Applications will be available soon for the spring 2015 retreat hosted by the university's New Student and Transition Programs.
The Life Entrepreneur Program hosted its second annual fall retreat from Sept. 26-27, 2014, at Camp Royall in Moncure, North Carolina.
The Life Entrepreneur Program is housed within New Student and Transition Programs and is directed by Rex Waters, dean of student development, in partnership with Christopher Gergen from New Mountain Ventures. The program facilitates personal and professional development in sophomores by helping them discover strengths and interests, gain self-awareness, and develop action plans for achieving goals after life at Elon.
Following the retreat, students participate in a half semester one-credit Transition Strategies course to strengthen the tools developed during the retreat.
Student cohorts are led this year by facilitators Matthew Antonio Bosch, director of the Gender and LGBTQIA Center; Marianne Brigola, assistant director of Career Services for the School of Communications; and Phil Smith, local entrepreneur, a former Elon University staff member and owner of the recently opened Oak House.
With mentorship from instructors, students gain assistance with identifying their strengths and interests, developing personal vision statements, and learning how to turn goals into actions. Peer mentors – Marguerite Rix, Anna Brown, and Nathan Tietbohl – also serve as support systems.
The Life Entrepreneur Program will now begin planning its spring 2015 retreat. Applications for LEP teaching assistants and participants will be available soon.
Email student coordinators Anyssa McMillan (amcmillan2@elon.edu) and Margaret Schmidt (mschmidt6@elon.edu) with any questions about the program