The camp is hosted by the Center for Economics and Entrepreneurship Education.

The Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education (CEEE) at Misericordia University, under the direction of Robert Williams, M.S., executive director of the CEEE, hosted the four-day, three-night interactive camp for high school students who are interested in understanding the fundamentals of economics and entrepreneurship.

Students who participated in the academic camp found it to be informative and worthwhile. Participants said they learned valuable lessons they can apply to their everyday and academic lives, according to an exit survey students completed. The camp is open to students entering 11th and 12th grades. Participants attended lectures by local business leaders and executives who shared industry standards, innovations and expectations for new employees entering their industries. Students were also introduced to an ongoing economics curriculum they will be able to access throughout the academic year.

The Future Business Executives Career Exploration Camp is held annually in June for rising high school juniors and seniors. To register or to receive more information about the 2013 academic summer camp, please log on to www.misericordia.edu/ceee or contact Mr. Williams at (570) 674-6777 or e-mail him at rwilliam@misericordia.edu.

The Career Exploration Camps at Misericordia University are a popular destination for students who want to explore both college campus life and a potential career. The Misericordia University Future Business Executives Career Exploration Camp is one of eight popular academic camps that MU offers every June. The university also offers opportunities in biology, chemistry/biochemistry, communications and media, nursing, speech-language pathology, English literature and occupational therapy.

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The Misericordia University Department of Business recently hosted high school students for its annual Future Business Executives Career Exploration Camp. Participating in the academic summer camp, kneeling from left, are Andrew Smith, Doylestown, Pa., Central Bucks East High School; Alex Machalick, Mountain Top, Pa., Crestwood High School; and Ricky Clark, Sussex County, N.J., Kittatinny High School; seated foreground, Caitlin Whalen, Annandale, N.J., North Hunterdon High School; Deborah Tobin, West Chester, Pa., teacher/mentor, Henderson High School; and Victoria Mantik (pink dress), Shavertown, Pa., Lake Lehman High School; standing, Kingsley Banya, Ph.D., chair, teacher education, Misericordia University; Timothy Kearney, Ph.D., assistant professor and chair of the Department of Business, Misericordia University; Robert Williams, executive director of the Misericordia University Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education; Tom Gilroy, teacher/mentor, Dallas High School; Sarah Church, Misericordia camp counselor, West Wyoming, Pa.; Denise Moletto, teacher, East Stroudsburg High School South; and Emily Gallagher, Coopersburg, Pa., Southern Lehigh High School.