Many people know that Discover Financial Services is a leading partner for Cristo Rey St. Martin’s (CRSM) Corporate Work Study Program. What many don’t know is the corporation administers a highly developed and far-reaching volunteer program called Discover Cares, which empowers their employees to give back to the community. On October 25th the entire CRSM junior class (94 students) traveled … Read More
31 Cristo Rey Seniors Attend the Onsite College and Leadership Forum
Thirty-one Cristo Rey seniors traveled to Navy Pier on October 22nd to attend the 13th Onsite College and Leadership Forum. The organization is reporting that more than 5000 interviews took place resulting in 1,073 admittances and approximately $40,700,000 in awarded merit aid. The Cristo Rey contingent was composed of CRSM’s own Knight Scholars – in tandem with Cristo Rey student … Read More
“Cristo Rey Didn’t Change Me – It Changed Everything”: An Interview with Oscar Gonzalez
I caught up with Oscar (CRSM ’17, College of the Holy Cross ’21) while he was in New York City. He was good enough to take a time out for us during his semester internship with the Clinton Foundation. We spoke about his time at CRSM, tapping into the Cristo Rey Network and the transformative effect that CRSM had on … Read More
October President’s Pen: Bursting bubbles and changing the world
Increasingly, we are all living in our own bubbles. You would think that, with the advent of the internet, our individual worlds would expand and interconnect. On one level, I guess they have… how many Facebook friends or LinkedIn contacts do you have? Yet, how many do you really know beyond a passing acquaintance? With more choices at our fingertips, … Read More
September President’s Pen: When our students get opportunities, they make the most of them.
Make hay while the sun shines! With autumn already here, this old adage reminds us to make the most of any opportunity while it exists. Our students are certainly making the most of their opportunities. Every week, they are out in the workplace with our job partners in the Corporate Work Study Program earning their education, expanding their professional network, … Read More
“To embrace accountability and responsibility”: An Interview with Liz Martinez
I met with Liz Martinez (CRSM ’12, Lake Forest College ’16) during her first visit to the new campus on Belvidere Road. Our conversation covered a lot of territory; from her extracurriculars at CRSM, through a family health crisis, to her successes at First Midwest Bank. The following conversation has been edited and condensed. First of all, thanks for … Read More
Senior PD – Personal Branding
On Friday, September 27th, the Corporate Work Study Department held a professional development seminar for our seniors. Six speakers offered presentations on topics that included; networking, personal branding, LinkedIn, and social capital. An AbbVie Success Story Kevin Castro AbbVie Archive Specialist “My first internship at Abbott was life-changing. The experience taught me how to engage with individuals at a professional … Read More
The Second Annual CRSM College Fair
On September 27th, our college counseling department hosted the second annual College Fair at Cristo Rey St. Martin, welcoming 49 local and national colleges and universities to our campus. In preparation for the fair, college counselors Sharon Holdvogt, Beth Kainic and Lori Felix worked with our juniors and seniors providing guidance on how to make the most of the event. … Read More
August President’s Pen: An interesting phenomenon happens in the first couple weeks of classes.
There are 10 weeks between the last day of exams in June and the first day of classes in August at CRSM. Technically, that’s our summer break, but for many of us that break is almost non-existent. Incoming Freshman spend 8 ½ of those 10 weeks in our Academic Bridge Program and Job Preparation Training Institute for the Corporate Work … Read More
WORK PREPARED Conferring with business partners and training our freshmen for work
Over the Summer… There is no doubt that Cristo Rey St. Martin is a leader in work study training. Scores of business partners attended our Business Partner Kick-off meeting – generously giving their time to meet with us to prepare for the arrival of our freshman to their new jobs. During the summer the Corporate Work Study Department was busy … Read More