ROUND ROCK, Texas, September 25, 2012 – Students, teachers and parents say that technology needs are not being met in school today, according to an opinion poll commissioned by Dell. Supporting respondents believe technology makes learning easier, makes teachers more accessible and can give students a personalized learning experience. Dell today issued the Dell Education Challenge to university students worldwide, asking for their inspiration, imagination and innovation to re-engineer today’s learning environments, both in and outside of the classroom.

“We heard from secondary school and university students, parents and teachers that they are familiar and comfortable with technology, but don’t think it’s playing as large a role in the classroom as it should,” said Steve Felice, Dell’s president and chief commercial officer. “Adults would like to see technology more integrated into learning. And, perhaps most importantly, many teachers do not feel as comfortable as their students do in using technology.”

In nearly 1,600 interviews with students, teachers and parents in China, Germany and the U.S., 71 percent of students said they have access to more advanced technology at home than they do at school. Parents said they would be willing to provide the technology their kids use at school, but believe they should have a stipend for the purchase. Despite this, a majority of students surveyed (51 percent) feel technology can serve as more of a distraction rather than an enabler. But they also said the benefits of technology to learning outweigh the potential distractions. This stands in contrast to parents and teachers who believe there should be more technology in the classroom, even though a majority of teachers, including 63 percent in the U.S., say their students know how to use technology better than they do.

Respondents view a personalized approach to learning as the most effective approach to education. Eighty-three percent said technology allows them to create a more personalized learning experience. However, most students in the U.S. and Germany indicate they spend two hours per day or less using technology at school, highlighting an opportunity to integrate technology into more curriculum areas and provide professional learning for teachers to achieve truly differentiated instruction.

“What we are seeing is that people around the world are increasingly understanding that digital learning will be critical to boosting every child’s achievement,” said Michael Horn, Innosight Institute’s executive director. “To unleash the power of technology, the important thing is to build new educational models or leverage existing proof points that allow us to rethink how school works and put the individual student at the center.

Dell Education Challenge to Support and Fund Innovative Learning Approaches
Dell is asking university students, the most recent participants in today’s education system, to help develop solutions to today’s biggest issues in education, including those identified in the poll. Continuing its commitment to inspiring innovation, the Dell Education Challenge is a spotlight challenge extending the partnership with the Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC), managed by The University of Texas at Austin.

The Dell Education Challenge will identify and invest $30,000 in promising projects by university students working to transform and innovate learning in today’s primary/K-12 schools. Solutions can address in-school or out-of-school learning, the learning environment for both students or educators, or systemic issues with infrastructure, policy or administration. Dell will provide students who submit ideas with access to a global community that provides valuable feedback and encouragement on their projects to help make their ideas a reality.

Twenty semi-finalists will receive one-on-one mentoring from a DSIC-certified mentor to perfect their pitches. Finalists will be invited to Dell World this December to compete live in front of our judges for cash awards and support to advance their educational innovation.

More Information
For more information on the Dell Education Challenge, please visit www.dellchallenge.org/k12. Learn more about the Dell Education Challenge and get your questions answered in a special online meeting at noon CDT on September 26 at bit.ly/Ut5WMs or call 888-324-9651.

About DELL
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is committed to helping students develop the knowledge and skills they need to learn and succeed in an increasingly digital world and a globally competitive workforce. As a top provider of technology and services to schools, Dell listens to and works with students, educators, administrators, parents and community members around the world to deliver innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more in and out of the classroom. Learn more about Dell in Education at www.dell.com. Follow us on Twitter @DellEDU.

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Build the Hottest Sorority at School With Your iPhone or iPad in This Brand New Free App

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 2012 – Rush week starts now with Pocket Gems’ sorority and college experience game Tap Campus Life, now available for download in Apple’s App Store. Tap Campus Life gives players the power to personalize their own sorority by recruiting the women of their choice, hosting fabulous events and designing and decorating their sorority mansion. Tap Campus Life is the first next generation college-themed game in the App Store and has over 50 characters each with their unique backstory, custom animations and outfits.

