Representatives from prominent corporate organizations – including BMO Harris, the Chicago Bulls, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Lyric Opera – networked with 70 Chicago Housing Authority college scholars Wednesday at Loyola University to discuss career opportunities at “Take Flight: Staying the Course.” Staying the Course is a check-in event designed to help CHA students in college stay connected with those who provide internship and employment opportunities. More than a dozen corporate representatives spoke to students about their own careers and offered counsel in a networking session on how to achieve their dreams and stay afloat in the college world – financially and otherwise. The students were CHA scholarship winners and previous participants of CHA’s “Take Flight College Send-Off” trunk party, which happens every August.  This event was underwritten by CHA’s non-profit partner, Springboard to Success, through the generous sponsorship of BMO Harris.

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Photo 1: A student talks to representatives of the Chicago Bulls organization at CHA’s “Take Flight: Staying the Course” college check-in event.
Photo 2: A student receives his free professional photo headshot at CHA’s “Take Flight: Staying the Course” college check-in event.