Accelerator
Summer
Business
Immersion
Catch a glimpse of what it’s like to be in the Accelerator program.
ACCELERATOR® OVERVIEW
As you consider what’s next in your career preparation, you might be wrestling with questions like these: “Where can I learn business fundamentals if I’m not majoring in business?” Or, “How can I get real-world experience while I’m still in college?” Or even, “What are the benefits of doing a summer business internship?” With Accelerator, you don’t have to choose between learning business fundamentals or gaining real-world experience. You get both in just 28 days. Accelerator® Summer Business Immersion is a four-week certificate program for college students and recent graduates that combines classroom learning with real consulting projects. You’ll be taught business fundamentals by Vanderbilt’s world-class faculty, and then you’ll put that knowledge to work devising solutions to business challenges for companies like American Airlines, Coca-Cola, FedEx, Wrigley, and Habitat for Humanity. Throughout the summer business program, you’ll also receive career coaching and leadership development to help you grow personally and professionally. Read more about this unique program in The Vanderbilt Advantage.
Spotlight
Marley Sternberg
Career Senior Anaylst, Mercer
“Instead of using my limited free time to participate in one
[summer] internship, Accelerator gave me the opportunity to explore a lot of
different fields and work on a wide range of skills.”
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Jon Lehman
Adjunct Professor of Management
An
entrepreneur and private investor focusing on healthcare, technology and
education-related companies, Jon Lehman has brought his extensive industry
experience to bear across several programs at Owen.
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Real-World Experience
In the Accelerator program, you won’t work on case studies or simulations. You’ll work in teams to devise solutions to real business challenges for a diverse mix of regional, national, and global companies. Then, you’ll present your ideas to executives from those companies.
Learn MoreVanderbilt Advantage
Gain hands-on experience, learn business fundamentals, build your confidence, work in teams, broaden your professional network, and hone your communication skills. Do more than you ever imagined this summer.
Learn MoreExceptional Outcomes
You’ll build a killer resume. You’ll gain the experience of five internships in just four weeks. You'll be hard-pressed to find another summer program that prepares you to succeed in business in such a short span of time.
Learn MoreBy the numbers
26
The number of undergraduate schools represented in the most recent class.
ACCELERATOR HIGHLIGHTS
Students share why Accelerator® Summer Business Immersion is unique.
Students share why Accelerator® Summer Business Immersion is unique.