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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 Panel [...]

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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of [...]

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 [...]

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 University
Merrimack College
Friday 4-17
Trinity College
Crusaders! To sign up for any of these college [...]

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 of [...]