SUMMIT Schedule

Facilitator: Karen Szwed Prieto, UNLV Early Outreach

Participants will learn about post-secondary options, educational and career opportunities, and what steps they can take during their middle school years to pave a successful path to college.

Facilitator: Abhinav Dagar, Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada

During this session, participants will learn about how different education levels lead to different pay grades alongside how knowing the ins and outs of your interests, abilities and values can help you decide on a career that is best fit for you.

Facilitator: Laura Jule, UNLV Admissions

Participants will learn about how to find the right college, degree type, and program; the college application process; various types of financial aid; and resources for finding scholarships. Students will also have the chance to ask a UNLV Admission Counselor questions.

Facilitator: Dinisha Mingo

Participants will learn how to cope with and manage difficult emotions in everyday life.

Explore UNLV's campus with a current student, where you will have a chance to view a variety of buildings and get answers to your questions about UNLV.

Facilitator: Dr. Luna Rodriguez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

In this session, participants will meet with a scientist and will be walked through a STEM and economics hands-on activity. The activity will be focused on engineering and understanding the value of materials and real-world applications.

Facilitator: Abhinav Dagar, Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada

In this session participants will learn how to make budgets and effectively use them. They also go over the differences in variable expenses, periodic expenses and fixed expenses alongside examples of them. Students will make and go over a sample budget and wrap up learning how to budget with others.

Facilitator: Karen Szwed Prieto, UNLV Early Outreach

Participants will learn what a college major is and explore the connection between college majors and possible careers. Students will identify their passions and connect those passions to possible majors and career goals.

Facilitator: Laura Modrcin, UNLV Early Outreach

Participants will learn the reality of five common misconceptions about college: I can't afford to send my student to college, I have time before my student needs to think about college, a college degree isn't worth it anymore, my student must go to a big-name college to succeed, and I can't talk to my student about college if I didn't go.

Facilitators: Kimberly Scott, Nakia Barker, Latoya Shields, Shonda Shields, & Jada Bell

Participants will learn about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and popular Computer Science degrees, especially degrees tailored to the workforce in Cybersecurity, Science Engineering, etc.

Facilitators: Evelyn Thompson-Hilbert, Carl Kennebrew, & Melvin Valentine, Jr.

Learn about non-traditional educational opportunities in the 21st century! Did you know that there are a lot more options to have a successful career beside 4-year degrees? As the world changes so does the workforce. Explore these options in this session!

Explore UNLV's campus with a current student, where you will have a chance to view a variety of buildings and get answers to your questions about UNLV.

Facilitator: Dr. Luna Rodriguez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

In this session, participants will meet with a panel of scientists. The scientists will introduce themselves and highlight how economics and leadership skills have led them down the career path they have today. There will be time for questions at the end.

Facilitators: Jerry Kennebrew (Moderator), Malik Green, & Myles Diego Green

Current UNLV students will share their suggestions and experiences regarding the transition from high school to college. The goal of this session is to help future college students go into college with an advantage, rather than stressed out and at a loss.

Facilitator: Karen Szwed Prieto, UNLV Early Outreach

Participants will explore the correlation between education and future earning potential. Participants will act as hiring managers and be responsible for determining the best candidate for the job based on their education, experience/skills, etc.

Facilitator: Laura Modrcin, UNLV Early Outreach

Participants will learn about key non-academic skills that help students succeed in high school, college, and beyond. This presentation focuses on communication, conflict resolution, self-regulation, and perspective-taking, and provides parents with tips they can use to refine these skills in their students.

Facilitator: Laura Jule, UNLV Admissions

Participants will learn about how to find the right college, degree type, and program; the college application process; various types of financial aid; and resources for finding scholarships. Students will also have the chance to ask a UNLV Admission Counselor questions.

Explore UNLV's campus with a current student, where you will have a chance to view a variety of buildings and get answers to your questions about UNLV.

Facilitator: Dr. Luna Rodriguez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

In this session, a scientist will guide participants through a forensics activity that they can follow along with online. There will be time included to download materials, go through a variety of scenarios, and ask questions.

Facilitator: La'rell Wysinger

Participants will learn how one teen has started and maintained a successful business.

Facilitators: Dr. Kourtney Hollingsworth (Moderator), Ashley Moore, Jennifer Henderson, & LaSaundra Powell

Participants will hear about new and emerging trends in trades of the future, especially as it pertains to high tech advances in medical care.