Tap Campus Life is free for both the iPad and iPhone and with over 1 million downloads in 5 days in the App Store it quickly climbed to #15 on the Top Grossing chart now that school is back in session this fall. From decorating the sorority mansion to outfitting each girl in the house, Tap Campus Life is a fun and creative way for students to carry the college experience in their pocket. Tap Campus Life also features bite-sized, on-the-go gameplay making it perfect for study breaks or down time on the quad.

In Tap Campus Life the party never stops, as players recruit star athletes, party planners and the smartest women around. To make friends with awesome new sorority sisters, players will host events like bonfires on the beach and sorority formals while wearing and trading the hottest fashions. Players can build their dream sorority mansions and continue to expand and decorate while progressing through the game. All the fun and self-expression of the college experience comes together in Tap Campus Life, a game that combines personalization, college themes and the freedom to build the coolest new sorority at school.

Tap Campus Life is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and can be downloaded for free in the App Store at (www.itunes.apple.com/app/tap-campus-life/id504634395?mt=8 ). With many more surprises and additions in store for Tap Campus Life, this is only the beginning of the college experience.

For more information please contact pocketgems@fortyseven.com

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Sept. 29 Event is Largest Single-Day Volunteer Effort for Public Lands

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2012 - College and university students across the nation will play a vital role in National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on September 29. Student volunteers will be part of an effort at more than 2,100 sites to sustain our parks, beaches, forests and other lands we conserve and use for outdoor recreation, education and enjoyment.

“NPLD is an opportunity to join other students and help your local parks and other public lands,” said Robb Hampton, Director, Public Lands Program at the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), which coordinates NPLD. “Service organizations on campuses that work with youths can also make NPLD an outing to connect with nature, or to get outside and be active that Saturday.”

Students can find a site to volunteer at www.publiclandsday.org/npld-sites or, alternatively, can coordinate and register a volunteering activity through National Public Lands Day OnCampus, in partnership with U.S. EPA (www.publiclandsday.org/highlights/national-public-lands-day-oncampus). The North-American Interfraternity Conference has also partnered with NPLD this year and will provide its member organizations information on volunteering and invite chapters to hold volunteering events.

More than 170,000 volunteers of all ages are expected on NPLD. There are now NPLD sites registered in every state, the District of Columbia and many U.S. territories. NPLD last year contributed an estimated $17 million in volunteer services to public lands, which include planting about 100,000 trees, shrubs and other native plants, as well as building and maintaining approximately 1,500 miles of trails.

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. is the event’s national sponsor for the 14th consecutive year. September 29th marks the event’s 19th year.

In recent years, college students in Florida helped remove invasive snails while learning about conservation in the Everglades. In Illinois, students maintained green spaces on campus by removing litter and planting native vegetation. In Washington state, students helped install compost bins, as well as honey bee and planter boxes.

NPLD is also a designated fee-free entrance day at many federal public lands including national parks. More information can be found at: www.publiclandsday.org.

NEEF is the nation’s leading organization in lifelong environmental learning, connecting people to knowledge they use to improve the quality of their lives and the health of the planet. We achieve this by providing knowledge to trusted professionals and other leaders who, with their credibility, amplify messages to national audiences to solve everyday environmental problems. Learn more at www.neefusa.org.

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Students and Schools Can Submit Their Campus on Twitter

NEW YORK, September 11, 2012 - Calling all co-eds! Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb are heading to college. The ladies of TODAY’s fourth-hour are looking to take over a college campus with the most school spirit for a live TODAY broadcast in October.

Schools and students can enter their college or university by tweeting. Grab “Today’s” attention on Twitter with creative and original messages using the hashtag #KLGandHodaU and the name of the school. Pictures and videos are encouraged. Entries will be accepted until September 16 at 9 a.m. ET.

‘Today” will pick the six schools that demonstrate the most spirit, and viewers will vote on which college they most want Kathie Lee and Hoda to visit.

Follow TODAY’s fourth hour, Kathie Lee, Hoda and Sara Haines on Twitter and visit TODAY.com for all updates about the challenge.

For more information: www.klgh.today.com/_news/2012/09/05/13678754-show-us-your-spirit-klg-and-hoda-could-invade-your-college?lite

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SimpleTuition Now Reaches Over 10 Million Students Per Year

BOSTON – September 10, 2012 – SimpleTuition, Inc., the leading provider of tips, advice and interactive tools that help students save on college-related expenses, announced today the acquisition of ValoreBooks, an online textbook marketplace which offers huge discounts on new and used textbooks as well as rentals.

“SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and their families afford the cost of college,” said Kevin Walker, co-founder and CEO of SimpleTuition. “When you think about where students spend their money, textbooks are a big expense. The team at ValoreBooks has built a tremendous marketplace that has some of the best textbook selection and prices available today. Additionally, they share our vision for helping students save by comparing their options. SimpleTuition has done it with student loans, and ValoreBooks has done it for new, used and rental textbooks. Bringing the two companies together is a natural fit and allows us to help over 10 million students and families a year.”

ValoreBooks was founded in 2002 and was an early pioneer in the online textbook market. It provides students with the lowest textbook prices by connecting them with sellers from all over the country. The ValoreBooks marketplace now boasts over 18 million titles from 20,000 sellers. Customers can easily compare prices on titles and even see new, used and rental options side-by-side.

“From the beginning, ValoreBooks has worked hard to help students save money,” said Bobby Brannigan, founder and CEO of ValoreBooks. “We’re excited to join SimpleTuition and help millions of new students save money in our textbook marketplace. What’s more, SimpleTuition’s other products will help our loyal customers and their families better plan for and manage college costs beyond textbooks.”

The acquisition of ValoreBooks is the latest move by SimpleTuition to expand its suite of products to help students and their families plan for the cost of college, save on expenses while in school, and manage and pay down their student debt. Adding to their award-winning student loan comparison tool, the company recently launched SmarterBucks™ and SmarterBank®, a rewards program and online checking account that help pay down any student loan. Previously, it released PayBackSmarter, a student loan repayment tool, and College Cost Adjuster, a tool that allows students to compare financial aid awards to see which school they can afford.

“Over the last year SimpleTuition has found new ways to help students throughout the lifecycle of paying for college,” continued Walker. “This begins in high school, but can extend well after graduation, when you consider the cost of paying back student loans. Bobby has built a fantastic money-saving tool, making ValoreBooks a powerful addition to our portfolio of products that help students save money while they’re in school. But, with the cost of education rising each year, we continue to look for more ways to help.”

About SimpleTuition, Inc.
Since its launch in 2006, SimpleTuition has helped more than 10 million families afford higher education. SimpleTuition.com features tips, advice, interactive tools and deals that ensure students plan better for college costs, pay less for college-related expenses, and be smarter about how they manage and pay back their student loans. In addition to SimpleTuition.com, the company manages SmarterBank, SmarterBucks and PayBackSmarter, a suite of products that help graduates manage and pay down their student debt. Named Best Financial Services Site by Kiplinger’s, SimpleTuition is headquartered in Boston, Mass., and is funded by Atlas Venture, Flybridge Capital Partners, and North Hill Ventures. For more information, visit SimpleTuition.com.

About ValoreBooks
Founded in 2002, ValoreBooks is dedicated to providing students textbook discounts and world-class customer service. Their textbook marketplace of over 20,000 sellers offers discounts up to 90% on over 18 million textbook titles and the lowest rental prices available. Sellers compete against each other to deliver savings that rival other online textbook providers and blow away on-campus textbook prices. Students can easily compare prices on new and used books and textbook rentals. ValoreBooks also provides textbook buyback to help students get money back at the end of the semester. For more information, visit ValoreBooks.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore., September 4, 2012 – If you’ve been on campus for more than a minute, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen other students cruising around on longish skateboards called longboards. Like skateboards, longboards are a really good time. However, longboards differ from skateboards in that they are, well, longer and typically have big, soft wheels. Consequently, the boards are more stable and can obtain higher speeds (because the wheels are bigger) than skateboards. So it’s easy to get from Point A to Point B on a longboard. Add in the fact that longboards, unlike bikes, can be carried inside classrooms, and you have a pretty potent commuting machine.

If you’re intrigued and want to look into longboarding, here are a few things you should consider:

Board Shape
If your main concern is riding around campus, you will benefit much more by sticking to the basics. You can’t go wrong with a classic “pintail” shape board. They are modeled after surfboards – but much smaller – and are very easy to get around on. Another great style of board is known as a “drop-thru.” Drop-thru longboards have a unique truck (the axle) and wheel mounting system, which allows them to sit lower to the ground creating a more stable ride. Both styles of boards are made with a generous amount of flex. Flex helps provide for a more all-around comfortable and smooth ride.

