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Welcome to CruBlog! Read on for exciting news about what our middle school and high school members have accomplished lately. You’ll also discover insightful comments from our Advisory staff and messages from successful College Crusade Alumni doing great things out in the world.

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Tag: Bryant University

Let Me Tell You Why I Love My Career

What do a lawyer, a surgeon, a theatrical stage manager, and a dog trainer have in common? They all participated as speakers for our middle school Career Day last Saturday! A total of 133 middle school Crusaders traveled to Bryant University on December 12 to hear ten local professional people describe everything about what they [...]

More Campus Visits for 2010

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!

How to Be Serious and Get to College

Sixty high-school Crusaders who attended our Getting to College Conference on April 23 enjoyed a surprise lunchtime visit from guest speaker Todd Flaherty, president & CEO of The College Crusade. In his talk, Todd shared advice about how to maintain the proper mindset and encouraged each student to finish junior year with strong grades and [...]

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 [...]

You Can Find a Job You Love

On Saturday, April 18, a total of 105 middle school Crusaders gathered at the Unistructure building at Bryant University for our spring Career Day. The keynote presenter was Richard Rose, Project Safe Neighborhoods and Anti-Gang Coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Rhode Island. Mr. Rose challenged Crusaders to take their college goals seriously and [...]

Getting to College Conference

Even with the beautiful weather on their last day of school vacation, 51 high school juniors packed into the Providence Academy of International Studies on Friday, April 17, for our 2009 Getting to College Conference. The first event on the agenda was a panel discussion presented by college-bound Crusade seniors Julio Cabral, Hannah Shaw, and [...]