Wednesday, March 17, 2010

World’s Largest Admissions Meet and Greet Brings 40,000 College-Bound Teens, Representatives From More Than 200 Colleges Together at CollegeWeekLive SPRING

Free Online College Fairs at www.CollegeWeekLive.com Brings Ease of the Internet to the College Search
BOSTON, MA March 9, 2010 -- CollegeWeekLive, the leading web destination which brings high school students and colleges together live online, announced today the largest online admissions event yet: CollegeWeekLive SPRING, Mach 24th and 25th from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM Eastern. An estimated 40,000 teens will login to CollegeWeekLive over two days with one goal in mind - to connect with thousands of admissions representatives from more than 200 higher education institutions from the convenience of a computer. Spring is historically the season when juniors kick off the college search in earnest.
Academic institutions participating in CollegeWeekLive SPRING range from Ivy League institutions to public and private universities and regional leaders in higher education. A complete list of participating schools is available at CollegeWeekLive and below. In addition, organizations such as the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid, HP Academy, Sallie Mae, Knewton, Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA), the American Association of Landscape Architects, the Shell Eco-marathon, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and The ACT are supporting partners of the two-day event. These student services organizations provide a variety of resources to CollegeWeekLive participants helping them to achieve their dreams of a college education.
CollegeWeekLive offers high school students and their families the opportunity to browse information on hundreds of colleges conveniently at one website and chat live with admissions representatives from participating colleges. Teens can attend informal Q & A video webcasts featuring current college students on campuses across the U.S. and around the world, garnering a sense for student life at schools of interest. Attendees can also watch leading experts present live on admissions topics such as the college application process, school fit, and uncovering scholarships and financial aid.
Increasingly, CollegeWeekLive online admission events represent the way teens prefer to research colleges and universities. Based on a March 2010 survey of more than two hundred thousand CollegeWeekLive registrants, the first step 79.7% high school students take when researching higher education is to “go online to college websites and online college fairs”. “Reading through brochures” came in a distant second at 10.9% and “visiting individual college campuses” was cited by just 6.3% of respondents as the first step in college research. For budget-conscious families, CollegeWeekLive represents a way to explore colleges before getting in the car or on a plane to visit a school in person.
If you are a student or a parent interested in attending CollegeWeekLive SPRING, visit www.CollegeWeekLive.com to sign-up for free. If you are an admissions representative interested in participating in CollegeWeekLive, contact 617.938.6000 or Exhibit@CollegeWeekLive.com.
PARTICIPATING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Academy of Art University
Robert Morris University (IL)
Adelphi University
Rollins College
Agnes Scott College
Rowan University
Air Guard
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Alabama State University
Rutgers University
Alaska Pacific University
Saint Louis University
Alderson Broaddus College
Saint Thomas University (FL)
American Intercontinental University - London
Sam Houston State University
American Society of Landscape Architects
San Diego State University
Anna Maria College
Schreiner University
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Semester at Sea
Arkansas Tech University
Seton Hall University
Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
Southern Polytechnic State University
ASA Institute
St. Leo University
Assumption College
Stanford University
Augsburg College
Stetson University
AustraLearn
St. Johns University – New York
Bangor University
Stonehill College
Baylor University
Stony Brook Southampton
Bay Path College
Stony Brook University
Becker College
Suffolk University
Bennett College
SUNY College at Oneonta
Bentley University
SUNY - Cortland
Berkeley College
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome
Bethany College-KS
Susquehanna University
Boise State University
Syracuse University
Boston University
Texas Chiropractic College
Bowling Green State University
Texas Christian University
Butler University
Texas Tech University
Clark Atlanta University
The College of St. Scholastica
College for Creative Studies
Thomas College
Colorado Christian University
Transylvania University
Dartmouth College
Trinity College
Department of Education
United States Air Force Academy
Dowling College
United States Coast Guard Academy
Drexel University
United States Merchant Marine Academy
EDMC - Brown MacKie College
University of Aberdeen
EDMC - South University
University of Advancing Technology
EDMC - The Art Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
University of Alabama Huntsville
Emerson College
University of Alaska Anchorage
Emory University
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairmont State University
University of Alaska Southeast
FIDM
University of Bridgeport
Florida Atlantic University
University of California, Davis
Florida International University
University of California, San Diego
Florida Southern College
University of California, Santa Cruz
Florida State University
University of California-Berkeley
Geneva College
University of California - Irvine
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of California – Los Angeles ( UCLA )
Global College of LIU
University of California - Riverside
Grand Canyon University
University of California - Santa Barbara
Green Mountain College
University of Canterbury
Guilford College
University of Colorado at Boulder
Harrison College
University of Colorado at Denver
Hawai'i Pacific University
University of Connecticut
Hofstra University
University of Dayton
Hult International Business School
University of Florida
Iowa State University
University of Glamorgan
Jamestown College
University of Houston-University Park
John Cabot University
University of Houston - Victoria
Johnson C. Smith University
University of Illinois at Springfield
Juniata College
University of Iowa
Kendall College
University of Kentucky
Keuka College
University of Maine
Lake Erie College
University of Mary
Landmark College
University of Melbourne
Laramie County Community College
University of Miami
Lasell College
University of Minnesota Morris
Lesley University
University of Mobile
Le Tourneau University
University of Nevada - Reno
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
University of New England
Lynn University
University of New Haven
Marist College
University of New Mexico
Marymount University
University of Northern Iowa
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
University of North Texas
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health
University of Oklahoma
Mesa State College
University of Otago
Mercy College
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
Meredith College
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Merrimack College
University of South Florida
Miami Dade College
University of Tampa
Miami University
University of Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University
University of Texas
Mississippi State University
University of Utah
MIT
University of Vermont
Mount Ida College
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Mount Mercy College
Utah Valley University
Mount St. Mary's University
Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology
New Mexico Tech
Villanova University
New York Institute of Technology
Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
Northeastern
Wartburg College
North Park University
Washington State University
Nova Southeastern
Webster University Vienna
Ohio Northern University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Oklahoma Baptist University
Western New England College
Oklahoma City University
Western State College of Colorado
Old Dominion
West Point
Oregon Institute of Technology
West Point
Ouachita Baptist
West Virginia University
Pace University
Wilkes University
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Winthrop University
Purchase College, SUNY
Wittenberg University
Purdue University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quinnipiac University
Wright State University
Regis College
Yale University
ABOUT COLLEGEWEEKLIVE
CollegeWeekLive (www.CollegeWeekLive.com) is the premier online college fair and admissions event destination. With hundreds of colleges and universities exhibiting and more than 200,000 registrants, CollegeWeekLive revolutionizes college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing students, parents, counselors and colleges together online, transcending time and distance. If you are interested in attending CollegeWeekLive, visit www.CollegeWeekLive.com to sign-up for free.


