25% of Researchers Say Accessing Material on a Handheld Device Important

HOUSTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Questia Media, Inc. has added an additional 1,900 copyrighted books to its digital collection, which is available online and through its recently launched application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that in just two weeks has become one of the top paid book applications on those devices.

The Questia collection, consisting mostly of copyrighted works, now totals 76,213 full-text books and over 2.7 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.

“This important addition to our library is part of our continuing strategy to provide college students and other researchers access to the only high-quality, online collection of full-text books and articles,” said Tim Harris, President and CEO of Questia, adding that in addition to accessing these materials online users increasingly want to do so from mobile devices

In a recent survey of over 3,400 Questia subscribers, 25% said that accessing research material from a handheld mobile device was important.

Availability

Questia Library for the iPhone/iPod Touch is available today from the App Store in iTunes for 99 cents, giving users permanent access to 5,000 public domain books and 1 week of access to every publication in Questia Library. After one week, users may purchase additional access to the full library through iTunes on a non-recurring basis. For more information, visit: http://www.questia.com/questialibraryplus

About Questia

Questia Media, Inc. partners with over 325 leading publishers to provide the world’s largest online academic library and research resource to end consumers on a subscription basis. Students, instructors, and lifelong learners in more than 200 countries use Questia’s collection of full-text books and articles for scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences. The collection includes valuable, copyrighted works and is selected and organized by Questia’s own professional librarians.

Questia’s unlimited, 24/7 access allows researchers to simultaneously use every item in its library from any connected corner of the world.

Questia Media, Inc. also provides Questia School, a teacher/student resource center that incorporates the digital library content with K12 class instruction and is designed for use by educators and students to enhance curricula.

Founded in 1998, Questia Media is based in Houston. For more information, visit http://www.questia.com/ and http://www.questiamedia.com.

CONTACT:  Sean Sullivan, Director, Consumer Sales & Marketing of Questia Media, Inc., +1-713-358-2658, ssullivan@questia.com

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ — StumbleUpon, the best way to discover new content on the Internet, today launches a completely updated and redesigned version.  With this update, come many new features and functions designed to make StumbleUpon simpler, searchable, and more social—improving the quality of results and the overall user experience.  StumbleUpon is the world’s largest web discovery engine, delivering over 450 million user recommendations each month.

Highlights of the new version include:

Simpler

• Anyone can receive personalized recommendations directly from the StumbleUpon homepage– from any computer, no install or registration required
• Simple, sleek site design and enhancements to the StumbleUpon add-on, make it more user friendly and make it easier for new users to begin discovering great websites

Searchable

• The same intelligence used to power “Stumbles” now applied to search—personal preferences along with collaborative human opinions help deliver the most personalized and relevant search results
• Search is now available on every StumbleUpon page, allowing users to search through their own favorites, others’ favorites, or exclusively through friends’ favorites

More Social

• Improved Friend search makes it easier to find the people you know on StumbleUpon and meet others with similar interests
• See recommendations from people you know highlighted in search results and easily Stumble or search within their favorite sites

“Our vision for StumbleUpon was simple—create a site where you could click a button and discover interesting, personalized and highly relevant websites,” said Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon CEO.  “We are now combining the power of discovery with search—and offering another way for people to access over 35 million user-endorsed websites.”

“It’s great to see the original founders’ vision reflected in this release, StumbleUpon’s first major product release since its independence from eBay,” said Ram Shriram, StumbleUpon investor and board member.

StumbleUpon is the Internet’s largest social discovery site, with 8.5M users, 11B ‘Stumbles,’ and an index of over 35M of the best sites on the web.  StumbleUpon is backed by company founders, Garrett Camp and Geoff Smith, as well as a number of well-known investors including Ram Shriram of Sherpalo Ventures, Accel Partners, and August Capital.

About StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon discovers Web sites based on your interests, learns what you like, and brings you more.  With over 8.5 million users and 450 million recommendations per month, StumbleUpon is the leading way to discover great content on the Internet.  More than 30,000 advertisers are using StumbleUpon to promote products and services.  Founded in 2001, StumbleUpon is based in San Francisco and backed by the same investors as Google and Facebook.  For more information, visit www.StumbleUpon.com.

