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Crusaders from three Providence middle schools are reaching for the stars – literally! Since September, 50 seventh graders have been attending our afterschool science workshops in astronomy, held in partnership with URI’s Pathways for Success in Science and Technology program. They researched the solar system, modeled clay planets, worked with astrophotography from Harvard University’s Chandra [...]

This fall at Saturday Cru Club, high school and middle school Crusaders learned about lots of careers from local professionals who came by to talk about their work experiences and educational training. Many thanks to these visiting career speakers: Dana Carvalho & Frank Colon Jr. (law enforcement); Thomas Evans (business); Saikon Gbehan (law); Jose Gonzales [...]

Providence and Central Falls high school Crusaders participating in our Critical Thinking & Writing Workshop in Media Literacy are wrapping up their final projects this week. They spent all term studying approaches to product marketing and the media, developing unique product concepts, and writing marketing materials. This past Saturday, six of them got a chance [...]

College Goal Sunday is January 31, 2010! Make a plan now to come and get free help applying for financial aid! Don’t know about College Goal Sunday? Get some answers on this page.

Advisors and program staff from The College Crusade are working in partnership with the RI Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and other [...]

Three students from Providence College organized a fundraising event for The College Crusade as a project for their Organizational Theory class this term! Project team members (left to right) were junior Ben Farrer of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; junior Ben Cerroni of Dublin, N.H.; and senior Andrew Kelley of Wakefield, R.I. They chose a fun venue [...]