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Archive for March, 2009

Alumni Career Panel announced for March 28

Coming up soon on Saturday, March 28, The College Crusade will host our first ever Crusade Alumni Career Panel! Our invited speakers are all former Crusaders who will share stories and advice with current Crusaders in middle school and high school about what it’s like to be a college graduate starting a career. The Career [...]

More April Campus Visits!

Last week, we told you about all the colleges that high school Crusaders are exploring during the 2009 April school vacation. Our middle school Crusaders also have a week’s worth of college visits planned! Here is where they are going: Monday 4-13 Roger Williams University Rhode Island College Tuesday 4-14 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Wednesday 4-15 [...]

Crusaders ReadAbout a Lot!

Did you know that dozens of sixth-grade Crusaders come to The College Crusade office every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to read? They use the fun computer-based program ReadAbout to explore all sorts of interesting topics in science and social studies – from rocks and minerals to hurricanes, robots, magnets, and mammals. We [...]

A Week’s Worth of Colleges

Hundreds of high school Crusaders will spend their 2009 April school vacation touring colleges in the region to get a close-up view of campus life. Here is their travel schedule: Monday 4-13 Wheaton College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tuesday 4-14 Providence College Regis College Wednesday 4-15 Newbury College Salve Regina University Thursday 4-16 Nichols College Clark [...]

Crusade Alums Tell Their Stories

There’s a financial analyst, a data specialist, an engineer, and a social worker. A U.S. Senate staff assistant, an event planner, a financial advisor, and an attorney. Not to mention a bunch of graduate students pursuing advanced degrees. The first Crusaders graduated high school in 2001 and went on to college. We hear from more [...]