Summer programs

The SC Johnson College offers college students and current high school students the opportunity to learn and experience the beauty of Cornell University and the Finger Lakes Region. Participants have the unique opportunity to experience the Ivy League academic environment and learn about cutting-edge research from Cornell’s renowned faculty.

More In This Section

Summer program in business and economics

Since 2017, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business has hosted summer programs in economics and business for high school and college students. Through interactive courses in economics, big data and business analytics, academic seminars, discussion-based activities and daily interaction with Cornell faculty and students, participants experience the Ivy League academic environment first-hand.

The program has welcomed ambitious students from around the world. Beyond the classroom, students consult Cornell faculty, staff and graduate students on academic paths and career planning, connect with current Cornell students and make friends from across the globe.

Learn about our college and high school (precollege) programs.

Program faculty

SC Johnson College faculty who have taught in our summer programs. Each summer’s team is confirmed in the spring.

  • Photo of Jawad M. Addoum

    Jawad M. Addoum

    Dake Family Associate Professor in Applied Economics and Management
  • Photo of Sarah Wolfolds

    Sarah Wolfolds

    Associate Teaching Professor; Academic Director of the Grand Challenges Program; Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Dyson School

Seminar speakers

Faculty and staff from Cornell and other leading universities join the program each summer to lead seminars on their research and fields. Recent speakers have included:

  • Photo of Andrew Karolyi

    Andrew Karolyi

    Professor; Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business; Fellow of the Academy, International Academy of Management
  • Photo of Emaad Manzoor

    Emaad Manzoor

    Assistant Professor; Faculty Research Fellowship, Half Century Club
  • Photo of Ivan Rudik

    Ivan Rudik

    Kenneth L. Robinson Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy; Director of Graduate Studies for the Cornell Field of Applied Economics and Management, PhD Program
  • Photo of Jinhua Zhao

    Jinhua Zhao

    Professor; David J. Nolan Dean of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Photo of Miguel I. Gomez

    Miguel I. Gomez

    Robert G. Tobin Professor of Food Marketing; Academic Director of the Food Industry Management Program
  • Headshot of Sarah Jacobson.

    Sarah Jacobson

    Chair of Environmental Studies and W. Van Alan Clark '41 Third Century Professorship in the Social Sciences, Williams College

Program leadership

  • Photo of Jie Li

    Jie Li

    Senior Research Associate; Director of Programs within the Food Industry Management Program

    Dr. Li is a Senior Research Associate in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Director of Programs in the Food Industry Management Program at the…

  • Headshot of Will Tay.

    Will Tay

    Program Coordinator of SC Johnson Business & Economics Summer Programs

Contact us

Interested in joining our Ivy League learning community?

Connect with us on our WeChat or email us to learn more.

WeChat assistant: cicercornell