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Getting to College Conference - April 23

What do Admissions officers look for in an application essay? What’s the best way to find a college that will fit your needs? How can you build a resume that will get you noticed? Eleventh-grade Crusaders will get answers to all these questions and more at our upcoming Getting to College Conference on Friday, April [...]

Step on Board Our Spring College Tour

Attention high school Crusaders! Our schedule for college visits is heating up for April vacation this year. You can choose from among eight great campuses to visit, so watch your mail for the signup form. Check out the list below and make plans to get on board! (Above, Crusaders explore the beautiful campus of Salve [...]

College Goal Sunday Scores Big

On January 31, hundreds of high school and college students from all over Rhode Island got their FAFSA financial aid form filled out and submitted online as part of College Goal Sunday RI 2010. The Rhode Island Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators sponsored the event at six sites across the state. College Crusade staff [...]

College Cruising

It’s been a busy season of college visits for high school Crusaders this fall and winter. So far, more than 200 students have participated. We’ve been to Northeastern University, University of Rhode Island, Providence College, Roger Williams University, Pine Manor College, and Connecticut College, touring each campus and learning all about academic majors and college [...]

Mount Pleasant Crusaders Present…

Crusaders at Mount Pleasant High School have been building their skills in public speaking! On January 20, College Crusade Advisor Dwayne Clement held an afterschool workshop to give students practice in presenting ideas orally in an organized and interesting way.
Joana Delva (at left) described her interest in photography and her plan to pursue a career [...]

Parents: “Be a Safety Net”

A great article for parents written by College Crusade high school manager Maria Carvalho was recently published by the Center for Student Opportunity! The article, called “Be a Safety Net: How to Support Your Child During the College Application Process,” is currently featured on the CSO’s website in their “Ask the Experts” column. The article [...]

Get Money Wise

A highlight of our Saturday Cru Club program is the ongoing financial literacy class we offer for high school Crusaders. Want to learn how to make, save, and manage money wisely? Sign up today! Here are some of our upcoming topics:
Jan 9: Make money while you sleep – Savings and investment
Jan 23: “You can’t take [...]

What’s Your Plan for Saturday?

Crusaders, it’s a new year, and you have a lot to look forward to on Saturdays. Come to Johnson & Wales University Harborside Campus to see why!
Our 2010 Saturday Cru Club program is packed with interesting skill-building activities in writing, time management, learning styles, studying and test taking, and active listening. Visiting career speakers will [...]

Thanks to our Fall Career Speakers!

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 [...]

These Students Get the Message Across

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 [...]