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“As the parent of a sophomore, it can be a bit overwhelming helping your child
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try to figure out her future career, but Cor Jesu has been wonderful in presenting
options to the girls to help with this process. My daughter, Megan, enjoys math and
science, and several of her teachers have taken notice and planted the engineering
seed. But we are so grateful that Cor Jesu has wonderful programs in place within
the Corporate Partners Initiative. Megan took advantage of the EXP day this year
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at Monsanto, and she came home with a great appreciation for what engineers
do and a sincere enthusiasm to pursue this as a career path. Without all these
opportunities, I’m not sure Megan would have the confidence that she has, looking
forward to her college experience and quite possibly, her future engineering career!”
Initiative S.E.E. Day 5 – Cor Jesu, June 2016
– Christine Eilerman, current parent

AlUMNA PROFIlE: Watlow Scholarship RubinBrown Summer Corporate Partners FOR AlUMNAE
Hannah Castellano ’03, CPA ~ RubinBrown Support Internship
WATLOW SCHOLARS AWARD RuBINBROWN ADVANCED Alumnae I.N.C. (Internship Networking Connections)
As a Cor Jesu alumna and through her professional experience, Hannah Castellano ’03, CPA at Ru-
binBrown, has been directly involved with the CPI program and offers a unique perspective about Established by Watlow in May 2013, LEARNING INTERNSHIP The newest CPI program, Cor Jesu Alumnae I.N.C. (Internship Networking Con-
its benefits for both the students who participate and the corporate partners involved: this full-pay ($15,000) scholarship is An all-new paid internship opportu-
How has being an alumna of Cor Jesu shaped the contributions you have made to the CPI pro- awarded to a rising Cor Jesu senior nity – for a rising Cor Jesu senior – will nections), which premiered on January 5, 2017, is designed to match Cor Jesu col-
grams and how you feel about CJ’s pioneering efforts (among high schools) to explore corporate lege-aged alumnae with substantive internship opportunities. Through a special
partnership? who has an interest in engineering begin in the summer of 2017. Rubin- web page that links alumnae and those organizations offering internships, Cor
I loved my time at Cor Jesu. I know the values and work ethic CJ instills in their students, and I would and demonstrates legitimate financial Brown, a Clayton-based accounting Jesu facilitates important and sometimes career-launching connections.
love to work with any Cor Jesu grad professionally. So when CPI came about, it sounded like a great need. This award includes a paid and consulting firm, will award the
opportunity for RubinBrown to further contribute to the Cor Jesu programs from which I learned. The process culminates in January of each year with a networking event
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We’ve already seen a great return on the work we’ve done with the EXP program in terms of our student internship at Watlow during part-time internship to a Cor Jesu stu- hosted at Cor Jesu at which a wide variety of career areas are represented. There,
exposure to the young women who are now looking for internships and full-time positions. I think the summer after graduation from dent, who is motivated and analytical, conversations that began via web page can be continued face-to-face. Alumnae
it’s wonderful to give students the opportunity to explore professional environments as early as
possible, and I think it enriches the corporate world to bring in fresh ideas and talent, even if it’s for Cor Jesu. likes solving problems and working may also take advantage of one-on-one coaching sessions on résumé writing,
a short period of time. I feel so refreshed after interacting with students. It makes me remember with people, is interested in account- interview skills and other strategies for success. Since the inaugural networking
why I do what I do. ENGINEERING SuMMER CAMP ing and financial management and
Can you share any moments from your work with Cor Jesu students over the past few years that SCHOLARSHIPS wants to experience a professional event was held this past January, 11 Cor Jesu alumnae have been matched with
have stood out as particularly validating or inspiring? upcoming internships in finance, accounting, engineering, real estate, market-
The majority of the new hires at RubinBrown are college graduates, and we try to start those rela- Each year, Watlow awards four $600 business environment. ing/communications, social work and non-profit management with Access En-
tionships around the students’ junior year of college. By that point, students have been introduced scholarships toward a Missouri “This is the first time RubinBrown gineering, Clark-Fox Family Foundation, Enterprise Holdings, Express Scripts,
to public accounting through their collegiate programs, and it’s very easy to have conversations University S&T (Rolla, MO) or Parks has done any structured program
with them about a career at RubinBrown or in public accounting in general. When we first agreed to Moneta Group, Nations Group, NISA, RubinBrown and World Pediatric Project.
do the EXP program with Cor Jesu, I knew we had a much younger audience, with little background College at Saint Louis University with the high school audience,” stated
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knowledge of the profession. My concern was that such limited exposure would have an adverse ef- summer camp to current Cor Jesu Hannah Castellano ’03, CPA. “Cor
fect on their interest in accounting. How do you make accounting fun and exciting to someone who students, who are interested in Jesu was the first school to propose a Transforming THE WORlD – FOR GOOD
is there to learn the basics? After one of the EXP days, we were leaving a client site and one of the
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students stayed behind and told me how much she appreciated learning more about engineering. plan. Our recruiting team decided it
the day. She was a senior and was thinking about majoring in was in line with RubinBrown’s core As science, technology and other disciplines continue to develop rapidly
accounting and said that the day really helped with her decision. Watlow Program
It was gratifying to know she gained some clarity on what she values. So, it was really easy to tweak in scope, Cor Jesu graduates will be confronted with decisions that will
wanted her future to look like. Support the initial proposal to fit our needs,
As I reflect on my involvement with Cor Jesu through CPI pro- while still meeting the objectives of have the potential to impact the world in ways that have not yet been
grams, I am amazed at the similarities between Cor Jesu and Watlow contributes a $3,000 annual considered. Infusing Cor Jesu’s critical-thinking and mission-centered
RubinBrown. I wouldn’t be able to participate in either of these stipend to be used at the discretion of the program. I was confident and
programs, to the extent that I am able to, without the support of Cor Jesu STEM faculty for equipment comfortable with the caliber of indi- approach to educating young women – with tangible life experiences, such
RubinBrown. It’s interesting that I chose an employer that offers viduals coming from Cor Jesu, know- as those provided by the Corporate partners Initiative – is a priority, where
the same entrepreneurial spirit and support that CJ offers its and/or activities related to Cor Jesu’s
students. I think that’s another really important perspective that Intro to Engineering curriculum for ing they would be mature enough to administrators, faculty and staff actively strive to cultivate servant leaders of
CPI can provide students – it’s not what you do for a living, it’s fit into a corporate environment.” today and for tomorrow. Women who will transform the world – for good.
how you do it, and for whom. juniors and seniors.
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