2024 Summer Innovation Experience at Purdue Northwest
June 10 - June 14
$50
Leadership and innovation skills are highly coveted in today’s society. We must prepare students for an innovation-driven workforce and put them in the best position to be successful. Community and economic growth will depend on leaders equipped to remake the world in an uncertain future.
Set on Purdue University Northwest’s Westville branch campus in La Porte County, the Summer Innovation Experience day camp provides an engaging introduction to leadership and innovation. Throughout five days of fun, hands-on activities and learning, students will practice 36 key skillsets that will help them become more confident, curious, creative, critical-thinking, and collaborative leaders.
Summer Innovation Experience students will:
- Learn what innovation is and how the future depends on it
- Practice communication and collaboration with their peers
- Build self-confidence and rediscover their creativity
- Improve their problem-solving skills
- Learn about different leadership styles and add skills to their leadership tool kit
- Develop and present solutions to real problems in their own communities
- Have fun!
Our aim is to guide each participant on their development journey to become a more authentic, vibrant and innovative leader who can then share their gifts with communities across Northwest Indiana.
All students – regardless of their background – should be equipped for success in the future economy. Everyone must be given an opportunity to be an innovator.
Camp Details
- Participation is open to rising high school freshman and sophomores.
- Snacks and lunch will be provided each day.
- Student drop off begins at 9 a.m. each day. Student pick up is at 2 p.m.
To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity at oie@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2163 five days prior to the event.