UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 38, Page 5
August 3, 1995
FORTUNE 2000 bridge program involves students in campus life

     Fortune 2000, which offers support services for minority business
students enrolled in the College of Business and Economics, will
enroll 125 students this fall, up from 82 in the first class in 1992,
program director Terry M. Whittaker said.
     Approximately 60 percent of the students receive corporate
scholarships, with an opportunity to intern with sponsoring companies
during the summer.
     One of the major components of Fortune 2000 is its Summer
Academic Bridge Program. Incoming freshman live on campus for five
weeks, take prerequisite coursework in business, develop academic
skills, learn how to use campus resources, attend career exploration
workshops and visit local corporations.
     This year's summer class consists of 29 students, 22 African
Americans and seven Hispanics.
     The bridge program began with a July 7 orientation luncheon for
incoming freshmen, their parents and program corporate sponsors.
     Walter Douglas, chief financial officer and vice president of the
Bank of New York (Delaware), addressed the group there, after
welcoming remarks by Whittaker, who is assistant dean for student
special services, and Kenneth Biederman, dean of the College of
Business and Economics.
     Representing sponsoring organizations at the luncheon were Denise
McKelvey, vice president, human resources, Chase Manhattan Bank (USA);
Michael R. Scanlan, executive vice president, community relations,
MBNA America Bank, N.A.; and Patricia Northey, Delaware '88,
associate, human resources, J.P. Morgan Delaware.
     Other corporate Fortune 2000 sponsors are the DuPont Co. and
Wachovia Bank Card Services.
     Fortune 2000 provides undergraduates with special academic
advising, tutoring, academic monitoring, interaction with faculty and
corporate representatives, summer employment opportunities, career
counseling and other services, Whittaker said.
                                                   -Sue Swyers Moncure