Please Share--Scholarships available for Big Red Entrepreneurship Camp

From: Christensen, Gregg
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 2:43 PM
To: NDE NCE Career Field Leaders; NDE NCE Student Organization Leaders
Cc: Schlake, Marilyn
Subject: Please Share--Scholarships available for Big Red Entrepreneurship Camp

CSO Advisers and Career Field Specialists, please share with your listservs and e-mail distribution lists and through any other media you deem appropriate.  Thanks!

Scholarships available for Big Red “Entrepreneurship” Camp


High school students interested in exploring entrepreneurship should plan to attend the upcoming Big Red “Entrepreneurship” Camp, June 13-17, 2011.  Scholarships in the amount of $300 are available to 16 campers who enroll in the Entrepreneurship Camp.  Enroll by April 1 today to secure a spot!

To qualify for the scholarship, each camper is required to submit two short essays and pay the up-front cost of the camp upon registration.  Scholarships will then be awarded to campers when they attend the Entrepreneurship camp.  Additional information about the scholarship requirements is available at:  http://4h.unl.edu/web/4hcamps/campfinance

Come, learn and grow!  During the five-day camp, campers will address in-depth entrepreneurship skills such as creativity, innovation, research analysis, customer engagement, marketing and sales.  They will learn from professionals on how to best navigate the start-up process and practice skills from concept creation to closing the sell.  Throughout the week, individuals and teams will compete for prizes, including which team creates the best TV commercial and feasibility concept.

Hosted by the Paul Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program, the Entrepreneurship Camp is part of the 2011 Big Red Academic Camps.  These career exploration camps are a chance for campers to explore the UNL campus, meet people from across the country, spend time investigating an interest or potential career and have lots of fun.  For more information about the different camps and to register for the Entrepreneurship camp, visit http://bigredcamps.unl.edu or contact Marilyn Schlake, Camp Director at 402.472.4138, mschlake@unl.edu. The early bird registration deadline is April 1.

Gregg Christensen

An active member of the Nebraska Entrepreneurship Task Force (NET-Force)

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Gregg Christensen

Entrepreneurship and Career Education Specialist

High Schools That Work/Making Middle Grades Work State Coordinator

Nebraska Department of Education

301 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE  68509-4987

402.471.4337

402.471.4565 (fax)

gregg.christensen@nebraska.gov

Websites: 

http://www.education.ne.gov/entreped/ and http://www.education.ne.gov/hstw/

Listservs:

http://lists.k12.ne.us/mailman/listinfo/entre-ed and  http://lists.k12.ne.us/mailman/listinfo/hstw

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