Collegiate Cross Connections is a non-profit organization that connects college students, colleges, employers, and financial institutions. It aims to educate and prepare students for college and careers through financial literacy workshops and an online success tracker. The organization offers several programs, including a high school financial readiness program, collegiate intern initiative, alumni connection program, and employer talent network, to help students develop career skills and connections to reduce student debt.

1. Cross
Collegiate
Connections
CeeAsia Walker
Dyllan Brown-Bramble
Andrew Lee
Sabrina Lombardi
Mariana Ottero

2. Mission Statement
To connect, empower, and incentivize college students as they develop the
greater economic community.
“Connections that count”

3. Users
● Students
○ High School Seniors/Pre-College Adult Students
○ Current College students
○ Postgraduates
● Colleges/ Universities
● Employers
● Financial Institutions

4. Who are we? What do we do?
Collegiate Cross Connections is a non-profit organization that educates and
prepares students for their college and professional career through college
readiness workshops and our online success tracker.

5. What do they need?
Students starting in high school and college
need financial planning skills and education
because the resources are there, they just don’
t know about them
Our users need access to a resourceful
platform that both educates and provides
opportunities to decrease student debt.

6. Services and Programs
● High School Financial Readiness Program
● Collegiate Intern Initiative
● Alumni Connection Program
● Personal Finance Expo
● Community Employer Talent Network

7. High School/Pre College Students:
High School Financial Readiness Program
● Feature
○ Online-based course in financial education with web portal
○ Representative/Motivational Speaker to speak to students
○ After school programs
● Benefits
○ Connection to interested universities
○ Scholarships
○ Make more informed financial decisions
○ More College opportunities

8. Current College Students:
The Collegiate Intern Initiative
● Features
○ Online portal to keep track of progress in internship program
○ Annual networking events
● Benefit
○ Earn money towards tuition
○ Relationships with future employers
○ Credits for class
○ Job experience

9. Postgraduates
Alumni Connection Program
● Features
○ Post-grad tailored online resource service
○ Vast alumni network
○ Opportunity to meet other users
● Benefits
○ Learning about refinancing and repaying debt
○ Building connections with organizations with jobs out of graduate
school
○ Creating an alumni network

10. Colleges/ Universities
● Features
○ Internship program
○ High school financial literacy program
● Benefits
● More applicants
● Higher graduation rates
● Students are more likely to pay the costs
● Networking with businesses and other educational
institutions

11. Financial Institutions
Information Sessions
● The opportunity to educate students
● The opportunity to sell their products
● Banks can also market themselves to possible clients
● Sponsorship opportunities

12. Community Employers
Features
○ Internship program matches employers with students
○ Networking fair that gives them networking opportunities with
College students.
Benefits
○ Get competent employees
○ Build relationships with Universities and other organizations
○ Steady stream of employees

13. Competitive Advantages
● Creates a community, online and in
person, for the users involved in
student debt
● Creates a network across potential,
current and former students and
businesses
● Partnerships with institutions and
sponsors
● Exclusive events and opportunities
● Personalization through the online
portal