Mentoring changes trajectory of adult student’s life Written by Jane M. Von Bergen Photo by I. George Bilyk When Shannon Gallagher, Gries Financial Partners’ director of client services, first landed a job with the wealth management firm as a temp receptionist...
Innovation with Excellence: A Look Inside College Now’s Organizational Culture What keeps College Now’s 180+ employees focused and happy in their work? Lee Friedman, CEO of College Now, shares her insights about leading a growing, innovative non-profit...
Rethinking the Traditional College Student When prompted to picture a college student, many people defer to an image of a young, recent high-school graduate who is pursuing postsecondary education before launching their career. But College Now knows that this image...
Bag Lady 2019: The Curious Connection Between Handbags and College Access On September 12th, nearly 600 guests gathered at the Great Lakes Science Center for College Now’s fourth Bag Lady event, a biennial silent auction that supports the organization’s Mentoring...
“We’re miracles, that’s what we are.” College Now Greater Cleveland hosts adult scholars summit By Jane M. Von Bergen Photos by I. George Bilyk Inside the library, all was quiet as is usual in libraries – just whispers and murmuring. Even so, nobody shushed Patricia...