The College Crusade honored two local individuals as Partners in Philanthropy at the 2010 National Philanthropy Day breakfast event on November 23. They are Denise Jenkins, grant program officer for the Rhode Island Foundation, and Dr. Irving Schneider, president of Johnson & Wales University and a College Crusade board member. We are very grateful for [...]

There was learning going on in every direction at Saturday Cru Club this past weekend. As usual, Crusaders filled up five whole classrooms at Johnson & Wales University’s Harborside Campus. Sixth graders in our Math Matters class were working on understanding decimal places, guided by teacher Paula McKenna. Down the hall, another class of middle [...]

We have three more college visits scheduled for high school Crusaders this year: – November 30 at Bryant University – December 8 at Rhode Island College – December 14 at Salve Regina University Sign up soon to tour these schools!

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Dozens of middle school and high school Crusaders are investing their time and energy in Saturday morning academics this fall. Our Saturday Academy program, held at Bishop McVinney School in Providence, regularly welcomes over 80 high school students every weekend. Attendance by middle school students is even higher. What gets Crusaders out of bed and [...]