From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
November 5, 2010 at 4:37 pm
On Saturday, October 30th, fourth year Cabrini Connections student Melissa Young hosted her 2nd Annual Halloween Bake Sale to benefit the tutoring program. She came up with this ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
November 5, 2010 at 2:22 pm
My boss Daniel Bassill wrote last week about the false perception that some have that Cabrini-Green is almost "gone." He linked to a Chicago Sun-Times article which includes maps, ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
November 2, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Melissa Young (left) is a junior at Josephinum Academy. Since grammar school, she had always been a C student, but now she has a B average. She tells me, “I found a way to make ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
November 2, 2010 at 2:01 am
Shannon Murphy was born in Phoenix, Arizona before moving to the suburbs of Chicago at a young age. She began in Villa Park, Illinois but moved to Lombard in the fourth grade. ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 26, 2010 at 2:20 pm
First year mentor Charles Wynn was born in Syracuse, New York, but his family moved to Toledo, Ohio when he was in sixth grade and he had to make all new friends. He was also subject ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 25, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Thursday night mentee Breonca “Bebe” Hyles is from the Cabrini Green neighborhood of Chicago. She has enjoyed the start of her junior year at Crane High School, but says it ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 22, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Tutor/Mentor Connection will host its 32nd biannual Tutor/Mentor Leadership & Networking Conference on Friday, November 19th at U.S. Cellular Field where the Chicago White ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 19, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Thursday night Volunteer Coordinator Melissa Iwami (seen here with EL at Martini Madness) was born and raised in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. She is an only ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 19, 2010 at 1:39 am
14-year-old Alexis Spears is an 8th grader at Franklin Fine Arts Center. Her favorite subject is science because she enjoys working in the lab. She is also good at math, but isn’t ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 12, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Yesterday, on a day off from school (Columbus Day), 23 students from Cabrini Connections visited Northwestern University in Evanston. Myself, EL Da' Sheon, and Karina, all alumni ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 12, 2010 at 2:14 am
Kanah Bradley grew up on the south side of Chicago before moving to the north side, where she lives now, when she was 10. She has two siblings: one sister (28) and one brother ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 12, 2010 at 2:03 am
Wednesday night mentor Matt Golden grew up on the North side of Chicago in the Old Irving neighborhood. He is an only child and his parents still live on the northwest side. Matt ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 5, 2010 at 2:17 am
13-year-old Cantrell Strauther (seen above in Video & Filmmakers Club) is in the 8th grade at Lincoln School. His favorite subject is science because of the labs and projects. ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
October 5, 2010 at 1:22 am
Second year volunteer Jeremy Brown (right, at 2010 Art Festival) grew up in Peoria, Illinois; the sixth largest city in Illinois with a population of over 110,000. He spent the ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 29, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Held in October each year, Martini Madness is a celebration of the fall and the start of a new tutoring and mentoring year. This fundraiser, now in its fifth year, takes place ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 28, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Shuling Yong was born and raised on the island nation of Singapore in Southeast Asia. She describes it as “a buzzing little city about the size of Chicago,” and since it is ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 28, 2010 at 3:10 pm
First year (first month!) student Jordan Stephens has already established himself as an excellent addition to the Cabrini Connections family. Jordan, who attends tutoring on Wednesday ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 26, 2010 at 4:18 pm
At Cabrini Connections, we have an online communications portal (SVHATS) which is used by students and volunteers to record every session. Students are asked, "What did you work ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 22, 2010 at 3:06 am
Second year volunteer Ankit Vadher (pictured in the thumbnail above) was born and raised in Chicago – the Rogers Park/Ravenswood area – before moving to a northwestern suburb ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 22, 2010 at 1:48 am
First year student Avery Harris-Russell is a 9th grader at Ogden International High School. His favorite subject is social studies because, “I love talking about what happened ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 20, 2010 at 2:44 pm
It has been a September to remember at Cabrini Connections. I apologize for my lack of posts recently, but I assure you, I have been keeping busy with the start of the 2010-2011 ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
September 3, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Last Sunday, Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection held its 1st Annual Tutor/Mentor Jam at darkroom on West Chicago Avenue. Nearly 150 people attended and over $2,000 was ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
August 23, 2010 at 6:09 pm
As part of the Cabrini Connections program, we offer various incentives throughout the year to encourage and reward students for doing well and fulfilling expectations. We strive ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
August 20, 2010 at 12:08 pm
In my 14 months at Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection, I have seen a host of university students contribute to our successes. In May, I spotlighted many of our ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
August 13, 2010 at 2:51 pm
My blog updates have been intermittent lately, which I plan to remedy, but briefly I wanted to catch you all up on recent happenings at Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor ... (
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