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Governor Strickland and U.S. Representative Tim Ryan to Participate in Eastern Gateway Community College Grand Opening

For Immediate Release | September 9, 2009

Who: Governor Ted Strickland; United States Representative Tim Ryan; Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut; additional University System of Ohio and civic partners involved with bringing community college education to the Eastern Ohio/Mahoning Valley region.
What: Governor Strickland, Congressman Tim Ryan and Chancellor Fingerhut will host a press conference at the grand opening of The Valley Center for Eastern Gateway Community College.  In partnership with Forum Health Medical Center, The Valley Center is one of six locations from which Eastern Gateway Community College will operate to make it easier for Ohioans in Eastern Ohio and the Mahoning Valley to obtain a quality education and develop the skills they need for jobs in a modern economy.
Where:

The Valley Center
Eastern Gateway Community College
Forum Health Northside Medical Center
500 Gypsy Lane
Youngstown, Ohio 44501

When: Monday, September 14, 2009
9 a.m. – tour of facility
10 a.m. – press conference

Contact: Michael Chaney, Chief Communications Officer, Ohio Board of Regents
Office: (614) 752-9480 Cell: (614) 633-5909
E-mail: mchaney@regents.state.oh.us

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