As our application deadline just passed, our admissions process is in full swing! We are very excited about our applicants and their families, and want to share about the final piece of our admissions process: the Bear POWER Summer Leadership Retreat. This event will take place on the Missouri State Campus from Sunday, June 24th through Tuesday, June 26th. The Summer Leadership Retreat will serve as the final admissions component for students.
Students will stay on campus for two nights in a dorm and get to know their peers, Bear POWER staff, and Bear Blazers. It will be a busy, fun-filled event. We are ecstatic about the support that the Missouri State and Springfield communities have shown our program. With their help we will be attending a Springfield Cardinals’ game, participating in a service learning project at Fairfax Gardens, and exploring campus. Students will have the opportunity to experience different academic departments, take a library tour, and round out the event with an individualized academic experience. Families will be involved, too! Parents will attend an introductory welcome event, and family reception. There will be guest speakers, information from campus programming, and a few surprises thrown in as well.
The Bear POWER team has been hard at work planning this event. We are eager to meet our students during interviews, and are anxiously waiting for June to arrive. A big thank you goes out to the Missouri State staff and faculty who have helped us with planning, and to the Springfield Cardinals for donating tickets. We are so excited for students to experience the first Bear POWER Summer Leadership Retreat at Missouri State!