Author Archive: Karen Donovan
Program Specialist
The College Crusade of Rhode Island Job Specification Position Title: Program Specialist Reports To: Chief Program Officer ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW Founded in 1989, the College Crusade works to promote educational equity and inclusion for students who have been historically underrepresented with regard to high school completion, college access and college success. […]
#DoublePell stories: Kemi Bankole
Even after receiving the maximum Pell Grant award and her College Crusade scholarship, University of Rhode Island junior Kemi Bankole found herself with a tuition bill last year. She was working, but it wasn’t enough. “I had a gap and had to take a parent PLUS loan at a really […]
#DoublePell stories: Christopher Germosen
Christopher Germosen will be a sophomore this fall at the University of Rhode Island, where he’s on track to complete the final courses he needs to get into the College of Engineering. By spring, he will be a mechanical engineering major with a focus in robotics – an interest sparked […]
#DoublePell stories: Gael Sosa
Gael Sosa, a junior business accounting major at the University of Rhode Island, said he wouldn’t be able to attend college without his maximum Pell Grant award. “Essentially it was my only reason to go to college,” he said. But even with his Pell Grant, plus subsidized and unsubsidized loans, […]
Crusader accepted to 14 colleges
One night, Carla Cabrera was home and feeling a little stressed out about applying to college – as many high school seniors do at some point in the process. “So I stayed up until like midnight and applied to 20 schools,” she said. “I wanted to see how many schools […]
Brianna Andrade ’20 is salutatorian at Shea
A College Crusade college visit and tour helped Brianna Andrade, Class of 2020 salutatorian at Shea High School in Pawtucket, decide on her future. “I didn’t even think beyond Rhode Island until I went on some college visits with the College Crusade. They gave me college experiences I could never […]
College Crusade COVID-19 Emergency Fund Guidelines
The College Crusade has raised funds to support students in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic. These funds enhance the Emergency Fund that was created in 2016 to help students with financial assistance in a serious time of need. Crusaders may apply for funds when they have exhausted all […]
Valens Hasubizimana
Woonsocket High School
Valens Hasubizimana graduated with a master’s degree in counseling psychology from University of Missouri, where he worked for the Student Success Career Center as a student career and academic advisor. Valens was a member and an organizer of African Graduate Student Forum and facilitated African student cultural events on campus. Prior to joining our advisory staff, Valens worked for Catholic Charities of Maine as a refugee/immigrant student advisor.
Heckerly Flores
DelSesto Middle School
Heckerly is Crusade alumna who graduated from Classical High School. She received her associate degree in English from the Community College of Rhode Island, where she worked in the Office of Enrollment Services supporting families and students. She completed her bachelor’s degree in English at Rhode Island College, where she worked as a peer tutor at the Writing Center and in the Office of Academic Support.
Alexa Morales
Alexa Morales
Central High School
Alexa Morales graduated from Classical High School in 2015. She earned her B.A. in communication studies with a minor in leadership studies from the University of Rhode Island in 2019. She participated in the URI 101 Mentoring program where she mentored fellow undergrads. She was also a SNAP Outreach worker for the URI SNAP Outreach Program, where she helped raise awareness about benefits of food assistance for service agencies.
