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MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Greco Lopes m.grecolopes@rochester.edu
585.276.3693
August 28, 2012
EVENT: The Franklin College Prep Center will officially open its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 29.
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, Franklin Educational Campus at Vanguard Academy (950 Norton Street Rochester, NY 14621)
WHAT: Thanks to a generous grant from the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation, students at the Vanguard Collegiate High School and other schools on the Benjamin Franklin High School campus will receive one-on-one advice and assistance about the college admissions process at the new Franklin College Prep Center.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be attended by Beth Olivares, associate dean of diversity initiatives at the University of Rochester, Carol Jones, principal of Vanguard Academy, and Nick Robfogel, chairman of the board at the Farash Foundation, among other attendees.
The Franklin College Prep Center is a partnership between the school and the University's David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity in Arts, Sciences and Engineering. The Farash Foundation grant will enable the Kearns Center to place one full-time staff member and up to two AmeriCorps members at the Center. Franklin's College Prep Center, which is modeled after a center at East High School, will host classroom workshops focused on goal setting, career exploration, college preparation, and academic support. Students also will participate in college admissions visits and field trips through the center.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: News outlets interested in covering the Franklin College Prep Center ribbon-cutting can call on-site media contact Anthony Plonczynski at 585.766.8915 or e-mail a.j.plonczynski@rochester.edu.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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