CONTACT:

Rachel Petersen

rachel@nectarpr.com

+1-415-868-5595

of Nectar Communications for StumbleUpon

University of Ottawa showcases CRM innovations for student lifecycle management

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Campus Management Corp® announced today an online event featuring University of Ottawa, where the company’s Talisma® Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software has been deployed by Ottawa to achieve innovative new communications practices that are enhancing student recruiting, retention, and analytics institution-wide, in concert with the institution’s existing administrative system.

With Denise St. Jean and Robert Sawler of University of Ottawa’s Student IT Services, Campus Technology magazine looks into the institution’s vision for more holistic, end-to-end student services and how it has leveraged Talisma CRM software from Campus Management to achieve its goals – and enrich the image of the bi-lingual, over 150-year old institution serving more than 36,000 students.

The University of Ottawa has deployed the Talisma CRM technology to work with its student information system (SIS) to enhance services throughout the student’s academic lifecycle from admissions to graduation.  Entitled, Attaining the Vision: Enterprise-Wide Expansion of CRM, the webcast will expose how the university is using Talisma CRM to enhance and automate its admissions, viewbooks, SMS text messaging, housing requests, and more.

Hosted by Campus Technology magazine and sponsored by Campus Management, this webcast begins on October 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm EDT.  For more information or to register, please visit http://www.campusmanagement.com/en-us/newsandevents/webcasts/Pages/campus_webcasts.aspx.

About Campus Management Corp

More than 1,700 colleges, universities, foundations, and other companies in 35 countries rely upon Campus Management Corp® enterprise software products and services. Campus Management’s CampusVue® Ecosystem is a fully integrated, centralized administrative and e-learning platform that unifies services, academic delivery, administrative management and reporting for a full range of public, private and proprietary postsecondary institutions.

Campus Management’s award-winning student information systems, fundraising software, financials, HR solutions, and Talisma® CRM, the leading Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) solution for Higher Education, are used by more than 75 percent of the largest US-based proprietary career and online colleges as well as leading colleges, universities, foundations, and companies.  For more information, visit www.campusmanagement.com.

CONTACT: Media, Lisa Patterson, Corporate Communications Manager of Campus Management Corp, +1-561-213-8702, lpatterson@campusmgmt.com

Serving the mission and vision of resource-challenged community colleges

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Campus Management Corp®, a top-ranked provider of enterprise software and services for higher education, will be presenting at the League for Innovation’s Annual Conference on Information Technology, in Detroit, Michigan on October 12.

Chief marketing officer, Tim Gilbert, will share with community college executives some research and observations about technology trends and best practices of career and online colleges, and then open a roundtable discussion.  Topics include: Managing rapid growth of diverse student populations, strategies for academic planning and retention, and new tools and approaches to relationship management with alumni, businesses and other constituents.

Campus Management’s student administrative systems, financial aid software, career services, e-advising, and constituent relationship management (CRM) systems are deployed at 80 percent of the largest U.S.-based proprietary colleges, and its systems have been selected by small and large community colleges, junior colleges and technical schools.  Additionally, continuing education programs use the company’s administrative software to serve diverse adult and high school-age populations.

The session begins on Monday, October 12 at 2:30 p.m. For details, visit www.league.org/2009cit/sessions.cfm#270. Representatives of Campus Management will be in Booth 308 in the exhibit hall.

About Campus Management Corp

More than 1,700 colleges, universities, foundations, and other companies in 35 countries rely upon Campus Management Corp® enterprise software products and services. Campus Management’s CampusVue® Ecosystem is a fully integrated, centralized administrative and e-learning platform that unifies services, academic delivery, administrative management and reporting for a full range of public, private and proprietary postsecondary institutions.

Campus Management’s award-winning student information systems, fundraising software, financials, HR solutions, and Talisma CRM, the leading Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) solution for higher education, are used by more than 75 percent of the largest US-based proprietary career and online colleges as well as leading colleges, universities, foundations, and companies in 35 countries.  For more information, visit www.campusmanagement.com.

CONTACT:  Media, Lisa Patterson, Corporate Communications Manager of Campus Management Corp, +1-561-213-8702, lpatterson@campusmgmt.com

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —
Who: The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics co-chaired by William E. “Brit” Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, and R. Gerald Turner, President, Southern Methodist University, will be joined by expert panelists including Jim Delany, Big Ten Commissioner; Cedric Dempsey, former NCAA President; Neal Pilson, former President, CBS Sports and Gene Smith, Director of Athletics, The Ohio State University.

