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Summer Immersion Program Impacts Students Nationwide

By Shariden Truly

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ANC: Syracuse University’s summer immersion programs are turning the dreams of high schoolers into reality, N-C-C’s Shariden Truly reports.

Reporter: Jacob Orlick has a passion for sports broadcasting. Since his summer learning experience, he plans to pursue it as a career.

Orlick: “About two or three years ago I learned that I wanted to be a sports broadcaster and that I wanted to pursue it as a full-time job.”

Reporter: The program mirrors college-level courses. Teacher Assistant Carson Fowler says the program is challenging.

Fowler: “The kids that I’m working with have to do three projects in two weeks, which I know, I had to do five or six projects in my introductory media course, in fifteen weeks.”

Reporter: While nurturing young minds from across the country, the summer programs also partner with the Syracuse City School District to provide opportunities to students ages fifteen and up living right in the university’s backyard.

Fowler: “I know that Syracuse offers a lot of internships and apprentice programs with the Syracuse City School District, where you can actually work at the university to give the kids the opportunity to see what a great university is like.”

Reporter: As students complete their summer courses, they leave with a new foundation for their future.

Shariden Truly N-C-C News.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Participating in the pre-college summer program at Syracuse University has been transformational for high school students like Lila Finnegan and Jacob Orlick. Next week, high schoolers from all across the country finish up their summer here at Syracuse. 

“It’s been like summer camp, but college,” said Lila Finnegan, a rising high school senior from La Grange Park, Illinois. 

With classes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the pre-college program offers a variety of academic rigor and personal growth. Memorable experiences, such as touring the campus radio station, WAER, have given students a glimpse into potential careers. 

“It showed me my future,” said Finnegan, who works at a radio station, and found the tour particularly inspiring. “I’m learning a lot of things about how the journalism side of things work and working with different mediums of media.”

Jacob Orlick, who is also in the program, has deepened his passion for sports broadcasting. 

“About two or three years ago I learned that I wanted to be a sports broadcaster and that I wanted to pursue it as a full-time job,” said Orlick. “I love all of the things that I’ve learned. I love all the news packages that I’ve put together. It’s really fun and I want to do this one day. 

The journalism students report gaining confidence in interviewing, recording, and story preparation. 

This experience provides a taste of college life reality and assists students in preparing for the transition from high school. Programs like these across the country highly influence college decisions because they allow students to experience these institutions daily. 

Syracuse University offers in-person, online, and hybrid programs ranging from two to six weeks.



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