Sharif Bennett
Client Representative, IBM
SCIP Class of 1999
Sharif is from Nyack, NY and since being a part of SCIP has lived in Chicago, Virginia, California, Egypt, the Philadelphia region, and now Atlanta. After completing his MBA full-time in 2015, he joined IBM as a Client Representative. In this role he helps coordinate the sale of IBM software, hardware, and services to his client.
"While my peers were working at the mall and summer camps,
I was learning business etiquette and meeting Fortune 500 executives."
-- N. Bradley Chukwuma, Class of 2005
"The Program has given me the tools that will be needed to be successful in the future."
-- Denzel Gordon, Class of 2011
SCIP Alumni Association
The growing SCIP Alumni Association continues to mentor participants during and after college. SCIP Alumni are aided in identifying educational and employment opportunities, and give the support to pursue them. SCIP Careers, founded in 1998 as part of the Alumni program, provides a continuum of work experience, college application workshops, and mentoring support for interns once they conclude the SCIP Program. It provides SCIP alumni with the means to receive ongoing hands-on personal attention and business training, further enforcing the principles of community outreach and enlightenment. SCIP Alumni have access to part-time employment during the school year and paid summer internships.
Measuring Success
Dedicated to developing future business leaders, the Selective Corporate Internship Program (SCIP) has been lauded by the corporate community as an example of good corporate citizenship. This commitment to the community is the foundation of SCIP’s corporate philosophy. SCIP Alumni have successfully entered the colleges of their choice and continue working, learning and growing. Their success one intern at a time.