What: The Knight Commission, an independent organization that promotes a reform agenda to better align college sports programs with educational missions, has conducted in-depth opinion research of FBS (formerly Division 1A) university presidents. This is a first-of-its-kind look at the attitudes of higher education leadership on college sports finances during uncertain economic times.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Knight Commission’s founding, current and former members will meet to discuss the survey findings and their implications as well as assess the impact of policy changes made over the past two decades.

As part of the meeting, the Commission will launch College Sports 101, an interactive, Web-based report that provides an overview of the business and economic landscape of college sports. The report provides financial data that sheds new light on the key issues confronting higher education leaders. 

When: Monday, October 26th
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT – Commission Meeting (Agenda below)
Media are invited to attend the 20th Anniversary meeting.

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT – Media Call
A media conference call will also give reporters who cannot attend the meeting an opportunity to ask questions to the Knight Commission co-chairmen and researchers. Call-in information will be provided to those who RSVP.

Where:
EPIC Hotel, 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL – To RSVP for the meeting or to receive call-in information for the media call, please contact Katie.Reardon@widmeyer.com.

9:30 – 9:35 a.m.
Public Session, Metropolis B: Recognition of Myles Brand’s contributions and moment of silence in his honor

9:35 – 10:50 a.m.
Public Session 1, Metropolis B: Assessing Two Decades of the Knight Commission’s Reform Agenda: To what extent has it improved intercollegiate athletics for institutions and athletes? Is the NCAA and its current governance structure equipped to address the rising financial stakes and their implications?

Panelists:
Ced Dempsey, former president, NCAA
Gene Smith, associate vice president and director of athletics, The Ohio State University

11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Public Session 2, Metropolis B: Opportunities and Threats: Preserving Educational Values in an Increasingly Commercial Landscape for College Sports

Panelists:
Jim Delany, commissioner, Big Ten Conference
Pete Likins, president emeritus, University of Arizona
Neal Pilson, former president, CBS Sports

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Press Conference (in person and telephone), Baxter Room, EPIC

About the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics was formed by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in October 1989 in response to more than a decade of highly visible scandals in college sports. The goal of the Commission was to promote a reform agenda that emphasized academic values in a climate in which commercialization of college sports often overshadowed the underlying goals of higher education. The Commission, which presented recommendations in a series of reports in the early 1990s and in the subsequent A Call to Action in 2001, continues to monitor and advocate for changes necessary to enhance presidential control and leadership, academic integrity, financial integrity and independent certification of athletics programs.

About the Presidential Survey on the Cost and Financing of Intercollegiate Athletics
The survey reports the views of presidents for the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division 1A) universities on the costs and financing of intercollegiate athletics. The findings are based on 95 quantitative telephone interviews and 22 qualitative follow-up telephone interviews with presidents. The quantitative component achieved an 80 percent completion rate.  The study was conducted by Art & Science Group of Baltimore, MD, from March to July 2009.   

About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation promotes excellence in journalism worldwide and invests in the vitality of U.S. communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. The Foundation focuses on ideas and projects that create transformational change.  For more, visit www.knightfoundation.org.

CONTACT: For Media RSVPs, Katie Reardon, Widmeyer Communications for Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, +1-202-667-0901, ext. 1500 or +1-330-559-4754 (cell), Katie.Reardon@widmeyer.com

CHICAGO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Looking for an internship or a job after graduation, but think there’s none out there?  CareerRookie.com, a division of the nation’s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com, busts common myths many college students believe about the current hiring environment in a recent survey of more than 200 college students nationwide.

Myth #1 – No one is hiring.
Forty-four percent of respondents said they feel that there aren’t any organizations that are hiring right now.

Fact: In the next 12 months, more than half of employers plan to hire full-time employees, four-in-ten will hire contract, temporary or project workers, and four-in-ten will hire part-time employees. This is according to CareerBuilder and Robert Half International’s EDGE report.

Myth #2 – In this economy, employers are more likely to hire older workers with more experience.
Nearly seven-in-ten (68 percent) of college students report that they feel that due to high unemployment, more experienced workers are applying for entry-level jobs, and that employer are more likely to hire them instead of entry-level candidates.

Fact: While the job market is more competitive now than in past years, 43 percent of employers plan to hire recent college graduates in 2009, according to CareerBuilder’s 2009 College Job Forecast. In addition, one-in-five (20 percent) employers said they would be hiring interns in 2009, with 48 percent of them likely to hire interns as full-time, permanent employees.

