WVU Tech – Must RSVP for access
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
o Observe writing session with 4-6 students led by Yale Alumni Service Corps writing coach volunteers
o Interview opportunities available with rising seniors and workshop staff
Saturday, June 29 – WVU Tech – Tech Ballroom & Orndorff 1200
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
o Interview opportunities available with rising seniors and workshop staff
o Interview opportunities available with members of the College Summit West Virginia staff
o Interview opportunities available with members of the Yale Alumni Service Corps
Sunday, June 30 – Vandalia Grille
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
o Interview opportunities available with members of the College Summit West Virginia staff & College Summit West Virginia Board members
o Interview opportunities available with members of the Yale Alumni Service Corps
RSVP: To schedule time to observe process and for interviews, please contact Megan Hannah, Community Relations Manager for College Summit at 304-380-8455.
