CSCA Fall Conference 2009 Exhibitors

Anna Maria College
Meghan McDonough
50 Sunset Lane, Paxton, MA 01612
(508)849-3360 Fax: (508)849-3362
www.annamaria.edu
 
Anna Maria College is a four-year, private, co-ed, Catholic, liberal arts institution accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Founded by the Sisters of Saint Anne in 1946, the College is located on a beautiful 192-acre campus in Paxton, MA minutes from Worcester, MA.  AMC provides quality programs that integrate liberal education and professional preparation that is committed to the fundamental value of liberal arts and sciences education rooted in the traditions of the Sisters of Saint Anne. AMC is a close-knit community with small class sizes that allow for mentor relationships to develop between faculty members and students.

Army ROTC
Maj. Glenn Colby
362 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT  06269
(860) 486-6081 Fax: (860) 486-6078
www.armyrotc.uconn.edu
 
ARMY ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) is one of the best leadership courses in the country and is part of your college curriculum. During classes, leadership labs, physical training and field training exercises,  you will learn firsthand what it takes to lead others, motivate groups and conduct missions as an Officer in the Army. Upon graduation from ARMY ROTC, you will earn the bar of a Second Lieutenant and be commissioned into the Active Army, Army Reserves or the Army National Guard and become a leader for life.
 
 
Barnum Financial/MetLife
Luciana Vitti
225 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905
(203)658-1968 Fax: (203) 658-1999
 
Barnum Financial Group is MetLife’s #1 office, with its headquarters in Shelton, Connecticut.  Besides offering access to a wide variety of planning, investment and insurance services, we offer specialized services in late stage college payment strategy.  We help families who may not qualify for adequate need based aid take advantage of all available planning techniques to reduce the cost of college to the absolute minimum.  Come see us to provide on-site education to your college bound families on college funding ideas!!!
 

 
Becker College
Mike Perron
61 Sever Street, Worcester, MA
(508) 373-9400 Fax: (508) 890-1500
www.becker.edu
 
Becker College is a private, co-educational college with campuses located in both Worcester and Leicester, MA. Approximately 1600 students study at the college; programs include Animal Science, Business, Early Childhood/Elementary Education, Nursing, Pre-Law, Criminal Justice, Computer Game Design/Development, Graphic/Interior Design, Exercise Science and Equine Studies.  Becker varsity sports compete at the Division III level in the New England Collegiate Conference.

Bridges Transitions
Pam Hemphill
3534 Hayden Avenue, Culver City, CA  90232
(800) 281-1168 Fax: (888) 349-3437
www.bridges.com
 
Bridges Transitions of Xap Corporation offers comprehensive career and education planning online solutions for K-12 and postsecondary students. Understanding one size does not fit all, Bridges offers developmentally appropriate career development products for all grade levels – elementary, middle, high school and postsecondary.  Let us show you how our middle school Choices Explorer and high school Choices Planner features correlate to ASCA Academic and Career Development Standards, a critical component to a comprehensive career development system.  Try Bridges for ready-to-use products rich with career information and college search features and connectivity from assessments to careers to colleges.

Cardigan Mountain School Summer Session
Brian Tureck
62 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603)523-3526 Fax: (603) 523-3565
Website: www.cardigan.org
 
A coed, boarding and day program from 3rd – 9th grade combining recreation with academic review and enrichment.  Students participate in recreational activities, all-campus events, “Green and White” competitions, guest performances, and campfires on our lakeside campus.  June 26 – August 5, 2009. Contact Brian Tureck, Director at (603) 523-3526 or at btureck@cardigan.org.
 

Career Cruising
Cindy Wong
1867 Yonge Street, Suite 1002, Toronto, ON M4S 1Y5
(800) 965-8541 Ext. 133 Fax: (416) 463-0938
www.careercruising.com
 
Career Cruising is a user-friendly online career guidance system used at over 14,000 sites across North America. The system includes career assessment tools, over 500 occupational profiles, comprehensive postsecondary information, student portfolios and a course planner module that integrates with your student information system.
 
