University You at Belmont University
Summer 2025
A two-week, on-campus opportunity to picture yourself in college!
Each of the twelve zoned high schools nominate two students for a total of 24 students per cohort.
This program focuses on rising juniors and seniors in the academic middle who are first generation college students and need support to envision themselves attending college.
Mary Ellen Pethel, Program Director, Assistant Professor of Global Leadership Studies
Emmanuel Saka, Assistant Professor of Experiential Graphic Design
Heather Finch, Assistant Professor of English
Peter Kuryla, Associate Professor of History
Tish Brown Gaines, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Michael Oliver, Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences
Each block session will be led by Belmont faculty members with a variety of topics and content related to course curriculum.
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 9:00-10:30 | Block A | Block A | Block A | Block A | Block A |
| 10:30-10:40 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10:40-12:10 | Block B | Block B | Block B | Block B | Block B |
| 12:10-1:10 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1:15-3:00 | Block C | Block C | Block C | Block C | Block C |
There is no cost to the student. This is a MNPS and Belmont University project. Students are nominated by their high schools.
The program creates an opportunity to achieve at least six hours of university level credit and experience the academic expectations associated with university level work. It is designed to assist and help prepare them in achieving academic success when they enter university life after graduating from high school.
Jihan Strange, Assistant Director of Admissions
jihan.strange@belmont.edu
or Sarah Robinson Chin, MNPS Chief Strategy Officer
sarah.chin@mnps.org