Summer College Overnight Readiness Experience (C.O.R.E)

Current high school juniors are invited to experience Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences Summer College Overnight Readiness Experience (C.O.R.E.) at the University of Akron.

C.O.R.E. is an overnight program that allows attendees to explore the campus and its resources in a new and exciting way. It prepares attendees for collegiate success through applied strategy workshops and exposure to resources and best practices such as learning how to self-advocate, build relationships with adult professionals, and maintain a responsible and productive social life.

Summarized list of activities:

• College Success Strategies Workshop 
• Interactive Scavenger Hunts 
• Resource, Faculty, and Student Panels 
• Hands-On Academic Exploration 
  • Reconstruct a human skeleton 
  • Record, edit, produce a commercial 
  • Be a juror of a mock trial 
  • Explore the National Psychology Museum 
  • Analyze bones to determine origin 
  • National security crisis simulation 
• Responsible Socialization 
  • Swimming 
  • Volleyball 
  • Bowling 
  • Billiards 
  • Gaming 
• And more!