 

Central Connecticut State University
Larry Hall
1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050
(860) 832-2298 Fax: (860) 832-2285
www.ccsu.edu
 
Central Connecticut State University is a comprehensive liberal arts public university located on a beautiful 165 acre suburban campus in New Britain, CT.   Comprising five schools, Arts & Sciences; Business; Education & Professional Studies; Engineering & Technology; and Graduate Studies, CCSU offers 100 majors in ore than 80 fields of study.  Our undergraduate curriculum is nationally honored by the Princeton Review as one of the “Best Northeastern Colleges,” “America’s Best Value Colleges” and by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, as a Leadership Institution.  Over 85 percent of our graduates remain in Connecticut, contributing to the intellectual cultural and economic well-being of our state and establishing a thriving network to accommodate our future alumni.
 

 
College Living Experience
Amy Radochonski
7150 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite J
Columbia, MD  21046
(800) 486-5058  Fax: (443) 539-2351
www.experiencecle.com
 
College Living Experience (CLE) is a post-secondary program for students who require additional support with academic, social and independent living skills. CLE provides intensive assistance to students with varying abilities seeking a degree or technical certificate.
Contact : National Admissions 1-800-486-5058.

Connecticut Business & Industry Association
Mary deManbey
350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 244-1900 Fax: (860) 278-8562
www.cbia.com
 
Established in 1983, CBIA's Education Foundation is a nonprofit affiliate of CBIA whose mission is to help develop a skilled, knowledgeable workforce in Connecticut. The foundation works by strengthening educational policies and practices, stimulating career development and exploration, and promoting job training to match employer needs. Grants and public-private partnerships have enabled us to create and administer programs that increase academic excellence and rigor, develop students' employability skills and provide them with exposure to industry practices through school-to-career activities.
 
 

Connecticut State University System
Bernard Kavaler
39 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 493-0000 Fax: (860) 493-0026
www.ct.edu
 
The Connecticut State University System (CSUS) —Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Connecticut State Universities — is the state’s largest university system, with more than 36,000 students. CSUS offers high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 160 subject areas. Great education, great value: CSUS universities offer the lowest tuition of any four-year public university in Connecticut and are easily accessible in New Britain, Willimantic, New Haven and Danbury.  New dual admission program with Connecticut Community Colleges.  Undergraduate and graduate enrollment at an all-time high.  More information at www.ct.edu
 
 

Eastern Connecticut State University
Angela Krok
83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 465-5021 Fax: (860) 465-5544
www.easternct.edu
 
Eastern Connecticut State University is the state’s public liberal arts university. As a predominantly undergraduate institution, Eastern develops outstanding students who integrate learning with expertise in their chosen fields of study for both civic and career success in a highly technological and rapidly changing world. Eastern offers a wide range of undergraduate majors in the arts and sciences and professional studies, and selected graduate programs, encompassing interdisciplinary and integrated approaches to teaching and learning. The Eastern experience affords students the opportunity to acquire knowledge, values and skills necessary to pursue meaningful careers and advanced study, become productive members of their communities, and embrace lifelong learning. The University strives to be a model community of learners of different ages from diverse cultural, racial and social backgrounds.

Educational Media Corporation
Don Sorenson
PO Box 21311, Minneapolis, MN 55421
(763) 781-0088 Fax: (763) 781-7753
www.educationalmedia.com

 
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Michele Burles
919 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015
(800) 624-1200
www.fidm.edu
 
FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is a private, co-educational, specialized two-year, three-year, and four-year college with campuses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego, California.  Accredited by WASC and NASAD, FIDM offers degree programs for first-time college students, transfer students, and college graduates that lead to careers in the Fashion, Graphics, Interior Design, and Entertainment industries.
 

