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JULY 2003

Con Edison Awards Grant to College of New Rochelle
Funds Will Benefit Rosa Parks Campus in Harlem

The College of New Rochelle's School of New Resources (SNR) announced that the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. has awarded a grant to the Access Center at the Rosa Parks Campus in Harlem. The funds will be used to enhance technology infrastructure, purchase new equipment and software, and provide ongoing maintenance and training for faculty and students. In recognition of this generous gift, this facility will be renamed the Con Edison Access Center.

"SNR Access Centers provide academic tutoring and college and career counseling to prospective and enrolled adult students," said Elza Dinwiddie-Boyd, Dean of SNR. "These centers play an important role in helping students develop communication skills, problem-solving skills, mathematical skills and technological literacy. We are delighted that Con Ed has decided to invest in our Harlem campus with their generous gift."

"One of the priorities of Con Edison is to look for ways to make a difference in the communities we serve," said Frances A. Resheske, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Con Edison. "We are well aware of the role SNR's Access Centers play in helping non-traditional students reach their educational aspirations, and are delighted that we can help future students in the Harlem community with this grant to SNR."

The Rosa Parks Campus Access Center supports approximately 600 enrolled and 200 prospective students. The student body at this campus is 94% African-American and 6% Hispanic. Almost 90% of the campus population is female and the majority of students are the first in their families to attend college.

The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. Today, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and the Graduate School. The main campus of the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of New York City. The College maintains six other campus locations in New York City.#

Visit the College's website at www.cnr.edu.

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