Have Spreadsheets, Will Travel
Students write about putting classroom lessons into action.
After the last final is over and the last team project is
submitted, Wharton students pack up their
laptops and exit campus. But they don't leave Wharton
behind—when students disperse into the
widerworld,theytakewhat theylearned with them. And for most,
summer isn't just vacation.
Whether it includes an internship, immersion
experience, or travel, the break between spring and
fall semesters is an essential part of the learning experience.
It's a time when students can apply
what they've learned, try on a career, and stretch themselves.
In this issue, four Wharton students share different summer
experiences in their own voices.
Mitchell C. Burgess II, W'08, found himself in an unnerving
new environment just by crossing
Spruce Street.The health care management undergraduate put on his
scrubs to intern in the
high-stakes emergency trauma center at the Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania.
Four summers ago Lyndsey Bunting, W'07, got a taste of
Wharton during Leadership in the
BusinessWorld, a summer program for high school students.
This summer she took those lessons
to a higher level as student coordinator
for the GrandTeton Mountaineering Leadership Venture.
Selorm Adadevoh, WG'07,
president oftheWhartonAfricanStudentsAssociationand a veteran of a Global
ConsultingPracticum toPeru,took on more new cultures?theAsiaPacificregion
by way of New Jersey—as he interned in product development and strategic
planning at
Avaya, an enterprise communications company.
Daniel Bowermaster, WG'08, G'08, a German-trackWharton/Lauder student
with six years in operations at a medical device manufacturer,
reported on a language immersion that included class work, business
site visits, cultural history, and the all-consuming hysteria of
the World Cup.
- Four Blocks from Wharton, but a World Away
Mitchell Burgess on interning at
PennTrauma Center.
- Teamwork on the Mountainside
Lyndsey Bunting reports on the Grand Teton Leadership Venture.
- A New Way of Thinking
Selorm Adadevoh explains the value of business education to his skeptical father.
- Joining the World in Germany
Daniel Bowermaster journals from Belgium and Germany during his Lauder immersion.
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