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The Jordan Institute

for Life Skills
and Wealth Creation

Personal Development

Grades 10-122 weeksSummerNomination-based
Students: Rising 10th-12th grades
Dates: June 2-13, 2025
Format: Residential or Commuter
Move-In (for residential students): June 1, 2025
Cost: Residential $150/Commuter $50*
Deadline: March 15, 2025 (or until all spots are filled)
Registration: Invitation only. If nominated, students will receive registration instructions via email.

*The full cost of the Institute per student is $1,775. However, The Jordan Education Foundation grants a tuition scholarship covering the rest of the program costs for all nominees.

The Jordan Institute for Life Skills and Wealth Creation is an exclusive, invitation-only summer program that equips students with the essential life skills and financial skills they need to succeed. 

Nominated by their teachers, students will connect with peers from across the state for an unforgettable experience in personal and professional development. Through dynamic activities like multimedia exploration, debate, role play, and solving complex, real-world problems, students will dive deep into key life skills and financial skills in a fun, hands-on way.

What you'll explore:

  • Mastering interpersonal skills
  • Sharpening media literacy & critical thinking
  • Becoming a responsible citizen and user of social media
  • Strategies for making money
  • Launching your entrepreneurial journey (Entrepreneurship 101)
  • Understanding business basics
  • Get ready to lead the future!

Eligibility

  • Be nominated by your school teacher or counselor.
  • Complete the online application.

Scholarship/Financial Aid Available. 
Find more scholarship information and the Summer Financial Aid Application.

Residential students will live in a residence hall on campus, supervised by live-in counselors. All counselors are undergraduate students trained in the supervision of minors and background checked. There will be evening recreational activities.

A Typical Day

Residential students
The day starts with breakfast, followed by morning sessions and lunch. Afternoon activities lead into work time, dinner, and evening free-time, including group projects. The night ends with counselor-led activities and room checks at 10:30 pm.

Commuter students
Check-in from 8:00-8:15 am, followed by morning programming, lunch, and afternoon activities. After work time, students are picked up by 5:00 pm at the designated drop-off.

A detailed schedule and more information will be provided before the program begins.

Learn about a typical day

This program is nomination-based, and registration is by invitation only. If your school has nominated you, follow the steps below to begin your admission process.

1. Create an Account

Use a personal (non-school) email to register. Within 3 business days, you'll receive an email from umprecollege@myschoolapp.com with instructions to set up an account in our Admissions Portal.

Create Account

2. Pay to Secure Spot

Once in the Admissions Portal, follow the steps for payment to confirm your student’s place.

3. Complete Registration Checklist

In the Admissions Portal, complete your assigned registration checklist within 14 days or by the program deadline. This includes contact info, academic history, agreements, and medical forms.

Each student must have their own MySchoolApp account. Parents and guardians with more than one student can manage all of their students' application checklists from a single Parent account.

Students entering 1st-5th grades DO NOT need to have their own MySchoolApp account.

After Registration

  • Parents will receive an email with program details two weeks before the start date.
  • All middle and high school SIPS require an online mandatory orientation. The email will include the date and link to the session. 

Need to register more than one student?
Our system only allowsone student registration per transaction.Complete one student’s registration, then start a new registration for the next student.

Before the program begins
You’ll receive a detailed pre-summer logistics email and a pre-arrival checklist on your MySchoolApp account.

Incomplete or Late Registrations

  • After payment, please complete all stepswithin 2 weeks.
  • Our team relies on this information to plan and schedule for the summer, so any registrations left incomplete or applications that are inactive after 3 weeks will incur a $20 late fee unless an extension is requested.

Refund Policy

  • Cancel at least 2 weeks before the session for an 80% refund.
  • Refunds are not available for cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the camp.
  • Full refunds will be issued if the camp is canceled due to low enrollment.

Sponsoring Department:UM Office of Pre-College Programs and the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation

Supervision of Minors
The University of Mississippi and the Office of Pre-College Programs value the safety of all our students. Our staff and counselors undergo extensive training and complete background checks before our summer camps and programs begin. Our office has policies and guidelines set in place to effectively supervise and ensure the safety of all students under our care. The University’s Supervision of Minors policy can be found online.

Summer Medical Form
All students participating in a camp or program offered by the Office of Pre-College Programs must complete and return a Summer Medical Form with required documentation (e.g. shot records, insurance card, parent’s driver’s license).

This form grants our office the ability to seek medical treatment for a student that is sick or injured. Students lacking this form by the first day of a program will not be able to participate until full documentation is submitted – no exceptions will be made to this policy.

Medical Care
Due to their age, students are not allowed access to the V.B. Harrison Student Health Center on campus. Students requiring non-emergency medical care between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. will be transported to an urgent care facility with parent’s approval.

There is not an after-hours medical clinic in Oxford. Students requiring medical care after 7 p.m. and before 9 a.m. are transported to the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi with parent’s approval.

Residential

Student information

Move-In
Residential students will check into the residence hall on Sunday afternoon to receive their room assignment and a meal card for the week.

Kick-off Session
All students and parents must attend the Sunday evening session before the program begins. The program director and staff will review the schedule, guidelines, and key information.

The program director and summer staff will review the details of the week, important guidelines and rules of the program, and additional program information.

Move-Out
Residential students must check out by 2:30 pm on Friday (after class and final presentations). All students must complete the official check-out procedure before leaving.

Commuter

Student information

Kick-Off Session
Sunday before the program begins
All students (including commuters) and their parents must attend the initial on-campus welcome session before the program begins.

At this time, the program director and staff will review the schedule, guidelines, and key information, and additional program information.

Daily Check-In/Out
Monday-Friday
Commuting students can park on campus or be dropped off at a designated campus location on weekdays. Parents and students must check in with the instructor and provide a contact number for the day. Students who park on campus must purchase a parking pass.

Final Day Presentations
Friday
You will receive details during the kick-off session regarding the possibility of a final demonstration or presentation on Friday.