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New Rochelle, NY, March 10, 2003 - Iona College and the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce will sponsor Focus on the Future Day on Thursday, April 3. Sophomores and juniors from New Rochelle High School, Salesian High School, Blessed Sacrament School, Iona Preparatory and The Ursuline School will participate in this job shadowing program that will provide them with hands-on experience in an occupation they have researched and want to learn more about.

Participating organizations and individuals who have committed to Focus on the Future Day include New Rochelle City Hall, Soundshore Medical Center, the Community Center for Employment and Training, Family Service of Westchester, Union State Bank, and David Biskup, CPA. Mentors will meet their students at a breakfast reception in Spellman Hall on the Iona campus at 8:15 am where New Rochelle Mayor Timothy Idoni will give a welcome along with Tom Benz, executive director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, and Br. James Liguori, Iona College president. Students and mentors will depart to their workplaces at 9 am.

Mentor applications are due March 20 and can be obtained by calling the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce at 632-5700 or visiting www.newrochellechamber.org. More information is also available at http://www.iona.edu/advancement/annual/Focus%20on%20the%20Future.htm

Celebrating 25 years of peace and justice education, Iona College is a private, co-educational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Iona offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous post-graduate certificate programs.

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For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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