October was a month of discovery and exploration for 75 middle school Crusaders who visited the University of Rhode Island. On two Saturdays, October 10 and October 24, they toured campus, talked with current students, hunted down all the secret Rams signs in the student union, and went to football games. On the 24th, they [...]

“Lead with your strengths. Be yourself. Don’t close any doors. Ask yourself, what am I really interested in finding out about this college? Ask the college, can you take me where I want to go?” Dozens of high school Crusaders, and their families, got loads of great advice recently at the 2009 Regional College Fair, [...]

Today ends a whirlwind week of college visits for Crusaders. Busloads of middle school and high school students have been heading off for campus destinations all over Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut. There was a special surprise for high school Crusaders who attended the visit to Salve Regina University in Newport on Wednesday [...]

Last week, we told you about all the colleges that high school Crusaders are exploring during the 2009 April school vacation. Our middle school Crusaders also have a week’s worth of college visits planned! Here is where they are going: Monday 4-13 Roger Williams University Rhode Island College Tuesday 4-14 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Wednesday 4-15 [...]

Hundreds of high school Crusaders will spend their 2009 April school vacation touring colleges in the region to get a close-up view of campus life. Here is their travel schedule: Monday 4-13 Wheaton College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tuesday 4-14 Providence College Regis College Wednesday 4-15 Newbury College Salve Regina University Thursday 4-16 Nichols College Clark [...]

This fall’s Getting to College Conference was held on October 11 at Jorge Alvarez High School in Providence. A big hit of the day was the premiere showing of video that a team of Crusaders worked on over the summer as a public service announcement. Not only did they do all the project planning and [...]