Yuselly is one of the many students at CV with a voice and passion to help those who need it the most. She has volunteered at numerous non-profit organizations and has discovered her passion: helping the next-generation of young people succeed. This pushed her to become a Youth Development major, but it doesn’t stop there. Read her interview below to find out more!
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MEET STUDENT ACTIVIST: LICELOT CARABALLO
Meet Licelot; a 12th grader in CV’s class of 2017! She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and currently attends E-Cubed Academy. Licelot plans to pursue a career in the medical field; read her interview below to find out why!
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DONOR PROFILE WITH JORI KETTEN
“Good learning environments teach you how to think critically – how to question, how to seek understanding, how to look at something from multiple perspectives, how to put things in context. Look at the political and social challenges we are facing right now and how many of them can be connected to lack of education. Education is important to individuals and to communities.”
Jori is a woman of many talents. She is the Assistant Director of Academic Programs with a focus on engaged scholarship at the Sweater Center for Public Service at Brown University, runs the community arts space 186 Carpenter, teaches at the RISD Museum, plays bass drum, and is a board member at Community MusicWorks! Read her interview below!
MEET CV 12TH GRADER MICAELA
Do you need some good news? Meet Micaela! She entered College Visions in the summer of 2015 with the dream of going to college, and with a need to access the knowledge and resources to get there. With support from her CV advisor, Francesca, Micaela is now going through the college application process and has a new outlook on her future because of the opportunities you help provide.
I feel very thankful for being part of College Visions! My concern was that I would not be able to attend college because of personal hardships. Being at College Visions has proved to me that I have a chance, and that there are people like me out there who have gotten very far! Not only does CV prepare you for interviews, they help you with supplemental essays, and ESPECIALLY with financial aid!! The help I receive boosted my confidence in getting accepted to schools.
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DONOR PROFILE WITH NICK LONGO
I am now a professor and also see how education is not only important for individual advancement, it’s important for the fabric of our democracy. Higher education helps to educate the next generation for engaged citizenship—and we need active citizens now more than ever.
As a Public & Community Service Studies Professor at Providence College, Nick understands the impact higher education can have on a low-income, first-generation student’s life. He supports CV students because they are the future educators who will carry on our legacy. We are so proud to have Nick, a dedicated giver, on the CV team and we hope you read on and learn more about Nick!
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