 
Goodwin College
Nick Lentino
One Riverside Drive, East Hartford, CT 06118
(800) 889-3282 Fax: (860) 291-9550
www.goodwin.edu
 
Goodwin College has a nursing program that is second only to the University of Connecticut in the number of registered nurses trained each year.  Goodwin College’s student body reflects the diversity of the communities it serves.  Specializing in career-focused education, Goodwin College attracts students from a broad range of backgrounds, from recent high school graduates to those who have attended college in the past. Many graduates find successful employment in their fields of choice with the help of the college’s counseling and career services staff.  The new $38 million campus center opened in January 2009 and Goodwin College plans a 700-acre riverside park and wildlife area for community enjoyment.

 
Home Builders Institute
C. Deanna Lewis
1201 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 266-8927 Fax: (202) 266-8999
www.buildingcareers.org       
 
Home Builders Institute (HBI), the workforce development arm of the 200,000 member National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of education and training programs serving the needs of the residential construction industry. Career exploration assistance, industry-education partnership development and standards-based instructional materials (including instructor and student certification) are among the vast offerings of HBI.  HBI’s programming allows individuals the opportunity to see the benefits of embarking on the challenging and profitable career paths that the industry has to offer.  Visit us on the web at www.buildingcareers.org.
 

 
New England Institute of Technology
Erin Flynn
2500 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886
(800) 736-7744 Fax: (401) 732-9792
www.neit.edu
 
As the leader in technical career education in Southeastern New England, New England Tech is a private, non-profit technical college offering Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in over 30 programs. Each one has been thoughtfully designed with input from both educators and industry experts.  The focus at New England Tech is to give each student a solid balance: a base of analytical skills with hands-on training. Most of our Associate’s Degree programs can be completed in as little as 18 months and our Bachelor’s Degree programs in as little as 3 years. Today, enrollment has grown to 3,000 students.
 

 
Purple Umbrella.com
Debbie Wolf
PO Box 395, Needham, MA 02494
(781) 449-0630
www.purpleumbrella.com
 
Unique hand-made jewelry.  “Many artists under one umbrella”
 

 
Quinnipiac University
Carla Knowlton
275 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518
(203)582-8600 Fax: (203) 582-8906
www.quinnipiac.edu
 
Three settings, one University sums up the 600 acre campus. With 5700 full time undergraduate students have range of opportunities and access to state-of-the-art facilities such as the Financial Technology Center, simulation labs in the health sciences, fully digital high-definition production studio, a 24x7 library with team study rooms and individual study areas, and the well known Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. Fifty undergraduate majors and 20 graduate programs in Business, Communications, Education, Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences and Law. Quinnipiac is very residential with 95% of the freshmen class of 1600 living on campus. The nearby York Hill campus adds upper-class housing options, a student center, parking garage, and the TD Bank Sports Center for ice hockey and basketball. The 104 acre North Haven campus for juniors, seniors and graduate students in Health Sciences adds extensive facilities in the health care fields. Division I athletics, intramurals, recreation, student interest organizations, and an active student government provide a well rounded experience.
 

Sacred Heart University
Kenneth Higgins
5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT 06825
(203) 610-9388 Fax: (203) 365-7607
www.sacredheart.edu
 
At Sacred Heart, we not only prepare students for the future, but also give them a deeper appreciation of who they are – and all they can be. Through our distinctive mission and commitment to leadership in Catholic higher education, we help students help others.  And, together, we make a difference in the world.  Our vision is to shape graduates knowledgeable of self, rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to social and civic obligations and able to respond to an ever-changing world. And we enthusiastically welcome those who share these ideals to learn more and apply for admission.
 

Saint Joseph College
Saren Cassotto
1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 231-5384 Fax: (860) 231-5744
www.sjc.edu
 
At Saint Joseph College, students explore and expand their potential in a welcoming community that offers personal attention and academically challenging programs to individuals who want to succeed and make a difference in society.
 