Myth #3 – A high GPA is necessary to get a job or internship offer.
Fifteen percent of students surveyed said they agreed with this statement.

Fact: Only 13 percent of employers said they require a GPA of 3.5 or higher. More than half of employers (55 percent) don’t have any GPA requirements. This is according to CareerBuilder’s 2009 College Job Forecast.

These job and internship hunting topics and others are discussed on the new CareerRookie.com, which features a variety of advice on everything from writing resumes to on-the-job success. Users can also apply for jobs and internships, post resumes, get the latest news on companies and industries and sign up for automatic job alerts. For more information, visit www.CareerRookie.com.

Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online among 211 CareerRookie users between the ages of 18 and 22. The survey was conducted from June 10 and July 9, 2009. With a probability sample of 211 CareerRookie users, one could say that the results of this survey are accurate at the 95 percent confidence level +/- 6.72 percentage points.

About CareerRookie.com
CareerRookie.com is a division of CareerBuilder – the global leader in human capital solutions – whose online career site, CareerBuilder.com, is the largest in the U.S. with 23 million unique visitors. CareerRookie.com connects students and recent graduates seeking internships, part-time jobs and entry-level positions with the nation’s top employers. Users can also post resumes, get the latest news on companies and industries, sign up for automatic job alerts, view local career fairs and tap into advice on everything from writing resumes to on-the-job success – all from entry-level point of view. For more information, visit www.CareerRookie.com.

Media Contact:
CareerBuilder
Allison Nawoj
773-527-2437
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com
http://www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR

CONTACT:  Allison Nawoj of CareerBuilder, +1-773-527-2437, allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com, http://www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR

Safely Eat On-The-Go Anywhere With Celiac / Coeliac & Food Allergies!
CHICAGO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Anyone managing celiac / coeliac, food allergies and intolerances can now eat out safely armed with two NEW iPhone™ and iPod® touch applications: iCanEat OnTheGo™ and iEatOut Gluten & Allergen Free™.

These innovative apps offer you peace of mind with meal choices dynamically configured to common food allergens transforming eating out away from home into safe and positive experiences.  You can discreetly and easily browse thousands of menu items to find what is safe to eat anywhere – all at your fingertips!

For fast food meals, iCanEat OnTheGo™ easily pinpoints what menu items you can eat while hiding those which contain your personal allergens, from 15 US Chains: Arby’s, Boston Market, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, Domino’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Qdoba, Sonic, Subway, Taco Bell & Wendy’s.

When dining in restaurants, iEatOut Gluten & Allergen Free™ and its free sampler, iEatOut LITE™, allow you to browse detailed traditional menu items from various types of cuisines including French, Indian, Italian and Steak & Seafood.  You also learn about food preparation techniques, ingredients and cross-contamination concerns along with critical questions to ask personnel for safe meals.

“Rather than sifting through hundreds of web pages to determine possible menu choices, individuals save significant time and energy by letting iCanEat OnTheGo™ do the work for you,” states Kim Koeller, President of AllergyFree Passport®.  “It is also the perfect companion to the iEatOut™ applications which empower you with knowledge about cuisines and culinary techniques for safe restaurant dining.”

Developed by AllergyFree Passport® and GlutenFree Passport®, both internationally acclaimed education firms, the applications represent a collaborative team effort and usability testing with international business/technology consultants, restaurant industry professionals and individuals impacted by celiac/coeliac and food allergies.  As part of the 7-time award winning book series, Let’s Eat Out with Celiac / Coeliac & Food Allergies!, these solutions are recognized by newspapers, magazines, radio and TV programs around the world.

Available through Apple’s iTunes App Stores, the new applications, iCanEat OnTheGo™, iEatOut Gluten & Allergen Free™ and iEatOut LITE™, are already assisting individuals from over 40 countries to enjoy safe eating everywhere.  For educational resources, visit www.AllergyFreePassport.com , www.GlutenFreePassport.com & www.GlutenFreeOnTheGo.com.