Board Size
While a lot of companies make some enormous boards, for a good cruising-and-commuting board, you will want to stay in the range of 34″ to 40″ long. Boards in this size are generally stable enough for anyone to ride, and they’re lightweight enough to carry around anywhere you go.

Wheels
Like board size, when it comes to wheels, bigger definitely does not mean better. A standard longboard wheel is 70mm’s tall which is plenty big enough to make it over any cracks or rocks that are in your way. Using wheels that are taller than 70mm’s puts you at risk of your wheels hitting your board when you are turning. Since longboard wheels are so soft, any contact with your board will stop you abruptly and send you flying forward. To avoid this, it is highly recommended that you do not use anything larger than a 70mm wheel.

Keep these things in mind when picking out a longboard and you will be zipping around like a pro in no time. If you have any questions or just want to learn more, feel free to give us a call at Daddies Board Shop, the largest longboard online retailer in the country.

For more information on longboards, visit Daddies Board Shop, call us at 503-281-5123 or email help@daddiesboardshop.com.

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For the full list of Scholarships that are available, visit TargetStuffScholarships.com.

These scholarships are just one of the many ways Target is helping students head back to college this year. With these customizable resources, Target takes one more thing off students’ to-do lists:

• Target.com/college: As the ultimate back-to-college hub, Target.com/college offers savings, helpful resources and stylish dorm décor to fit every college style and need.
• uStyler: New this year at Target.com/college is an online program that allows students to mix and match dorm room products as they begin shopping for their personalized look. Students can design their own virtual dorm room by test driving how different bedding and decorative accents look together. Students can then share their design with their roommates and other friends through Facebook, Twitter, blogs and Pinterest.
• The Checklist: Available at Target.com/college, this customizable tool helps students organize and personalize their back-to-college shopping list. This year, The Checklist offers product recommendations – via filters and dropdowns – based on living situation for easy shopping. The Checklist can be printed at home or at a Target registry kiosk. The list can be shared via Facebook or sent to friends via a mobile device.
• Fresh Product: Target is introducing all new back-to-college dinnerware and drinkware for 2012 that boast bright colors and bold patterns. The collection is microwave safe and stackable for easy storage. Also new this year are organic sheets, reversible comforters and jersey duvets.
• Target After-Hours Busing Events: For the eleventh consecutive year, Target will host private after-hours shopping events for incoming freshman at 69 colleges and universities across the country. Throughout August and September, freshman students will be transported from their campus to Target for an evening of entertainment and exclusive offers, and be able to shop after-hours for any last minute items on their list. Students can check their school’s Facebook page to see if an event is scheduled for their college.

About Target

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) serves guests at 1,763 stores across the United States and at Target.com. The company plans to open its first stores in Canada in 2013. In addition, the company operates a credit card segment that offers branded proprietary credit card products. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $3 million a week. For more information about Target’s commitment to corporate responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood.

For more information, visit Target.com/Pressroom

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NEW YORK, July 12, 2012 - First there was SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT. Then, there was SIZE 14 IS NOT FAT EITHER. You demanded BIG BONED. And now, Meg Cabot makes a triumphant return to her reader-favorite “Heather Wells” mystery series with SIZE 12 AND READY TO ROCK.

New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, who most know by her beloved “Princess Diaries” novels, was recently featured on VH-1 Celebrity, talking about Heather Wells, the fan-favorite heroine of Cabot’s “Size 12″ books. The author, known for her effervescent style, believes in empowering readers, through her own experiences, and her characters’ as well. VH-1 quoted Cabot, saying, “‘I wanted to write about a heroine who…has the same problems that I did ’cause I just found that I couldn’t find books like that but [whose heroines] also still have romances and sex and don’t need to lose weight to find guys, because I never had that problem, you know. I always got guys.’”

