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I.D.E.A.L. Summer Academy is Gearing Up for New Students

Huston-Tillotson University’s I.D.E.A.L. Summer Academy is more than just an academic program. It’s a comprehensive support system designed to ensure the success of our students. The six-week intensive academic, residential program is tailored to enhance students’ academic skills, reinforce the importance of academic excellence, and provide practical study skills, tutorial assistance, and mentorship. The three significant functions are academic enhancement, effective advisement, and centralized support services, all of which are aimed at ensuring the success of our students.

The goal of the I.D.EA.L Academy is to provide students with the opportunity to explore and discover their academic and career interests through critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and effective communication to become exceptional leaders. The program offers incoming HT freshmen a robust academic and social summer program that fosters interest in learning and inspires students to reach their full potential as leaders at HT and beyond.

I.D.E.A.L Summer Academy will begin on Saturday, June 14, 2025, and participants must stay on campus throughout the program.

Students will live and learn on campus, fostering a strong sense of community as they become acclimated to the college environment. They will forge new friendships and experience college life before the fall semester begins, while being introduced to various social, service, and leadership opportunities available on campus and in the local community. This experience will help them not only develop self-confidence and responsibility but also establish lasting friendships and a deep sense of community through supportive relationships among participants, as they enroll in the same courses and live together in the residence hall community.

Our summer program offers a unique opportunity for students to earn college credit, learn impressive career readiness skills, discover Austin, Texas, and make new friends. Students who are considering majoring in business administration, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, kinesiology, mathematics, or music are encouraged to apply to attend the I.D.E.A.L. Summer Academy.

For more information, please contact co-Directors Virginia Pearson at vrpearson@htu.edu or Tina Reed at bereed@htu.edu.

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