Record #: R2015-583   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 7/29/2015 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 7/29/2015
Title: Congratulations extended to Chicago Summer Business Institute on 25th anniversary and recognition of 2015 Internship program participants
Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
Attachments: 1. R2015-583.pdf

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

CITY OF CHICAGO

RAHM EMANUEL

MAYOR

July 29, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I transmit herewith a congratulatory resolution concerning the 25th anniversary ofthe Chicago Summer Business Institute.

 

Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.

Mayor

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Chicago Summer Business Institute ("CSBI") is an Illinois not-for-profit charitable organization which provides paid summer internships, business and financial literacy education and scholarships to Chicago high school students; and

WHEREAS, Guided by its mission statement: "Preparing Today's Students To Become Tomorrow's Leaders," CSBI's objective is not simply to provide jobs to students but is also to positively influence and equip them for a better future; and

WHEREAS, CSBI provides a six-week paid internship program to Chicago high school students each summer. These internships take place at various banks, and law, accounting and engineering firms throughout the Loop and business districts. In conjunction with a 24-hour workweek, students attend half-day classroom seminars and workshops each week where they learn about financial markets, attend seminars given by successful business executives, and participate in team-building programs; and

WHEREAS, The CSBI internship program not only gives each student an-opportunity to attend work and gain valuable insight into their futures, but also promotes relationships with potential mentors and future employers; and

WHEREAS, To be eligible for the CSBI's internship program a student must be a resident of the City of Chicago currently attending a public, charter, parochial or private high school, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, be a rising Junior or Senior at the start of the program, and come from a low-to-middle-income household. Furthermore, applicants must submit a resume, letters of recommendation, high school transcripts and an essay and conduct interview with members of the Board of Directors and business professionals from the sponsoring firms; and

WHEREAS, CSBI is a need-based program targeting students of families who earn less than $60,000 per year. As such, the program reaches a number of students who have never been exposed to the legal, banking, engineering and accounting fields. This program provides students with a glimpse of what is possible if they maintain good grades and graduate from college; and

WHEREAS, This year marks the 25th anniversary of CSBI. CSBI has provided paid summer internships, economic and financial empowerment workshops and post-secondary education opportunities to more than 2,500 high school students; and

WHEREAS, Qualified Chicago high school students who successfully completed the 2015 CSBI internship program are: Alexander Ambrosio, LaTanya Anderson, Jahnisi Aymerich, David Banda, Corey Bevil, Diamond Bey, Kayla Buchanan, Ana Elissa Cabrera, Vanessa Cardenas, Valentina Cordero, Uriel Cortez, Joshua Costiuc, Kezia Danso, Ricky Davis, Imani Duhe, Daecha Evans, David Flores, Corinthia Garcia, Autumn Gay, Colette Gordon, Dominique Gray, Nia Gray, Tianna Gray, Nia Hill, Dontae Jackson, Jazzy Jackson, Annie Jiang, Gaquise Jones, Olivia Jowhill, Larry Kudaisi, Marcus LaRue, Eduardo Lopez, Ariana Lozano, Jacqueline Luckett, Rodrigo Magana, Derrick Martinez, Nathaniel McDonald, Mya Medina, Amber Mich, Arjun Moore, DeJuan

 

 

Moore, Stefanie Munoz, Yareqzy Munoz, Victoria Najjar, Saira Navarette, Jennifer Nguyen, Oscar Nieto, Elias Nieves, Michael O'Sullivan, Kristal Palacios, Pedro Perez, Hilary Pham, Jabril Pugh, Natalie Ramirez, Azeezat Rasaki, Mir Faiz Rehman, A'maree Richardson, Joseph Rivera, Janai Robbins, Kristin Rodriguez, Abigail Romo, Anthony Rucker, Lawrence Scroggins, Stephanie Sefah, Abdullah Sheikh, Raamish Siddiqui, Shayaan Siddiqui, Mariana Sotelo, Chrishelle Southward, Avionce Spencer, Quari Taylor, Imani Thomas, Kiara Thomas, Luis Torres, Israel Trujillo, Yasmina Tueros, Jalyssa Valentin, Natalie Velazquez, Robert Vera, Alondra Villanueva, Davonte Williams, R'reon Austin Williams, Rida Zaidi and Jennifer Zhong; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this twenty-ninth day of July, 2015, do hereby applaud this year's CSBI interns for their hard work and exemplary discipline; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the 2015 CSBI interns as a token of our esteem and good wishes.