Edgewood Experience Connects College and Urban Students

On July 16, graduate students from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin will be joining with Cabrini Connections students for a three-day experience. You can read about the 2006 visit. This will be the 8th year that we've had this partnership, and the goals are that the Edgewood students will learn more about working with inner city kids, and more about Chicago, while the Cabrini Connections students will learn more about college and careers, and some of the learning habits that they need to adopt in order to have the careers they aspire to.



We won't know how much change these events generate for many years. This is why we've created these forums and an eLearning strategy. Our hope is that the Edgewood students and the Cabrini Connections students learn to use this site, or our Cabrini Blog, as a place to stay connected to each other, so that as they get to know each other, they do more now and in the future to help each other. This can lead to more help for the kids, and more help for programs like Cabrini Connections, who need annual donations in order to pay for facilities, and pay for the staff that facilitate these activities and the on-going connection of youth and adult volunteers.

If you're an Edgewood alum or a Cabrin Connections alum who has participated in the Edgewood experience in one of the years since 1999, I encourage you to introduce yourself and tell how you are still drawing from this experience in your current life activities. You can post your message here, or in the Tutor/Mentor Connection discussion forums.

The Egdewood Experience

Kevin Here.
I am here at Cabrini Connections. I participated in the edgewood experience. I thought it to be fun, fascinating, and more fun. By the end of the day i was pooped out. I have joined the Edgewood college staff, students and friends for the last two years. I met many new people and have enjoyed so many fun encounters. Though the heat was scorching many people showed up for fun, fun, and new culture. I enjoy communicating with people. i.e. I talk alot!! This time people actually listened to me and enjoyed what I was saying. We all went on a scavenger hunt in the downtown chicago area. We hunted for Hotels such as the Embassey Suites and The Marriott. We Hunted for bussiness in the "Water Tower Place." We joked, and laughed, listened, and were just plain old friends. The best part of the whole deal was while searching for air conditioning and landmarks, we didn't even notice that three and a half hours flew by like five minutes. We managed to find everthing and get our answers down. We played jeopardy, every time anyone got an answer right, a prize was given. No one felt left out. We played a name game, which to be honest, confused the hell out me. "Wait which one is Keila?" In my opinion, the best part was that the whole thing was that it was done voluntary and we had a great time. I also enjoyed our game of sharades based on "showing whom we are." What a rare subject, as most adults dont even know who they are, and even if we do truly know, we are afraid to show. Well I got alot out of the day and it still isn't over. To make a great day, dont wait for anyone, do it your self.
Kevin

Edgewood College visits Cabrini Connections students

27 Edgewood College graduate students are visiting Cabrini Connections this week for a three-day program. Led by Dr. Tom Holub, these students are preparing to be middle and high school teachers and this experience is designed to give them experience working with inner-city kids. The 16 Cabrini Connections students involved will gain valuable tools and strategies for futures planning by participating in the program. In addition, each student attending all three days will recieve a pair of shoes courtesy of Famous Footwear.

Highlights of the three-day program include trips to Millenium Park and the Museum of Contemporary Art and City Walks (scavenger hunts.)