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Five Local High Schools to Participate

New Rochelle, NY - Iona College and the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce will sponsor Focus on the Future Day on Wednesday, March 24. 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, Union State Bank, and JoAnn Murphy of Metro Med. 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 Ray Beninaato Benz, president 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.

Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education. 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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