Central Virginia Community College

Public Service Announcement

 

CVCC, UVA to Host Open House for New Engineering Program

 

Lynchburg, VA /Media Release / -- Central Virginia Community College and the University of Virginia will conduct an open house for individuals interested in pursuing a bachelor degree in engineering. Attendees will receive information on this ground-breaking educational opportunity that will allow future engineering students to pursue a B.S. degree from the University of Virginia without leaving Lynchburg.

 

More than one-half dozen leading area businesses will attend the open house to provide information on individual sponsorship programs that offer free tuition, tuition reimbursement, and employment opportunities that include flexible scheduling to meet educational goals.

 

Date:               Thursday, May 24, 2007

Time:              6:00 p.m.

Location:        Johnnie E. Merritt Hall, Room 5124

Central Virginia Community College

                        3506 Wards Road, Lynchburg

 

Presenters:    Mr. Stan Shoun, CVCC Vice President, Workforce Development

Dr. James Groves, U.Va. School of Engineering, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach

 

Companies scheduled to attend:

                        AREVA NP Inc.

                        BWX Technologies

                        Wiley and Wilson

                        Hurt and Proffitt

                        Barr Laboratories

                        Innovative Wireless

                        M/A-COM

                        Southern Air

                        Delta Star

 

For further information contact Marc Zoccola at (434) 832-7804 or via e-mail, zoccolam@cvcc.vccs.edu.

 

 

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Release Date: 00:00 AM (EDT) 05/17/07

Release Number: 070517.engineeringopenhouse

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Media Contact:

Kennan J. Meyer

Coordinator, Public Relations and Marketing

Central Virginia Community College

(434) 832-7609

meyerk@cvcc.vccs.edu

 

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