Junior Executive Institute: Undergraduate Program : Kelley School of Business: Indiana University

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Video: JEI 2009

Watch students participate in a variety of activities. From giving business presentations to meeting other students from around the country, JEI is a great experience for any business-interested student.

JEI participants making new friends while bowling.

A team hears feedback after presenting their business plan.

Junior Executive Institute: High school students from around the country gain valuable business experience at JEI. ?

Students experience life on Indiana University's beautiful campus, including an insider's tour of Memorial Stadium.

Through icebreaking exercises, students from around the country quickly get to know each other.

Sponsored by Ernst & Young, team building activities teach students how to get tasks accomplished as a group.

Students take time for a commemorative photo before beginning their first day of class.

With team building, you'll learn about yourself and each other and how to apply collaboration skills to a business setting.

Students work together to prepare a business plan.

Having worked on their business plan all week, a confident team awaits their presentation time.

Working as a team is a business fundamental—it can also be fun!

JEI staff and graduate students guide students through their week at Kelley.

JEI is a free pre-college program for qualifying students who are interested in studying business.

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Junior Executive Institute

Institute Session Dates
For 2013, Junior Executive Institute sessions will be offered June 9-14 and June 16-21; selected students will attend only one of the two week-long sessions.
Application Deadlines
Apply for JEI 2013. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2013.

Applicants will be notified of an program admission decision by early May.
Application Criteria
The institute is designed specifically for high school students from historically underrepresented groups, namely students who identify as African-American, Latino/Hispanic, or American Indian/Native American. To be considered for the program, you must also be a high school student finishing your sophomore or junior year and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. You will need to submit the online application, which includes a short essay. You will also need to mail an official high school transcript and one letter of recommendation from a high school counselor/teacher or an employer on official letterhead.
Return the application form, transcripts, and letter of recommendation to: JEI Coordinator, Office of Diversity Initiatives, Kelley School of Business, Undergraduate Program, 1309 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1701.
Funding and Travel
The Junior Executive Institute is offered in conjunction with the IU Bloomington Office of Academic Support and Diversity. Participants need only to cover transportation to and from Bloomington and personal expenses.
For More Information
Contact ksbjei [at] indiana [dot] edu or (812) 856-0073.
The Junior Executive Institute is funded by the Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Program and our corporate partners John Deere, Target, Ernst & Young, PwC, Eaton Corporation, and The PrivateBank.
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