Alumni Visit Chicago Center
Dan Charles (left) who lives and works in Chicago, and Frank Murphy who lives and works in New York City stopped by to visit the staff, and sat in on the Academic Semester Directed Study Research Presenations. They also took the time to update us on what they are doing these days.
Dan writes:
“I work for a Property Management Corporation which provides affordable rental housing all over Chicago. I am grateful for my experience at Chicago Center, both as staff and student, as I find myself referring back to my experience in many settings.”
Frank writes:
“I work for Arbor Education and Training as an Educational Trainer/Coordinator. I serve students from the ages of 16-24 from various areas throughout the 5 boroughs of New York. I train/teach out of school disconnected youth in work readiness/job training skills so that they can enter and effectively stay in the workforce.
“I also serve as a Customer Service Certification and Basic GED Skills Trainer to help the trainees move forward in their educational pursuits.
“If it wasn’t for my experience at the Urban Life Center (now Chicago Center) I couldn’t effectively aid my population. Chicago Center gave me the skills, social training and opportunity to learn about myself, as an African/Latino male culturally, and about other cultures and organizational systems of leadership.”