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LOTT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEFOR RISING NINTH GRADERSHow do you define leadership? In the Lott Leadership Summer Institute, you will work with leaders and peers from all over Mississippi to define leadership for your generation.

You are technologically advanced and have never lived in a world without the internet. You absorb tons of new

information every day. But what does it all mean?

Join us this summer for Problems in American Democracy with the Lott Leadership Institute.

Together we will:

• Explore how environment and geography have influenced American history.

• Discover how technology is shaping the information you absorb every day.

• Learn to lead from professionals and policy experts in a variety of fields.

• Analyze the relationship between our economy and our democratic system.

• Examine our constitutional rights and responsibilities and how they frame current issues.

For More InformationUM Division of OutreachOffice of Pre-College ProgramsLott Leadership Institute for Ninth GradersP.O. Box 1848University, MS 38677

Phone: 662-915-7621 Fax: 662-915-5138

Email: summercollege@olemiss.edu

Website: outreach.olemiss.edu/lott_institute/9

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democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about

the kind of community you want to live in.”

“The program helped me realize what it really does take to be a leader and I got to connect with peers throughout the whole state.”

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The Trent Lott Leadership Institute aims to inspire honest, compassionate, and responsive leaders who will focus on responsibility and stewardship. Our overall goal is that after completing the program, you will put your new skills to work for the betterment of your schools and communities.

Institute freshmen participate in current-event discussions and decision-making activities led by college administrators, community members, and undergraduate leaders. A service project adds a hands-on dimension to your leadership experience. During the program, the group also visits Jackson, Mississippi, to tour C-Spire, the Civil Rights Museum, the Museum of Mississippi History, and other significant sites.

As a participant, you are given a residential college experience on the Ole Miss campus, earn high school credit, and study public policy and leadership while forming bonds with peers from across the state.

ACADEMICS

Lott Leadership Institute freshmen enroll in Problems in American Democracy with the possibility of earning ½ high school Carnegie credit from the University of Mississippi.

HOUSING AND ACTIVITIES

If accepted to the program you will be housed with other students who are attending summer programs in a residence hall designated specifically for you. Program staff as well as counselors will provide 24-hour support throughout the session.

outreach.olemiss.edu/lott_institute/9

Office of Pre-College ProgramsLott Leadership for Rising Ninth Graders

address: 1111 W Jackson Avenue, Jackson Avenue Center Suite J • phone: (662) 915-7621 • email: summercollege@olemiss.edu

The University of Mississippi does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

COSTS

Once accepted to the program, a non-refundable $100 registration fee to reserve your place in the program is required. Participants are additionally responsible for a $500 program fee at the start of the program, plus the cost of books, weekend meals, snacks, and souvenir/spending money. All remaining costs for program participation are covered by a program scholarship. Our website has information on fundraising resources and additional financial aid opportunities to help you defray your portion of the program costs.

SUMMER 2020 DATES

Session 1: June 7 - June 19 Session 2: July 12 - July 24

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“Out of all the things we did, I think what impacted me most was the trip to C-Spire. I take a robotics class in school which I absolutely love, and just to see what they could really do and what the minds of mankind can achieve was astounding to me.”