Earn Network & Learn: Employers

What if YOUR BUSINESS CAN MAKE AN IMPACT?

What if your business could make a lifetime impact investment in the life of a student by helping them keep off burdensome student debt while saving resources in hiring, training, and retention?

By participating in the ENL you invest in your company, your community’s flourishing, and a new generation’s financial wellbeing!

What iS ENL?

Earn, Network, Learn (ENL) program engages mutually beneficial partnerships with local employers so that students are able to get connected with work-based opportunities to Earn money to fund their education, build their professional Networks, and Learn through meaningful, hands-on experience.

Here are 3 different ENL opportunities for students and businesses:

• Co-op (cooperative learning)
• Chicago Semester Micro-Internship
• Community Alliance Program Micro-Internship

Why is ENL good for students?

• Early work experience is shown to accelerate learning and create better equity outcomes
• The opportunity to reduce student load debt helps students graduate with a healthier financial outlook

Why is ENL good for employers?

• Early work experience is shown to accelerate learning and create better equity outcomes
• The opportunity to reduce student load debt helps students graduate with a healthier financial outlook

How does ENL work?

• Companies interview and select students from a pool of candidates.
• Companies can work with the same students for one or multiple semesters
• Students receive in-program support from a site supervisor & Trinity to help them succeed in their placements

OPTIONS TO GET INVOLVED

• Become a  Co-op (cooperative learning) partner
• Become a Chicago Semester Micro-Internship partner.
• Donate to the community alliance fund to support opportunities for businesses from under-resourced and under-represented communities.
• Email kara.vanmarion@trnty.edu for more information.