UNION INSTITUTE & UNIVERSITY TO HOST THE FIRST BRATTLEBORO AREA EDUCATION FAIR

09/30/2010 - 5:00pm
09/30/2010 - 7:00pm

BRATTLEBORO – Union Institute & University, a private, non-profit university with two locations in Brattleboro, will host the first Brattleboro Area Higher Education Fair, Thursday, September 30, from 5-7 p.m. at VABEC on Old Guilford Road in Brattleboro. The event is co-sponsored by the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce as part of their September Swing into Fall series and will feature representatives from a number of Brattleboro-area colleges and universities including:

Community College of Vermont  

Marlboro College

SIT Graduate Institute

Greenfield Community College

Union Institute & University

Keene State College

Landmark College

Michele Delhaye from VSAC will also be present to answer questions about financing education.

The education fair is ideal for students and parents, as well as faculty and staff from local colleges who want to learn more about the number of higher education institutions located in Brattleboro. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about a number of important topics including: graduate education; low-residency and online degree programs; study abroad; and choosing between a two-year specialized or community college.

The event will feature door prizes and light refreshments. For more information contact the Brattleboro Center at brattleborocenter@myunion.edu, or at 802-257-9411.

Union Institute & University is a private, accredited university that has, since 1964, redefined higher education by placing learners at the center of their own education. Union serves more than 2000, self-motivated, socially conscious adults in rigorous faculty- mentored programs without interrupting professional, family, and community commitments. UI&U offers individualized programs of study leading to the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. In addition to its distance learning programs, academic centers are located in Cincinnati (OH), Los Angeles and Sacramento (CA), Miami (FL), and in Montpelier and Brattleboro (VT).

www.myunion.edu / Brattleboro Academic Center: 3 University Way, Brattleboro, VT, Suite 3 Brattleboro, VT 05301-7703 257-9411.