University Visitor’s Network Announces MySchools Video Contest!


University Visitor’s Network (UVN) presents its first annual MySchools Video Contest for college students to submit videos that express positive and creative aspects about their college or university. Through original videos, students can convey what they love about any aspect of their school experience.
Be creative and tell the world how great your school is!
The student who submits the most creative video will receive a $5,000 scholarship paid directly toward his or her tuition.

Some examples of what videos may depict:
-Campus lifestyle                                -Sporting Events
-Community                                        -Academics
-Dorm life                                            -Arts
…The more creative the better!
The videos must be between 1 and 10 minutes and will be screened for appropriateness prior to being posted online. Nothing obscene or objectionable will be considered. Contest can be entered at:http://www.universityvisitorsnetwork.com/myschool_video_contest/ by December 31, 2010. Videos will also be posted on the UVN YouTube host. Must be 18 or older, enrolled in a college or university, and have a school e-mail address to enter. Winners will be announced by January 25, 2011.
Information is also available through Facebook and Twitterwww.facebook.com/group.php?gid=282788409416&ref=ts
The Grand Prize of $5,000 will be paid directly towards the winner’s college or university tuition in the winner’s name. Second place winner will receive an Apple ipod. Third place winner will receive a Panasonic Blu-Ray DVD player.
Contact:  Rachel Parmet, Public Relations Manager
Telephone Number:  303-544-1198 ext. 114
Email Address: Rachel@universityvisitorsnetwork.com