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__________________________________________________________________________________ MEDIA ADVISORY SPS Guidance Department Hosts College and Career Night at Stamford High School, October 20, at 6:30 p.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHO: Stamford Public Schools Juniors and Seniors and their Families WHAT: Annual College and Career Night WHEN: Thursday, October 20, 2016, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Stamford High School Gymnasium BACKGROUND: SPS Guidance Department is sponsoring its annual College and Career Night. Representatives from more than 180 two- and four-year colleges, trade and vocational schools, as well as representatives from college-related services will participate. A diverse group of public, private, large and small colleges and universities have confirmed attendance. Additionally, various branches of the military services will be available to discuss enlistment and educational programs. These include military academies and R.O.T.C. programs. Confirmed organizations include: Albertus Magnus College Alfred University American International American University College Anna Maria College Assumption College Becker College Berkeley College Bethany College Binghamton University (SUNY) Boston University Bryant University Bucknell University Butler University C 2 Education Castleton University Central CT State University Clarkson University Colby-Sawyer College Colgate University College of Mt. Saint Vincent College of New Rochelle College of Saint Rose Colorado State University CT Army National Guard Curry College DePauw University Dillard University Duke University East Carolina University Eastern CT State Elmira College University Emerson College Emmanuel College Endicott College Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Franklin Pierce University Gettysburg College Hamilton College Harvard College Hollins University Iona College Ithaca College Jacksonville University James Madison University Johnson State College Keene State College Keystone College King's College Lafayette College LaSalle University Lawrence University LIM College - Where Business Lincoln College of New Lincoln Tech/Culinary Sch- Meets England Shelton Long Island University Post Lyme Academy College Of Fine Manhattan College Manhattanville College Arts Marist College Mass. College of Phar. & Health Mercy College Michigan State University Monmouth University Mount Holyoke College New England College Newbury College Nichols College Norwalk Community College Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Pace University Pleasantville Paier College of Art, Inc. PennState University Plymouth State University Post University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rivier University Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College __________________________________________________________________________________ MEDIA ADVISORY Saint Joseph's College of Maine Saint Mary's College Salve Regina University Skidmore College Smith College Southern Connecticut State St. Bonaventure University St. John's University University Stamford Dollars for Scholars Sterling College Stevens Institute of Stonehill College Technology Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY - Geneseo SUNY Cobleskill SUNY Maritime College SUNY Potsdam SUNY Purchase College Syracuse University Temple University The Citadel College The College of Wooster The Culinary Institute of America The New School The Sage Colleges Towson University U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Academy & U.S. Army U.S. Coast Guard (DHS) U.S. Coast Guard Academy ROTC U.S. Marine Corps. Union College Unity College of Maine Universal Technical Institute University of Alabama University of Bridgeport University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Maine University of Maine at Farmington University of University of Mass. - Maryland/College Park Amherst University of Mass. - Lowell University of Miami University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of Notre Dame University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of Saint Joseph University of Scranton University of Southern University of Tampa Connecticut Maine University of Virginia Vanderbilt University Vanity Studio Sch. of Vaughn Coll. of Aeronautics Cosmetology & Tech. Villanova University Virginia Military Institute Wake Forest University Wellesley College Wells Fargo Bank NY Western Connecticut State Western New England Wheaton College University University MEDIA CONTACT Sharon Beadle 203-977-4095 203-561-8055 [email protected] ### Stamford Public Schools (SPS) comprises more than 16,000 students, over 1,500 professionals, and 21 schools, including seven magnet schools and three International Baccalaureate sites. SPS has a total of 13 elementary schools, five middle schools and three high schools. The mission of SPS is to prepare each and every student for higher education and success in the 21st century. SPS is proud that our district is as rich in diversity as it is in talent. We have students from many cultural backgrounds and geographic locations—as demonstrated by the more than 65 different languages spoken in the homes of our families. SPS offers our students a learning experience rich in cultural diversity and reflective of the global society in which they will work and live. .