AT&T provides $500,000 for the second annual tour
Camarillo, Calif., April 22, 2010 – The California State University and AT&T are once again taking to the road with the message of academic preparation, access for underserved students, and the need for future workforce professionals in California.
Through May 14, thousands of middle and high school students at nearly 40 stops statewide are expected to board a 40-foot high-impact "wired" bus wrapped with the "Road to College: Get on Board" theme, and complete with laptop computers with career exploration, academic preparation and financial aid planning information. This year’s tour is made possible by $500,000 in funding provided by AT&T.
CSU Channel Islands will welcome the Road to College Bus on Friday, May 7 at the R. J. Frank Intermediate School in Oxnard from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
"Education is the key focus of AT&T's philanthropy and the Road to College is a great way to get young people thinking ahead and excited about higher education," said Ken McNeely, president, AT&T California. "We are driven to make California more competitive in the workplace, along with the better lives and improved communities that come from students graduating from colleges and universities."
This is the second time that AT&T and CSU have partnered for Road to College. In 2008, a $1.6 million four-year contribution from the AT&T Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AT&T Corp., (NYSE:T) funded the CSU College Corps program to provide college advising for 1,000 high school students, as well as the first Road to College bus tour.
"Student success is built on having a goal, a plan and the commitment to overcome challenges along the way,” said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. "Road to College is designed to provide students with the tools to create a better future. Student preparation is the key to a college education that ultimately drives California's economic engine."
Throughout the tour, students, parents and educators will be able to track the progress of the Road to College bus through Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/roadtocollege) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/calstate). The CSU Voices and Views (http://blogs.calstate.edu/voicesviews) blog will also provide continuous updates and stories from the road.
For media inquiries contact Nancy Covarrubias Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands, 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@csuci.edu.
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