Chicago Scholars

Chicago Scholars

Higher Education

Chicago, IL 9,699 followers

Working towards a vibrant Chicago powered by diverse leaders from every neighborhood.

About us

Mission: We uniquely select, train, and mentor academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders who will transform their neighborhoods and our city. We envision a vibrant Chicago powered by diverse leaders from every neighborhood. Overview: Chicago Scholars is a 501(c)(3) foundation, formed in 1996 to help under-resourced and academically ambitious Chicago high school students attend and graduate college. During this 28-year period, we have developed and refined our seven-year college to career access and success program to serve over 6,000 students who have attended or are currently attending 313 highly rated colleges in the U.S. Chicago Scholars is nationally recognized for its best practices model. Our work goes way beyond college admission — we’re building a new path forward.

Industry
Higher Education
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1996
Specialties
College Access & Success, College Match & Fit, Peer, College Consulting & Career Mentoring, and Career Leadership Development

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  • Want to be part of making a lasting impact on students in your community, giving them a chance to be part of our program? We're looking for volunteers for our upcoming New Scholar Selection Days! Each year, we receive around 1,000 applications from prospective Scholars, with about 800 progressing on to the interview stage of our program application process – which is our New Scholar Selection Days! Volunteers make up an integral part of this new Scholar selection process, helping our Dream Team to conduct interviews with students and select the new Scholar Class of 2030. Volunteer opportunities are available virtually and in-person from April 7th through April 17th - head here to sign up! https://lnkd.in/gFNVMPTE

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  • In addition to being doctors, lawyers, lawmakers, and more, our Alumni are changing the city's landscape through groundbreaking art - including Class of 2023 Alum, Kamari Millison, who has been taking Chicago by storm as a photographer, musician, visual artist, and fashion brand creator, all in addition to his full-time job as a Special Education Classroom Assistant with Chicago Public Schools. Want to read Kamari's full interview, and that of our other incredible Alumni? Head to https://lnkd.in/g6rhk_Hw for more!

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  • Be sure to tune in TODAY from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a livestream discussion focused on the benefits of college beyond the paper degree and why the social narrative around the value of college is equally important. The discussion will be led by Chicago Scholars CEO, Jeffery Beckham Jr., along with Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, and Representative from the 23rd District in the Illinois House of Representatives, Edgar Gonzalez Jr. The livestream discussion will be hosted across several of Chicago Scholars' social media channels (YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn). Head to our profiles at noon today to tune in! In case you don't have the links for our other channels, check them out below! - YouTube: https://bit.ly/4i2LHpT - Facebook: https://lnkd.in/dVrMfud

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  • Join us this Thursday, February 20th from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a livestream discussion focused on the benefits of college beyond the paper degree and why the social narrative around the value of college is equally important. The discussion will be led by Chicago Scholars CEO, Jeffery Beckham Jr., along with Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, and Representative from the 23rd District in the Illinois House of Representatives, Edgar Gonzalez Jr. The livestream discussion will be hosted across several of Chicago Scholars' social media channels (YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn). Head to our profiles on the day of the livestream to tune in, and register here for reminders before the livestream! https://bit.ly/3XvfS1h

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  • Our Mentors and Volunteers are an absolutely integral part of our work - making it possible for us to reach more Scholars and families than we ever could with just our staff alone. Because of that, each year, we honor our stand-out Mentors through the CS Ways Core Values Awards, and our exceptional Volunteers in the Volunteer of the Year Awards. The CS Ways Core Values Awards are awarded by nomination from the entire Chicago Scholars community, including staff, Scholars, and mentors. Winners represent one of the Chicago Scholars Ways Core Values: We Show Up, We Keep Our Word, We Dream Big, We Care For Each Other, and We Model The Way. The Volunteer of the Year Awards are also awarded by nomination from the entire CS Community, and are given for several categories, including to individual volunteers, company group volunteers, and for the REACH innovation award. The nomination forms are officially open for both the CS Way Values Awards and the Volunteer of the Year Awards, so be sure to nominate the companies or individuals you feel made a special impact for our Scholars this past year! Nominations close on March 14th, so be sure to head to the links below for both: - Mentor Chicago Scholars Ways Values Awards: https://bit.ly/4jYek9h - Volunteer of the Year Awards: https://bit.ly/40XJOUD

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