We are honored to recognize Amgen Foundation, and the many Amgen volunteers who give their time as career speakers for Crusaders, as our Partner in Philanthropy for 2011. Several staff members from The College Crusade celebrated recently with representatives of the Amgen Foundation at the National Philanthropy Day in Rhode Island! Pictured from left to [...]

Crusaders at Mount Pleasant High School welcomed U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to their school library today! A big group of state education officials and College Crusade staff members joined them for a press conference to celebrate the announcement of a $3 million federal GEAR UP grant for Rhode Island. Featured [...]

Sixteen alumni of The College Crusade joined us for our annual dinner in June and gathered for this impressive group portrait. Several of the professionals in this photo are currently working on our staff as Crusade Advisors. The others are employed in fields as diverse as education, law, human services, research science, and business. They [...]

Kings, queens, fairies, and sprites were everywhere this week at the third annual Shakespeare in the City. More than 200 students from 14 Providence schools took the stage at Lincoln School on Tuesday, May 24, to present scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies. Crusade Advisor Kristina Moyet from Roger Williams [...]

Crusade Family Academy is jumping with activity this month! Check out the great workshops we have scheduled for parents of Crusaders, with more details on the way: Tue March 15 College: The Right Choice for Your Future Presenter: RI Parent Information Network At Pawtucket Public Library, 13 Summer St, Pawtucket 02860 5:30-7:00 p.m. Thur March [...]

Team Unspecified, the Crusade’s first ever high school robotics team, placed 9th out of 28 in the First Tech Challenge, held at New England Institute of Technology on February 5. This year’s challenge was called Get Over It! Teams had to design their robot to travel up and down inclines, balance on seesaws, and score [...]

After months of hard work on the design of Sticky the robot, our high school robotics team is ready to go to the mat at the statewide FIRST Tech Challenge on Saturday, February 5. Team Unspecified has done very well in scrimmages and is excited to take on the rest of the field. The big [...]

The College Crusade has a high school robotics team this year! Crusaders Ayl Akinrimisi, Caroline Akiode, Oluwadamilola Animashaun, Alexis Cabrera, Miguel Casillas, Elijah Farias, Joely Garcia, Thony Greene, Shanty Pineda, and Michael Rodriquez have been meeting weekly since October to build a robot for the 2011 FIRST Tech Challenge, a robotics competition hosted by New [...]

McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket was the place to be on Saturday, August 7. College Crusade families and staff gathered for a recognition ceremony to honor 24 graduating 8th graders who have the highest participation in our programs in their schools. CEO Todd Flaherty congratulated all the top 8th-grade Crusaders who were able to attend and [...]

We are thrilled to announce that Isamar Morales, a Crusader graduating from Hope High School this spring, received the prestigious Fibertech/Tech Collective Scholarship for 2010! Isamar was honored at the Tech Collective’s annual Tech Laureates Night, held at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet on June 3. Curtis Fox, regional sales manager for Fibertech Networks, congratulated Isamar [...]