Presented by Thales College

Summer Institute 2025

Join us for our popular week-long, in-person immersive day-program designed for high school upperclassmen interested in an active exploration of entrepreneurial business.

July 7 – 11, 2025

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM*

3121 Heritage Trade Drive
Wake Forest, NC 27587

Theme: Disruptive Innovation

Learn key concepts such as strategy, innovation, market disruption, and the Austrian economic theory of entrepreneurship

$195 per student with registration on or before May 1

$250 per student with registration after May 1

$75 non-refundable deposit required to register

Featuring:

Jon Rennie

Jon Rennie

Instructor of Entrepreneurial Business

jon.rennie@thalescollege.org

Michael Romero, Ph.D.

Michael Romero, Ph.D.

Professor of Entrepreneurial Business and Economics

michael.romero@thalescollege.org

Steve Wilcenski

Steve Wilcenski

Professor of Science and Engineering

steve.wilcenski@thalescollege.org

  • Interactive discussions, expert speakers, and hands-on activities
  • Snacks & catered lunches provided daily
  • Visits to dynamic startups in the greater Raleigh, NC area (transportation included)
  • Family catered dinner to end the week (*5:15 PM – 7:15 PM Friday, July 11)
  • Firsthand insights from local entrepreneurs
  • Thales College merch and Summer Institute t-shirt 
  • Interactive discussions, expert speakers, and hands-on activities
  • Visits to dynamic startups in the greater Raleigh, NC area (transportation included)
  • Firsthand insights from local entrepreneurs
  • Snacks & catered lunches provided daily
  • Family catered dinner to end the week (*5:15 PM – 7:15 PM Friday, July 11)
  • Thales College merch and Summer Institute t-shirt

“I loved the community. The people were so nice and welcoming, and [the] professors and [staff] were amazing. I definitely learned a lot that I will carry on with me in my career.”

–Summer Institute 2024 Participant