Please join the Human Resources Committee for a discussion on a wonderful program that assists in making education affordable for local young people.

Corporate Work Study Program Summary

The CWSP is a nonprofit organization that helps make private, college-preparatory education affordable for young people from some of the most economically challenged areas in the Greater Boston area.  Embodying a rich diversity in talent and culture, the students immerse into entry level work culture to earn toward their college prep tuition.  Some recent achievements:

• CWSP has been cited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as one of a growing body of schools that is revolutionizing ideas about teaching and learning to produce high-achieving graduates ready to succeed in today's changing world.
• 91% of the Class of 2008 were accepted into four-year colleges, whereas this number was 27% in 2005.  Sally Sanchez Pena, the most recent valedictorian, is attending Boston College as a biochemistry major on four year scholarship!
• CWSP has over 85 outstanding corporate work study partners that represent some of the top companies in the greater Boston area.

As a Cristo Rey School, CWSP uses a nationally proven and innovative method that has been featured on 60 Minutes, CNN, BBC, CBS News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, Time and Newsweek.  This process interfaces creatively with a rigorous academic curriculum while combining two commonly used business concepts: employee leasing and job sharing.

Speakers: Terry Gupta 

Lydia Greene, Tuft's VP of Human Resources and Diversity