{"id":17469,"date":"2025-07-29T15:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=17469"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:16:01","slug":"maryville-biz-camp-high-school-business-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/maryville-biz-camp-high-school-business-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPBiz Camp Excels in Providing Business Experience to High School Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP\u2019s John E. Simon School of Business is pleased to announce a successful completion of their Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPBiz Camp, with students from eight high schools across Missouri and Illinois in attendance, including Marquette, Ladue Horton Watkins, Pattonville, and Edwardsville Senior High School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The three-day on-campus business workshop was held Wednesday, July 16 through Friday, July 18, offering local area high school students early exposure to college life and business education. Hosted by Dr. Chris Gourdine and Dr. Kathleen Young, the workshop featured panels with Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPstudent leaders, faculty, and alumni, as well as corporate partners such as S.M. Wilson & Company, Distribution Management, and SSM Health.<\/span><\/p>\n

During Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPBiz Camp, students participated in team-based business problem-solving projects, culminating in a project showcase at the end of the camp, and were awarded certificates for camp participation. Along with hands-on, collaborative project work, students also explored pathways for student-to-university-to-career pipelines, engaged local business leaders, alumni, and companies, and attended resume, interviewing, and college prep sessions led by Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPAdmissions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"On Day 1 of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPBiz Camp, Dr. Gourdine shared some inspiring success stories.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Students participated in a student panel moderated by student leader Cooper Anderson.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cË¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPBiz Camp is about more than introducing students to business\u2014it\u2019s about building confidence, community, and a vision for the future,\u201d said <\/span>Dr. Chris Gourdine, Assistant Dean and Camp Organizer<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for young minds to discover what\u2019s possible in college, explore career options, and to see that they belong here,\u201d added <\/span>Dr. Kathleen Young, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPBiz Camp comes on the heels of two back to back <\/span>cybersecurity workshops held earlier this year<\/b><\/a>, continuing the University\u2019s commitment to fostering a community-engaged, career-focused learning environment, and serving as a bridge between education and the workforce. To learn more about Maryville\u2019s business programs and community initiatives, visit <\/span>https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/bu\/<\/b><\/a>. For community partners and alumni interested in getting involved in future camps or career mentorship, contact Dr. Kathleen Young at <\/span>kyoung17@maryville.edu<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>Founded in 1872, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP is a comprehensive and nationally ranked private institution with an enrollment of well over 9,000 students. Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPoffers over 90 degrees at the undergraduate, master\u2019s and doctoral levels, as well as several certificates that align with the undergraduate and graduate education levels. Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPis recognized as the third fastest-growing private university in the United States by The Chronicle of Higher Education, serving students from 50 states and 56 countries. More than 50,000 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPalumni globally, many of whom work and live in the St. Louis region.<\/span><\/p>\n

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