Stonewall Speakers
Kerry Kozaczuk
PO Box 6133, Hamden, CT 06517
(860) 597-6472
www.stonewallspeakers.org
 
Stonewall Speakers, a program of Connecticut Stonewall Foundation, Inc., is a speaker's bureau comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and their allies, who give their hearts, time and travel expenses to help eliminate hate.  Speaking engagements generally include two or more panelists and combine personal life stories with a question and answer session. We speak to thousands of youth and adults annually.
 

Stony Brook University
Christopher D’Orso
18 Administration Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794-1901
(631) 632-6875 Fax: (631) 632-9898
www.stonybrook.edu
 
From its beginnings a half-century ago, Stony Brook University has been characterized by innovation, energy and progress, transforming the lives of people who earn degrees, work and make groundbreaking discoveries here. A dramatic trajectory of growth has turned us into an internationally recognized research institution that is changing the world.  Stony Brook’s research extends from its 1,100 acre campus on Long Island’s North Shore – encompassing the main academic areas, an 8,300 seat stadium and sports complex, a performing arts center, Stony Brook University Medical Center, the Health Sciences Center, and the Veterans Home – to Stony Brook Manhattan, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the new Stony Brook Southampton campus on Long Island’s East End.
 

Suffolk University
John Hamel
8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108
(617) 573-8749 Fax: (617) 557-1574
www.suffolk.edu
 
Suffolk University, like its home city of Boston, is alive with intellectual and cultural vigor. Here the emphasis is on teaching, scholarship, and community. Suffolk is a four-year private university with 5,000 undergraduates offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 70 areas of study through its College of Arts and Sciences, Sawyer Business School, and Law School. With campuses on three continents—in Boston; Madrid, Spain; and Dakar, Senegal—as well as satellite locations in Eastern Massachusetts, Suffolk has expanded its founding vision of opportunity to a global stage.
 

The Boomerang Project
Carolyn Hill
PO Box 600, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
(800) 688-7578 Fax: (831) 471-9616
www.boomerangproject.com
 
We are the boomerang project. Together we reach out to over 2000 schools and 6000 educators who are all united in a single purpose: to make schools great, safe and connected places for kids to learn.     
 

The Oliverian School
Carl Lovejoy
PO Box 98, Haverhill, NH 03765
(603) 989-5368 Ext. 7101
Fax: (603) 989-3055
www.oliverianschool.org
 
Nestled on a 1,800-acre campus in beautiful Northern New Hampshire, The Oliverian School provides an inspiring, supportive, and challenging educational alternative for students in grades 9-12. Here in the mountains of New Hampshire, in a unique school environment that combines stewardship, academics, and adventure, students who march to the beat of their own drummer will find support, inspiration, challenge, and success.
 

 
The Renfrew Center
Elly Sidel
436 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 918-4466 Fax: (203) 563-9936
www.renfrewcenter.com
 
The Renfrew Center has been a pioneer in eating disorder treatment and research since 1985. Over 50,000 women have passed through its doors and The Renfrew Center Foundation has trained nearly 20,000 professionals. The Renfrew Centers accept most insurance and provide a comprehensive range of services in Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Maryland. For additional information about Renfrew programs and services, call 1-800-RENFREW or visit www.renfrewcenter.com     
 

Universal Technical Institute
Scott Hill
1 Upland Road, Norwood, MA 02062
Eastern CT Admissions (860) 779-2190
Western CT Admissions: (845) 306-7126
www.uti.edu
 
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is Industry’s Choice in training professional technicians for the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine industries. With modern campuses from coast to coast, UTI provides hands-on training using current technology and a fast-track alternative to traditional post-secondary education. UTI maintains relationships with the world’s top manufacturers, and with ASCA and the STEM Education Coalition.  STEM skills and job-specific professional skills are interwoven throughout the UTI curriculum to ensure we continually deliver high standards of learning.  We don’t just train students for a job; we prepare them for a lifelong career. Stop by to learn more!