Boston, MA, November 29, 2011. CollegeWeekLive, the leading destination online for college admissions events, will be hosting ColllegeWeekLive MILITARY STUDENT DAY Thursday December 1, 2011 from 9:00 AM to Midnight Eastern Time. The free event is designed to provide an easy convenient way for active and retired service members and their families to chat with college admissions representatives and learn more about beginning or continuing a college career.
CollegeWeekLive MILITARY STUDENT DAY offers active and retired military an opportunity to connect with admissions reps from as many as sixty colleges and features live video presentations and Q&A on topics such as the "Transitioning Process" led by Donald Campbell from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Veterans Upward Bound Program, or a keynote on the "GI Bill" led by a National Guard executive. Greg Eisenbarth, Executive Director of MilitaryMBA.com, will present on the benefits of a "Military MBA" while Terri Hernandez from the University of Louisville will discuss "An Update to Active Duty Tuition Assistance Rates." A panel of Tillman Scholars will feature an exchange between students from Arizona State University while Charles B. Reed, Chancellor of the California State University system, is slated to welcome attendees to explore the campuses of Cal State at the free online college admissions event.
Several leading organizations affiliated with military service will be extending an invitation to their members to attend the event, including Hire Heroes USA, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Association (IAVA), Marines 4 Life, Marines Leadership Scholars Program, MilitaryConnections.com, MilitaryExits.com, MilitaryMBA.com, National Association of Veterans Upward Bound, the National Guard, National Veterans Foundation, the Pat Tillman Foundation, Student Veterans of America, and TAOnline.com.
CollegeWeekLive MILITARY STUDENT DAY provides a valuable alternative for current military personnel on bases around the world for whom it may be challenging or impossible to tour colleges. "Veterans may find it difficult to learn about the benefits available to them and their family," said Robert Rosenbloom, President and CEO of CollegeWeekLive. "We hope that CollegeWeekLive MILITARY STUDENT DAY will help them learn about the college application process, chat live with admissions reps at schools of interest and also learn firsthand how other veterans have successfully transitioned to life on campus."
Admissions representatives from sixty colleges, ranging from Ivy League institutions including Dartmouth College and Princeton University to state schools such as Arizona State and Washington State and the California State system to private universities such as Drexel University and Duquesne University will be available to meet live online with those who login on December 1st. To register to attend the event for free, visit CollegeWeekLive.
PARTICIPATING COLLEGES
Amherst College
Arizona State University
Azusa Pacific University
Brown Mackie College
Burlington College
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University System
Colgate University
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Drexel University
Duquesne University
Eastern Kentucky University
EDMC - The Art Institute
Ferris State University
Florida Institute of Technology - Extended Studies Division
Florida Tech University Online
Georgia Southern University
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
Humboldt State University
Indiana Tech
Johnson and Wales University, Providence
Long Island University, Brooklyn
Miami Dade College
Mississippi State University
Missouri State University
National University
Nazareth College
New York Institute of Technology
New York University
Niagara County Community College
Northeastern University - College of Professional Studies
Northern Michigan University
Park University
Princeton University
Roger Williams University
Sacred Heart University
Saint Louis University
San Diego State University
St. John's College
Texas A&M University
The College of St. Scholastica
United States Air Force Academy
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Houston
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
University of Louisville
University of New Haven
University of Northern Iowa
University of South Florida
University of Texas at Brownsville
Washington State University
West Virginia University
Western Michigan University
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