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link.
Kim Koeller

CONTACT:  Grant Landis, +1-909-489-9048, for AllergyFree Passport

Annual xTREME Games Provide Students Real Business Experience; Demonstrate PwC’s Continued Commitment to Supporting Youth Education

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ — As college students across the country continue to face a highly competitive job market, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) today announced the launch of the firm’s 8th Annual xTREME Games, a unique competition that enables undergraduates at schools across the country to experience and solve real-world business challenges.  Participants in PwC‘s xTREME Games compete for school bragging rights and nearly $300,000 in total prize money while broadening and enhancing valuable skills such as decision making, communication and team building, which are critical to success in the professional world.  Approximately $1.5 million in total prize money has been awarded to students since xTREME began.

As one of the nation’s largest employers of college graduates, PwC collaborates with schools across the country to provide meaningful, relevant learning programs and opportunities to ensure that students are well prepared to enter the profession. The xTREME Games competition is part of PwC’s larger, ongoing commitment to corporate responsibility and youth education.

xTREME, beginning this week at the University of Alabama, includes xTAX, short for “Extreme Tax,” and xACT, short for “Extreme Accounting.” Both challenge undergraduates to solve cases designed to expose them to real tax and accounting scenarios, including policy and planning issues.   Over the next six weeks, hundreds of the best accounting students representing nearly 80 schools nationwide will compete in five-person teams for the right to potentially represent their schools at the national finals in January.

“When it comes to preparing students for successful careers in the accounting profession, there is no substitute for hands-on, real-world experience,” said Christina Fitzpatrick, National Campus Sourcing Programs Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers. “With the xTREME Games, students get a firsthand look at the type of intricate challenges that tax and accounting professionals face on a daily basis.  The competition builds collaboration and problem-solving skills while also requiring that ideas are effectively presented — all crucial skills in a competitive job environment.”

Created by PwC in 2002, the xTREME Games competition has grown steadily to include nearly 80 schools and more than 2,500 teams comprised of 13,000 participants.  More information about xTREME can be found at www.pwc.com/xtreme.

PwC has a strong history of investing in education and talent development.  For the past two years, PwC has been ranked #1 in Training magazine’s “Training Top 125″ annual ranking of organizations that excel at employee training and development (the firm also ranked #2 in 2007).  PwC has also consistently been named to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, and has been highly ranked on BusinessWeek‘s lists of “Best Internships” and “Best Places to Launch a Career.”

About PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com) provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for our clients and their stakeholders.  More than 163,000 people in 151 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

“PricewaterhouseCoopers” and “PwC” refer to the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL). Each member firm is a separate legal entity and does not act as agent of PwCIL or any other member firm.  PwCIL does not provide any services to clients.  PwCIL is not responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any of its member firms nor can it control the exercise of their professional judgment or bind them in any way.  No member firm is responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any other member firm nor can it control the exercise of another member firm’s professional judgment or bind another member firm or PwCIL in any way.

CONTACT: Elliott Frieder, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, +1-646-471-3108

Young Architects Partner for Three Years with Local Organizations in Underserved Communities to Expand Capacity for Sustainable Design

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) today announced that the Enterprise Rose Fellowship in Community Architecture has placed two new Fellows – one  in Los Angeles and one in Chicago – to work for three years with local nonprofit organizations, forging community ties, developing leadership skills, and expanding their hosts’ capacity to create sustainable projects in the future.

“The Enterprise Rose Fellowship in Community Architecture develops the next generation of leaders committed to sustainable design excellence and meaningful community engagement in the planning and execution of affordable housing and community development projects nationwide,” said Katie Swenson, senior director of Fellowships for Enterprise and co-author of the recently published Growing Urban Habitats. “At the core of community architecture is the innate desire to make sure the built structure is well integrated into the fabric of life of the surrounding neighborhood. These fellows are excited and committed to making that integration happen.”

A former Rose Fellow, who was recently named an Emerging Leader by the Design Futures Council and a Green Giant by Steelcase, Inc., Swenson has consistently shown her commitment to community architecture and shepherding young designers into the world of sustainable community development.

“I am humbled that these leaders in their fields took notice of my work with the Enterprise Rose Fellowship in Community Architecture, blending sustainability, design and community,” added Swenson. “Honors like these really show our Fellows the support they can expect to receive from the architectural and design community at large.”

The new Fellows are Theresa Hwang, MA in Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, and Daniel Splaingard, MA in Community Planning, Auburn University School of Architecture, Design and Construction (the Rural Studio).  Theresa is working with the nonprofit, Los Angeles-based Skid Row Housing Trust, to provide quality green affordable housing and local solutions for community residents.

