FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
DATE:  June 29, 2006       
CONTACT: Adrian Garcia, Admission Counselor, (361) 825-2249; or Melissa Goonan, Public Affairs Manager,
(361) 825-2337, cell (361) 813-6409 

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Who:          50-70 Middle School and High School Migrant Students and their Parents; and Professor from
                  each of the five Colleges
 
What:         Corpus Christi Independent School District Title I Migrant Education Migrant Campus Tour
 
When:        Friday June 30 All Presentations will be done in English and Spanish  

      • Lecture Presentation by a Representative of each College, Center for Instruction building, Room 113 Lecture Hall from 9 to 10 a.m.
      • Tour of the Nursing Lab, Science and Technology Building, 3rd floor from 10 to 11:40 a.m.
      • Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Book Fair, Math and Science Resource Center adjacent to the Early Childhood Development Center from 10 to 11:40 a.m.

Migrant Program Brings Middle and High School Students to A&M-Corpus Christi for a Tour of the Campus and Book Fair
Presentations will be conducted in English and Spanish
 
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will host a visit for middle school and high school students and their parents that are part of Corpus Christi Independent School Districts Migrant Education Program on Friday, June 30 from 9 to 11:40 a.m. beginning in the Center for Instruction building, Room 113.

A professor from each college will present information in both Spanish and English about how to prepare for college. Following the presentation, the students will receive a tour of the campus and will conclude their visit with a Reading is Fundamental (RIF) book fair held at the Math and Science Resource Center. Each family member will receive 2 new books. The goal of the book fair is to create a library in the student’s homes.