Arriving in their best “Business Professional” attire – we launched Accelerator 2009 this evening with some of the country’s top young minds. Our participants this year come from 27 different universities and 4 countries. Collectively they have held over 300 leadership experiences, awards and internships as students.
Our Immersion Experience model sets Accelerator apart from any other summer internship or opportunity out there. Where else can a 20-23 year old:
- Consult with some of America’s leading companies to solve problems,
- Be given honest critique of your work,
- Receive just-in-time training and studio-based education by Nationally Ranked faculty, and
- Create their own “Personal Brand” and Authentic Voice?
Jim Bradford, Dean of the Owen Graduate School of Business, gave the welcome address to this year’s participants. We were joined by the Executive Team from Video Gaming Technology: John Yarbrough, Jay Sevigny, Doug Edwards, Aaron Milligan and Dave Marsh. Immediately following the opening dinner, we all moved into Averbuch auditorium where the VGT team unveiled their corporate challenge for the Accelerator teams.
By the end of the evening (10 PM), Accelerator participants were organized into 8 teams, had framed the opportunity for working with VGT, and assigned the various team roles to the team members. These teams will have 20 work hours to develop their recommendations for VGT.
If you want to see our photo library, you may do so at http://picasaweb.google.com/VanderbiltAccelerator
Michael Burcham
Faculty Director, Accelerator 2009
Our Immersion Experience model sets Accelerator apart from any other summer internship or opportunity out there. Where else can a 20-23 year old:
- Consult with some of America’s leading companies to solve problems,
- Be given honest critique of your work,
- Receive just-in-time training and studio-based education by Nationally Ranked faculty, and
- Create their own “Personal Brand” and Authentic Voice?
Jim Bradford, Dean of the Owen Graduate School of Business, gave the welcome address to this year’s participants. We were joined by the Executive Team from Video Gaming Technology: John Yarbrough, Jay Sevigny, Doug Edwards, Aaron Milligan and Dave Marsh. Immediately following the opening dinner, we all moved into Averbuch auditorium where the VGT team unveiled their corporate challenge for the Accelerator teams.
By the end of the evening (10 PM), Accelerator participants were organized into 8 teams, had framed the opportunity for working with VGT, and assigned the various team roles to the team members. These teams will have 20 work hours to develop their recommendations for VGT.
If you want to see our photo library, you may do so at http://picasaweb.google.com/VanderbiltAccelerator
Michael Burcham
Faculty Director, Accelerator 2009
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