Record Number of Colleges to Participate in CollegeWeekLive

Over 200 colleges (from US, Canada, Europe and Australia) will participate in the world's largest virtual college fair over the Web: November 12-13, 2008.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 25, 2008 -- CollegeWeekLive (http://www.collegeweeklive.com) announced today that over 150 colleges and universities from around the world have already committed to participating in its November event, a full eight weeks prior to the event. The announcement was made at NACAC 2008, the 64th annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling taking place this week in Seattle.

With 150 schools signed up already, CollegeWeekLive anticipates that over 200 schools will exhibit at the event, roughly double the number of schools who participated in its spring show. With close to 20,000 students and parents expected to attend, CollegeWeekLive is the largest virtual college fair -- allowing students, college representatives, and admissions experts to interact with one another in a unique format.

"Beyond our seminars from admissions experts, over 50 student video chats, career panels, and 200+ college booths, we are expanding CollegeWeekLive in many exciting ways this fall -- adding a new parents panel, a session on college rankings, inspirational speakers, and even a live appearance from Iliza Shlesinger, winner of NBC-TV's Last Comic Standing -- to add a bit of humor to the stress-filled process of college admissions," said Robert Rosenbloom, CEO of CollegeWeekLive. "With more colleges and educational sessions, we expect to go well beyond last spring's attendance record of 11,000 attendees."

Described as "The Green College Road Trip," and featured in Newsweek, The New York Times, Seventeen, and USA Today, CollegeWeekLive's uniquely immersive online format enables university admissions officers and financial aid officers to experience all of the benefits of a physical fair -- interacting with students and parents -- without travel and leaving no carbon footprint. At the same time, faced with rising fuel costs, students and parents can speak live with colleges across the US and internationally without having to incur the expense in money and time of long-distance travel.

CollegeWeekLive: An Efficient Recruiting Tool for Diverse Student Body

"We are excited to be taking part in CollegeWeekLive once again," said Nikki Chun, Division of Enrollment Management, of The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida (www.miami.edu). "The online college fair gives us an opportunity to interact with students from across the globe and easily connect admission counselors, alumni and current students with our prospective students."

200+ Participating Colleges Expected

CollegeWeekLive Fall 2008 will showcase 200+ universities and colleges, across a wide range of higher education options for college-bound students: including 4-year and 2-year public and private universities and colleges, as well as online-only schools.

From Australia to the United States, Alaska to the United Kingdom -- more than 150 institutions around the world -- have already have already signed up to exhibit at CollegeWeekLive.

Participating colleges and universities currently include:

Alabama State University

Alaska Pacific University

Anderson University

Argosy University Online

Arizona State University

Baker University

Bangor University

Bay State College

Becker College

Bellevue Community College

Binghamton University

Bryn Mawr College

Calvin College

Cardiff University

Central Connecticut State University

Century College

Chaminade University of Honolulu

College For Creative Studies

College of Mount St. Joseph

Colorado College

Colorado State University

Dartmouth College

DeSales University

Dowling College

Drexel University

Eastern Carolina University

Eastern University

ECPI College of Technology

Edith Cowan University

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerson College

Emmanuel College

Fairfield University

Florida International University

Florida State University

Grand Canyon University

Green Mountain College

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Hawaii Pacific

Hofstra University

Idaho State University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois State University

Ithaca College

Ivy Bridge College of Tiffen University

Johnson & Wales University

Kean University

Keuka College

Laramie County Community College

Lesley College

Mars Hill College

Marshall University

Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Menlo College

Mercyhurst College

Merrimack College

Miami University of Ohio

Middle Tennessee State University

Millikin University

Montgomery College

Morehead State University

Mount Ida College

Mount Mercy College

National University of Ireland, Galway

New York Institute of Technology

Northeastern University

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Northland College

Northwood University-Cedar Hill

Dallas, Texas Campus

Northwood University

Midland, Michigan Campus

Northwood University

West Palm Beach, Florida Campus

Ohio Northern University

Ohio Wesleyan University

Oklahoma Baptist University

Old Dominion University

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Perth Education City (Western Australia)

Pittsburgh Technical Institute

Providence College

Regis College (MA)

Regis University (CO)

Richard Bland College

Robert Morris College

Rutgers

Saint Joseph College

Saint Mary's College

Sam Houston State University

Savannah College of Art & Design

Schreiner University

Semester at Sea

Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic

Sierra Nevada College

South University Online

Southeastern University

Southern New Hampshire University

Southwestern College, Professional Studies

St. John's University

Stanford University

Strayer University

Suffolk University

SUNY Cortland

SUNY Institute of Technology

Susquehanna University

Temple University

Texas Tech University

The Academy of Art University

The Art Institute of Boston

at Lesley University

The Art Institute of Pitt Online

The University of Texas at Austin

Thomas College

Trinity University

UCLA

University of Wales, Newport

Union University

United States Air Force Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Naval Academy

Unites States Military Academy

Unity College

University College, Cork (Ireland)

University of Alabama

University of Alabama Birmingham

University of Arizona

University of Bridgeport

University of Dayton

University of Glamorgan (Wales)

University of Houston

University of Kentucky

University of Mary Washington

University of Miami

University of New England

University of New Haven

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

University of Northern British Columbia

University of Northern Colorado

University of Scranton

University of Tennessee

University of Utah

University of Wales, Lampeter

Virginia Military Institute

Wake Forest University

Wales International Consortium

Warner Pacific College

Wartburg College

Wayne State University

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Wright State University

Yale University

York St John University

For more information or to register for CollegeWeekLive, go to www.collegeweeklive.com.

About CollegeWeekLive:

CollegeWeekLive is a unique virtual event designed to allow people involved in the college admissions process (students, parents, teachers, counselors, colleges and universities) to connect and successfully interact with one another in ways that are impossible at physical events, through powerful Web-based software and services. PlatformQ, the producer of the CollegeWeekLive, is a company whose mission is to leverage the accessibility of online events to connect individuals, companies and organizations - across North America and internationally -- who might otherwise not be able to travel to physical events or communicate with leading experts or thought leaders.

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