In SIZE 12 AND READY TO ROCK, readers are reunited with Heather Wells, who used to be a teen pop sensation…until her label dropped her for gaining a few extra pounds, and she walked in on her boy-band boyfriend Jordan Cartwright banging her pint-sized popstar replacement, Tania Trace. In the aftermath of this debacle, the last thing Heather expected were the plus-sized sparks that flared with Jordan’s big brother, Cooper.

But now that Heather and Cooper are ready to tie the knot, she’s determined to keep her new job at New York College’s aptly-nicknamed “Death Dorm” from throwing a wrench (and the many other deadly little surprises it’s thrown in the past) into her happily-ever-after plans. (Maybe not the “ever after” – Heather and Cooper have learned to take the words “until death do us part” very seriously!)

Now, in SIZE 12 AND READY TO ROCK, it’s summer break and the campus is quiet. But that doesn’t mean Heather can relax because that ambulance she just saw pulling up in front of Death Dorm is there for none other than Tania Trace, now married to – and pregnant by – Heather’s ex who just happens to be covered in his wife’s bodyguard’s blood.

Just another day at Death Dorm – or has America’s hottest couple got a deadly secret? Soon Heather’s dodging photo-hungry paparazzi and squealing fourteen and fifteen year-old pop star protégés after the first-ever Tania Trace Rock Camp – with its own reality film crew – checks into the dorm. But when one of the producers of Tania’s reality show checks out – on a gurney – it’s clear murder wasn’t taking the summer off.

Can Heather get estranged brothers Cooper and Jordan to bury the hatchet – before someone buries it into Cartwright Record’s biggest star? If the “reality” is that saving Tania’s life is what it takes to get her ex out of her life – and Cooper firmly into it, once and for all – Heather Wells is ready to rock, roll, and right some grievous wrongs!

Check out SIZE 12 AND READY TO ROCK, the latest in a series that “will leave readers begging for time-outs to control sudden laughing fits” (Publishers Weekly)!

About Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot was born during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign, but learned at an early age that a good storyteller can always give herself a happy ending. Her books for both adults, teens, and tweens have included multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers, selling over sixteen million copies worldwide.

Born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana, Meg also lived in Grenoble, France and Carmel, California (the setting for her bestselling Mediator series) before moving to New York City after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Indiana University.

After working for ten years as an assistant residence hall director at New York University (an experience from which she occasionally draws inspiration for her Heather Wells mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat; Size 14 Is Not Fat Either; Big Boned—two new books in the series will be out in 2012 and 2013, including Size 12 and Ready to Rock), Meg wrote the Princess Diaries series, which has been translated into 38 languages and on which two hit feature films by Disney were based.

Meg also wrote the 1-800-Where-R-You? series (which has been reprinted under the title Vanished and was made into the Lifetime series called Missing), as well as numerous other award-winning, best-selling stand-alone books and series, including All-American Girl and Avalon High (on which an original Disney Channel movie was based), and several books told entirely in emails and text messages (Boy Next Door/Boy Meets Girl/Every Boy’s Got One).

Meg’s newest series include the hit middle grade series Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls, Insatiable, a paranormal romance for adult readers, which was followed by a sequel, Overbite, in July 2011, and Abandon, a new paranormal series for YA readers (the sequel, Underworld, is in US stores in May 2012).

Meg Cabot (her last name rhymes with habit, as in “her books can be habit forming”) currently lives in Key West with her husband and two cats. He does not know he married a fire horse. Please don’t tell him!

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BUT WORK/LIFE BALANCE IS THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION WHEN CONSIDERING EMPLOYMENT

AfterCollege, the largest career network for college students and recent grads, conducts fourth annual survey of student attitudes

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2012 – In a survey of current college students and recent graduates from more than 800 colleges and universities in the U.S., the respondents reported that the search for that first job out of college is still difficult, that social media is less and less relevant to finding a job, that work/life balance is key, and that employer websites are still the preferred place to apply for jobs.

