About
MGSI is held every July for three weeks. Students will spend the first two weeks on the Appalachian State campus learning about business and developing professional skills. Among the activities is a group project that involves developing a business plan. Each group presents its plan to a panel at the end of the first two weeks. The final week will be spent on an exploratory trip to Washington D.C. and New York City.
Overall participants will:
- Learn about basic business principles, entrepreneurship and major business subjects in Discovery Series sessions taught by outstanding faculty
- Participate in leadership development and team-building activities
- Explore professional and career opportunities
- Meet and interact with business leaders
- Enjoy activities such as outdoor courses, cultural events and other social interactions
- Gain insight into how business affects their lives and futures
- Build executive skills through resume development, interview and etiquette workshops
- Develop meaningful friendships with their leaders and fellow participants
- Experience individual academic, personal and professional growth
Travel
MGSI participants engage in many activities outside of the Appalachian State campus. These include several outdoor events in the mild summer climate offered by the North Carolina mountains. Previous groups have spent a day at Grandfather Mountain or Valle Crucis Community Park, hiked Blue Ridge Parkway trails and explored local rivers on raft, canoe or tubing trips.
Also provided is one day in a metropolitan area to visit companies and interact with business professionals. In the past MGSI students have visited Hendrick Motorsports, Microsoft, and Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The final week is spent traveling to New York City and Washington, DC. Students have attended a Washington Nationals game, visited Washington museums and monuments, and enjoyed a Broadway play, among many other big city events.
Residence Life
MGSI participants experience residence life on a college campus firsthand while living in a residence hall for the first two weeks of the institute.
Leadership Consultants are present on the floors each night and interact with the participants each day.
Appalachian Food Services provides three meals each day, or as otherwise arranged by the program director. While on campus students have access to health services, Belk Library, and certain computer labs.
Contact
Director: Deanne Smith
Room 4123 Raley Hall
ASU Box 32037
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-6221
Fax: (828) 262-8069
mgsi@appstate.edu
Resources
- Sample MGSI Schedule [DOC]
