Discover, Chicago State University Partner to Offer Fully Funded Undergraduate Degree Program to Chicago Employees
01 Aprile 2022 - 2:03PM
Business Wire
Innovative Partnership Increases Access to
Education, Accelerates Pathways into Careers
Discover will expand its fully paid education benefit program to
the city of Chicago through a partnership with Chicago State
University (CSU). Both Discover employees living in Chicago who
enroll at CSU and current CSU students who work full-time at
Discover will be eligible to participate. The partnership will
allow students to not only finance their education but will offer
professional development opportunities to help them advance their
careers.
The Discover College Commitment invites every eligible Discover
employee to pursue a fully paid for college education at select
schools. CSU is the first Chicago-based institution in the Discover
College Commitment and the first education partner to offer
in-person learning. While the CSU program is available to all
eligible Discover employees, the program was designed specifically
to support employees working in Chicago, especially those in
Discover’s Chatham Customer Care Center on Chicago’s South
Side.
“We are continuing to invest in our dedicated workforce through
the Discover College Commitment,” said Roger Hochschild, CEO and
President of Discover. “Our education program is designed to help
our employees pursue their careers while getting a degree. We’re
excited to be partnering with Chicago State to not only give our
Chatham employees an opportunity to pursue a fully paid college
education, but also give current CSU students the opportunity to
jumpstart their careers at Discover and have their college
education paid for.”
“The Chicago State University-Discover College Commitment
partnership provides current and future students with the
opportunity to receive a fully-funded, world-class education close
to home,” said Zaldwaynaka Scott, Esq., President of Chicago State
University. “Through this partnership, our organizations are
creating a meaningful pathway to a college degree and a
professional career.”
The Discover College Commitment benefit covers tuition and
required fees, books and supplies needed to complete select
bachelor’s degrees at Wilmington University, University of
Massachusetts Global, Paul Quinn College, and the University of
Arizona. The addition of CSU will be Discover’s first on-campus
offering. The benefit starts from the first day of employment, so
all eligible U.S.-based employees can start participating as soon
as they want, regardless of how long they have been with the
company.
In June 2021, Discover opened its Chatham Customer Care Center,
with plans to bring 1,000 jobs to the South Side of Chicago by the
end of 2024. More than 250 employees currently work at the Center,
whose full construction will finish this summer. The workspace will
also include the Shine Bright® Community Center, a state-of-the-art
multi-purpose space that will be available for use by
community-based organizations and other entities.
Discover’s partnership with CSU represents its commitment to
Chatham and the ongoing economic transformation of the 95th Street
corridor. The Customer Care Center, located at the corner of 87th
& Cottage Grove, is within a quarter mile of Metra’s Electric
Line station at 87th Street, which also serves CSU at 95th Street;
the Chicago Transit Authority’s Cottage Grove #4 bus runs between
Discover and CSU. All together, these public transit options make
career and education opportunities more accessible to CSU students,
Discover employees, and the community.
Discover’s partnership with CSU gives them the opportunity to
recruit highly- skilled talent. Beyond recruiting, Discover has
sponsored student scholarships as part of CSU’s State of the
University events as their Presidential Lecture Series.
Discover plans to host multiple info sessions on CSU’s campus in
April for students interested in working at their Chatham Customer
Care Center.
Additional educational and training benefits that Discover
provides its employees include:
- Partially funded education options, including Tuition
Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement through the Shine Brighter U
program.
- An internal professional development program that offers
hundreds of courses on everything from communication and
decision-making to agile software development.
- A world-class, in-house technology curriculum known as the
Discover Technology Academy, cultivates continuous skill
development, collaborative learning, and innovation in the
company’s engineering culture.
For more information about the Discover College Commitment
program, including eligibility requirements, please visit
jobs.discover.com/education.
About Discover
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a digital banking and
payment services company with one of the most trusted brands in
U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company
has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States.
The company issues the Discover card, America's cash rewards
pioneer, and offers private student loans, personal loans, home
loans, checking and savings accounts and certificates of deposit
through its banking business. It operates the Discover Global
Network comprised of Discover Network, with millions of merchant
and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation's leading
ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International, a global
payments network with acceptance around the world. For more
information, visit www.discover.com/company.
About Chicago State University
CSU, founded in 1867, is the oldest public university in the
Chicago Metropolitan area. The University’s five colleges offer
over 70 undergraduate and graduate degree-granting and non-degree
programs. CSU is committed to equity in education, serving as the
only U.S. Department of Education-designated four-year
Predominantly Black Institution in Illinois and ranked by a Harvard
economist in the top 4% of public and private universities
nationwide in supporting our graduates’ economic mobility. The
University serves as a prominent civic space on the greater South
Side of Chicago by hosting a multitude of athletic, educational,
cultural, and recreational activities. The University is located
near public transit that provides convenient access to the campus.
For more information, visit www.csu.edu.
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Robert Weiss Discover 224-405-6304 robertweiss@discover.com
@Discover_News
Lauren Finch Chicago State University (773) 995-2000 x14976
lfinch@csu.edu
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