Summer Enrichment Program

The Summer Enrichment Program began in the summer of 1974 when ten scholars entering their first year went on Outward Bound courses in Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas, and ten scholars from the rising sophomore class interned at public safety departments in Cleveland; Kansas City; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, California; Minneapolis; and Washington, D.C. Other scholars attended the seminars of the Presidential Classroom for the Study of Human Values at Tanglewood, North Carolina.

The Summer Enrichment Program, a cornerstone of the Morehead-Cain Program, spans scholars’ years at UNC from the summer before they arrive in Chapel Hill to their final undergraduate summer before their senior year. It has evolved to include four distinct summer experiences—an outdoor leadership course, a civic or public service experience, a professional summer, and an extended global travel opportunity—reflecting the changing interests of scholars and the emergence of new cultural, technological, and professional horizons.