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Wolverine Pathways partners with for- and non-profit organizations, community groups, and University of Michigan staff and faculty to provide a wide array of educational and career opportunities for its scholars.
Community Partners
Wolverine Pathways partners with organizations to facilitate in-person and virtual career days where students are introduced to career options they may not have previously considered, connect with industry professionals, and develop a career-focused approach to their high school and collegiate opportunities. In just one hour, a handful of professionals can change the trajectory of countless WP students.
Wolverine Pathways scholars participate in a range of facilitated group informational interviews that inform their college choices and broaden their career visions. In these interactive sessions, guest presenters share their journeys to and through their professions and offer students resources for exploring the field as a middle or high school student.
Our Annual Professional Development Conference is designed to teach 11th grade scholars proven strategies for securing and maximizing an internship experience in order to prepare them for career success. At this full-day conference, WP community and campus partners facilitate interactive workshops that help scholars prepare for the professional world. Previous topics include: Pitching Yourself, Managing Your Online Presence, and Establishing Your Personal Board of Directors. The conference has run successfully in person and online.
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Wolverine Pathways rising seniors gain first-hand experience in their prospective career fields by participating in paid, four- to five-week career internships with corporations, non-profits, and local businesses in Southeast Michigan and beyond. These internships occur virtually or in person, as determined by employer preference. This opportunity is ideal for an organization looking to diversify their talent pool and mentor future professionals. We are actively seeking new partners to sponsor interns.
Businesses hiring college interns partner with us to recruit highly motivated college students from our pool of WP alumni and student staff. Because of our strong record of preparing and graduating scores of well-coached college scholars, WP is a critical partner for organizations interested in creating a more diverse workforce.
U-M Partners
Wolverine Pathways is a free University of Michigan program that currently serves students in Detroit, Southfield, Ypsilanti, and Grand Rapids as part of the University’s commitment to increasing access and opportunity. We provide year-round educational enrichment and college readiness programming to middle and high school scholars in order to increase their chances of admission to the most selective colleges in the U.S., including U-M. Scholars who successfully complete WP and gain admission to U-M Ann Arbor or Dearborn receive a four-year tuition scholarship. Since the program’s founding in 2016, over 500 WP graduates have successfully matriculated to both campuses and nearly all of our graduates have gone to college. Faculty, units, or departments in 15 of U-M’s 19 colleges are collaborators in this effort.
Partnering with Pathways
- Host a workshop or interactive learning experience in area of expertise
- Host WP scholars for departmental exposure activities
- Host WP scholars for departmental exposure activities
- Present a mock lecture
- Design an academic Summer Camp
- Host WP scholars for departmental exposure activities
- Design an academic Summer Camp
- Teach for WP Summer Institute
- Host a summer intern
Wolverine Pathways Summer Internship
Wolverine Pathways seeks U-M faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students to host and mentor rising 12th-grade scholars through a four-week research opportunity designed to introduce them to academic research. Faculty, fellows, and graduate students in Earth and Environmental Science, Astronomy, Information Science, Education, and Psychology have previously hosted WP interns.
Wolverine Pathways Summer Institute
Wolverine Pathways fields four-week pre-college courses to help our rising 12th graders become even more college-ready. Each course will be led by an instructor with a demonstrated ability to support scholars in developing the academic skills and behaviors necessary for college success. Faculty are provided a stipend of $6,000 for their service. Faculty in Film Television & Media, Information Science, Education, Public Policy, Nursing, Earth and Environmental Science, Afroamerican and African Studies, Business, History, and Romance Languages and Literatures have previously taught Summer Institute courses.
Academic Summer Camp
Wolverine Pathways works with U-M faculty, departments, and schools and colleges to design rigorous and engaging educational summer opportunities that expose students to the knowledge and skills that are central to their fields. These initiatives range from one to three weeks and can be residential or commuter. Previous collaborations include faculty and representatives from Departments of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Film, TV, and Media, the College of Engineering, Ross School of Business, School of Information Science, Department of Pharmacology, and Department of Neuroscience.
Wolverine Pathways works with U-M faculty members , academic units, and schools and colleges to design engaging and rigorous educational summer opportunities that expose students to the knowledge and skills that are central to their fields. These initiatives range from one to three weeks and can be residential or commuter. Previous partners have come from the Departments of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Film, TV, and Media, the College of Engineering, and the Ross School of Business.
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