Key findings:

• More than 85% of respondents do not have a job lined up after graduation.
• Less than 32% rank social media as an effective means of job searching.
• Work/life balance ranked highest when students were asked what motivates them to work with a new employer. This was followed by salary, location, and benefits. Stock options, sign-on bonuses, relocation, and company size were the least important aspects.
• While many companies conduct on-campus recruiting events in the fall, only 5% of respondents say they look for jobs early in the fall semester, while 5% seek work in the late fall. About 7% say they look for jobs over winter break; less than 10%, during the spring semester.
• While job sites are useful for finding listings, 63.9% of respondents say that employer websites are the preferred place to apply for a job. But that’s followed closely (63.2%) by those who say that job sites are the best place to apply.
• Close to 42% of students say that their college faculty has the greatest influence on their job and career-related decisions.
• When asked how they prefer to learn about career opportunities, close to 60% of respondents ranked employer websites as the preferred channel, followed by on-campus information sessions (48.1%) and school career fairs/events (45.5%).

“These results give insight to employers looking to hire the best entry-level employees,” said Roberto Angulo, CEO of AfterCollege. “It gives an accurate depiction of how this demographic looks for employment and sheds light on what job-search strategies are effective. It also shows both optimism and difficulty: optimism about the job market overall, but difficulty in finding that first great, relevant job.”

About the survey:
The survey was conducted online by AfterCollege, the largest career network for college students and recent grads. The survey, conducted between February and April 2012, garnered 1,174 responses. Respondents are registered students at or recent graduates from four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. Gender breakdown: 60.5% male, 39.5% female. Ethnic breakdown: 52.9% White/Caucasian; 24.3% Asian/Pacific Islander; 11.7% African American/Black; 8.7% Hispanic/Latino; 2.1% Middle Eastern; .4% Alaskan/Native American.

For more information and details of the report’s findings, visit http://acdc.mx/lbsb0.

About AfterCollege:
AfterCollege is a career network that connects college students, alumni, and employers through faculty and career networks at colleges and universities. AfterCollege was co-founded by Roberto Angulo in 1999, while he was still a student at Stanford. He had a simple goal: to create a better way for job-seeking students and alumni to connect with the right employers. Today AfterCollege powers the largest number of career networks on the Internet, using its patented process to deliver thousands of exclusive opportunities to students and alumni each day. For more information, visit AfterCollege.com.

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Winner To Crush Their Debt With Up To $25,000 In Student Loan Payments

BOSTON, May 2, 2012 – SmarterBank™ announced today the launch of the #CrushStudentDebt Sweepstakes, the winner of which will receive up to $25,000 to pay down (or completely crush) their student loan debt. Beginning today, students, graduates, parents or anyone with student debt can enter the sweepstakes at www.crushstudentdebt.com.

“Recent graduates are living in a world where the average student debt is around $25,000 and the job market has left 50% of them jobless or underemployed. That’s a lot for anyone to deal with at the beginning of their career,” said Kevin Walker co-founder and CEO of SimpleTuition, the company behind SmarterBank. “We wanted this sweepstakes to offer someone the chance to make some of that pressure go away.”

The #CrushStudentDebt sweepstakes begins today and ends May 31st. One winner will be selected to receive student loan payments up to $25,000. There is no purchase, payment or account application necessary to enter or win the sweepstakes. And, entrants will be given the opportunity to earn additional entries in the sweepstakes when they share the contest with friends on Facebook and Twitter or open a SmarterBank online checking account.

Last month, SmarterBank launched an innovative online checking account that earns free rewards that help pay down any student loan. Designed for anyone with student loan debt, SmarterBank offers a full-featured online checking account that is accompanied by a revolutionary rewards program, called SmarterBucks. This program automatically makes extra payments to the principal of any student loan, saving borrowers hundreds or even thousands of dollars in interest over the life of a typical loan.

“I tell people that the key to getting out of debt faster is to chip away at their loan’s principal, bit by bit. We created SmarterBank to make that easier,” continued Walker. “But you know what’s better than chipping away at your student debt? Crushing it. And with $25,000, your loan won’t know what hit it.”

About SmarterBank
SmarterBank is a new online checking account designed to help the millions of people with education debt. SmarterBank account holders earn SmarterBucks rewards which automatically make extra payments on any student loan. Banking services for SmarterBank are provided by The Bancorp Bank, Member FDIC. SmarterBank was developed by SimpleTuition, which has helped more than 10 million families afford higher education. SmarterBank and SimpleTuition are headquartered in Boston, Mass., and backed by Atlas Venture, Flybridge Capital Partners, and North Hill Ventures. For more information, visit SmarterBank.com.

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