NSU to Host Local High School Students for Communication & Entrepreneurship Program

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream!

During National Ice Cream Month this July, local high school students will have the opportunity to make their own ice cream recipe and marketing plan at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). The Department of Writing and Communication at NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is offering a FREE weeklong Ice Cream Entrepreneur Program. The program will run daily from 9 a.m. – noon July 16 to 20 for high school students with an interest in communications, advertising, business, branding and public relations.

Student teams will spend four days of the week learning how to create and launch a new ice cream flavor in partnership with Yo Mama’s Ice Cream shop of Fort Lauderdale. The program will be held at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus and on-site at the ice cream shop (901 Sunrise Lane, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304). On the final day, students will deliver an oral presentation at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus pitching their ice cream flavor and marketing plan to a panel of judges. The winning flavor will have the opportunity to be produced locally by the shop.

CAHSS created the program as a community-led experiential learning opportunity for high school students interested in the field of communications.

“Following the success of last year’s program, we are excited to bring back the Ice Cream Entrepreneurship experience and to teach a new group of students,” said Stephen Andon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Writing and Communication from NSU’s CAHSS. “Our goal is to help these highschoolers harness their creative abilities to develop a business plan and exercise their writing and presentation skills.”

Students enrolled in the program will:

  • Receive a certificate upon completion
  • Work with NSU professors and business professionals to develop their product
  • Advance their creative skills in advertising, branding, and oral presentations
  • Practice experiential learning and critical thinking in a college setting

Schools with participating students include:

  • NSU University School
  • Sheridan Technical High School
  • Hollywood Hills High School
  • Sagemont Upper School
  • Atlanta Technical High School
  • American Heritage School
  • J.P. Taravella High School
  • Monsignor Pace High School
  • Doral Academy
  • Cooper City High School
  • Western High School
  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  • Pompano Beach High School
  • College Academy

For more information about the Ice Cream Entrepreneurship program, please CLICK HERE.

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