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Emerging as a Professional

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• August 19, 2020

Allison Raddatz ’20, first learned about Chicago Semester when she was a prospective student on a visit to Trinity Christian College (IL). Allison had dreams of attending a school in the city of Chicago, but Trinity’s campus just felt like…

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Chicago Semester in 2020

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• July 15, 2020

Each year Chicago Semester broadens its impact as we serve more students from our growing list of partner colleges and universities. This past year over 125 students embarked on the Chicago Semester experience, emerging as professionals in their chosen fields, pursuing their vocational…

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Final Reflections from Spring 2020 Bloggers

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• May 13, 2020

We loved our Spring 2020 Chicago Semester students. They handled unexpected changes with grace and we are thankful to have worked with such incredible students this semester. Here are a few final reflections from some of of our semester bloggers.…

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Chicago Semester's Film Premiere

Featured Stories

• February 25, 2021

Today we presented the premiere of A Chicago Semester Film Featuring Students' Stories of Hope! We hope our students’ stories inspired you. If you missed the film, you can still watch: click here. (Closed captions are available on this recording. To enable,… Read More ➞

Reflections from Andrew: A CS Biology Health Major

Interdisciplinary Student Blogs

• February 22, 2021

Blog #2 Greetings from the even snowier Gold Coast! This past weekend we were absolutely buried, receiving just about a foot of snow! It has certainly made for an interesting commute to work each morning, but also for some cozy… Read More ➞

Reflections from Mean: A CS Social Work Student

Social Work Student Blogs

• February 22, 2021

It’s been 4 weeks since I first began my internship and so many things have happened already! To give a little background, I work with the homeless population at Chicago Lights Social Services. We provide things like food, toiletries, coats,… Read More ➞

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Our fall giving campaign kicks off TODAY! This yea

Our fall giving campaign kicks off TODAY! This year’s campaign invites you to #JointheStory of alum like Marcus Houtsma ‘09, who wanted to experience firsthand the life-changing stories his family shared from their time interning and living in the city. Watch your mailbox for the full story, or find it online -> link in bio.
All gifts received this fall will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000, by a generous group of alumni and friends with hopes of inspiring you to support our current students and thousands more in the years to come. Give today at Donate.chicagosemester.org!
#JointheStory2019

•Student Highlight• @nwciowa and Chicago Semes

•Student Highlight•
@nwciowa and Chicago Semester business and finance student Riley Van’t Hul! Riley is interning this semester at Cornerstone Community Outreach. Riley says about his experience, “I've had the privilege of working as an accounting intern at Cornerstone Community Outreach. Cornerstone is a nonprofit organization committed to raising the quality of life for low-income residents in the United States. Specifically, providing shelter for 330 people experiencing homelessness. I currently work in the accounting department alongside the CFO. I have finished August and September bank reconciliation and now, I’m working on October bank reconciliation along with many other accounting tasks. Interning at Cornerstone has been a great learning experience for me and I continue to grow in my technical and accounting skills within a non-profit organization." @nwc_studyabroad @nwc_compass_center @nwciowabusiness @riley_vanthul

#Repost @pursuescholars with @repostsaveapp · ·

#Repost @pursuescholars with @repostsaveapp · · · Some of our scholars using their fall break to investigate summer internship opportunities.
#emergingleaders #aboveandbeyond #summerinternship

Sara is at @greenvilleuniv on Monday and catch Kel

Sara is at @greenvilleuniv on Monday and catch Kelsey at @carrolluniversity on Tuesday of this week!

•Student Highlight• Highlighting @centralcoll

•Student Highlight•

Highlighting @centralcollege business student, Haley Jorgensen. Haley is interning this semester at @packedwpurpose. Haley says about her experience, “Working at Packed with Purpose has been an amazing learning experience. Since they are a startup corporate gifting company with a social impact, this time of year is busy! I have been given a variety of tasks from data analytics to purveyor outreach, all of which create an amazing impact in communities and on the environment. It makes me feel great to be working here. Being surrounded by such amazing and influential women has helped me to network around Chicago and soak up all of the business wisdom before stepping out into the business world." @centralcollegestudyabroad @hjorgs21

This week Sara is at @messiahcollege and @monmouth

This week Sara is at @messiahcollege and @monmouthcollege and Kelsey is at @aquinascollege_sle and @judsonu !

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