“The Trust has a long history of combining affordable and supportive housing with inspiration, sustainable design,” said Mike Alvidrez, executive director, Skid Row Housing Trust. “Having the Enterprise Rose Fellow as part of our community — both in and outside of the office — will afford us the skills of a designer who is in sync with our mission and our goals, especially as we move forward with green initiatives in our existing portfolio as well as new projects.

Daniel is working with Chicago’s nonprofit Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation on the development and design of affordable rental housing and condominium conversions in areas hit hard by foreclosures of multifamily properties on the city’s northwest side. During the next three years, they will use the Enterprise Rose Fellowship in Community Architecture’s three core principles to guide their work: participatory planning with community residents, holistic design and green building.

“Daniel is an integral member of Bickerdike’s team as we work to provide urgently needed affordable housing and create a model for environmentally and socially sustainable housing,” said Joy Arguete, Executive Director, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation.  “By bridging the areas of community outreach, project financing and management, and sustainable design, Daniel will help us to meet the varied challenges we face as an organization.  At the same time, we will deepen his experience with a holistic approach to affordable housing development, which will serve him — and the communities he serves — well in the future”

The program was launched in 2000 with the support of Jonathan Rose, an Enterprise Trustee, in honor of his late father, Frederick P. Rose, the urban builder and philanthropist. Thirty-one Fellows to date have collectively produced or rehabilitated 4,500 affordable, energy-efficient homes in urban and rural communities across the country, as well as designed more than 43 community buildings, including day care facilities, health clinics and mixed-use properties.

Since 2004, the Fellows’ work has supported Enterprise Green Communities, a nationwide initiative to make green affordable housing the industry standard, which has so far invested $700 million to create and preserve more than 15,000 green affordable homes and has transformed housing policies across the country.  Funding for the 2009-2012 Enterprise Rose Fellowship in Community Architecture was supplied in part by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.

Enterprise is a leading provider of the development capital and expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For more than 25 years, Enterprise has introduced neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested more than $10 billion in equity, grants and loans to help build or preserve more than a quarter million affordable rental and for-sale homes to create vital communities. Enterprise is currently investing in communities at a rate of $1 billion a year. Visit www.enterprisecommunity.org and www.enterprisecommunity.com to learn more about Enterprise’s efforts to build communities and opportunity.

CONTACT: John Keaten, Group Gordon, +1-212 784 5701, John@GroupGordon.com; or TeAnne Chennault, Enterprise, +1-213-787-8234, Tchennault@enterprisecommunity.org

Coming to St. Louis, November 5-7

Montvale, N.J., October 1, 2009 – College students from around the country will join educators and veteran practitioners for three days of learning and networking at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA®) 10th Annual Student Leadership Conference. This year’s event will be held at the St. Louis Union Station Marriott in St. Louis, Mo. from November 5-7. Online registration is now available at http://www.imanet.org/redirects/studconf_press.asp

Students of accounting, finance and various business majors will attend sessions covering management accounting career opportunities, ethics, forensic accounting, XBRL, Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) certification, leadership, professional development and more.

This year’s speakers include: Michael W. Kramer, president and CEO of Kellwood Company; Kim Wallin, controller for the State of Nevada, Dr. Peter Brewer, professor of accounting, Miami University of Ohio; and John O’Leary, president and owner of Rising Above.

“IMA’s Student Leadership Conference provides tomorrow’s business leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in the constantly evolving accounting profession,” said Jodi Ryan, IMA director of student and academic relations. “At the same time, attendees are given potentially career-launching opportunities to network with respected members of the profession and their peers.”

A pre-conference industry visit is planned on Thursday afternoon in which participants will have a chance to meet with the accounting and finance department staff of the St. Louis Blues hockey team. Attendees will also enjoy an opening night reception and a riverboat dinner cruise along the Mississippi River.

Online registration is open now through Friday, October 16 (or until registration capacity is met). The St. Louis Union Station Marriott offers rooms at a special rate for registrants. For more information or to register online, please visit http://www.imanet.org/redirects/studconf_press.asp.

With a worldwide network of about 60,000 professionals, IMA is the leading association for accountants and financial professionals working in business. For more information about IMA, please visit www.imanet.org.

Contacts:
Marc Gerrone
IMA
(201) 474-1502
mgerrone@imanet.org

Amy Ovsiew
Stern + Associates
(908) 276-4344, x-237
amy@sternassociates.com