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
COLLEGE PREPARED Cristo Rey’s Academic Reach Expands Again
Over the Summer… The CRSM Campus was bustling in June, July and August. Classes included: Boot Camp for AP Biology, English, Math, Accelerated Math and Boot Camp for AP US History. Off-campus academic pursuits were no different; as thirty-two students enrolled in college summer education programs. The choices and programs that students chose was wide ranging – from Animal Science … Read More
“Challenges Became My Fuel”: An Interview with Brisel Jiménez
I visited with Brisel (CRSM ’15, UIC ’19) during one of her visits to Cristo Rey St. Martin as a new full-time hire at Advanced Group, a staffing company operating across the US and Europe. She shared her experiences at Cristo Rey, University of Illinois at Chicago, and her work with the Corporate Work Study Program in Chicago and San … Read More
“PERSISTANCE”: An Interview with Jonathan Catalan
Recently hired by Mano a Mano Family Resource Center, a prominent multi-program social service agency, Jonathan Catalan (CRSM ’14, Loras College ’18) agreed to sit down with Cristo Rey for an interview to talk about his journey from Cristo Rey, to Iowa and back again. He stopped by Cristo Rey St. Martin on his way to work in Round Lake … Read More
The Alumni Party 2008 – 2018
see the video: https://youtu.be/M87zQEkslBU On Thursday evening, December 20th, over eighty CRSM Alumni from the classes of 2008 through 2018 gathered at the new Cristo Rey St. Martin campus to re-connect and celebrate. Alumni reminisced about their time at the old campus over dinner and refreshments and many took “the tour” – walking the new facility for the first … Read More
Alumna Appreciates the Science of Hard Work
Carly May has a personalized approach to success: work “really” hard! It’s an ethic the CRSM Class of 2011 alumna says she acquired in high school at Cristo Rey St. Martin and one she attributes to her college and graduate school success. Last May, she graduated with a Masters in Information Science from DePaul University and currently is a Business … Read More
It Takes a Mentor: Alumni Return to Share College Experiences
With the goal to support students to and through college, exploring the experiences of alumni who are navigating their journeys toward long-term success is an important link between CRSM and what lies ahead after graduation. Recently, a handful of CRSM alumni came back to spend an afternoon with seniors, serving as mentors sharing their own experiences in college and the … Read More
Calling The Shots: Alumnus sets sights on career in public health
When Sebastian Rodriguez projects the mirror of his life a decade into the future, he sees himself working alongside the elite cadre of disease detectives and innovators on the front lines of public health at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta. His career goals and commitment are precise and fully visualized: to combat disease and prevent environmental risks. … Read More
CRSM Alum Proves Work Experience Creates Lasting Value
Twenty-year-old Erik Estela is a living example that Cristo Rey St. Martin’s work-based learning, where students gain important lessons about professionalism and employability skills in a real work environment, can create long-lasting advantages that often distinguish graduates from their peers. The Class of 2014 graduate attended Lewis University his freshman year, and while he had a generally positive experience, he … Read More
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