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NEWS RELEASE

Communications and Marketing Office
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900

For more information, contact:
Pam Small
Phone: 386-226-6157
Fax: 386-226-6158
Contact: Mary Van Buren
Phone: 386-226-6525

Embry-Riddle and Leading Aviation/Aerospace and High-Tech Employers Host Career Expo

Embry-Riddle-Sponsored Event One of Nation’s Largest Dedicated to Aviation/Aerospace and Related Technologies Careers

Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2008 -- Jobseekers are invited to expand their horizons at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s 2008 Industry/Career Expo, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, attracting top employers in aviation, aerospace, business, engineering, and other high-tech fields.

Representatives of more than 100 employers from across the nation are scheduled to participate, including AirSur, American Eagle Airlines, Baker Hughes, The Boeing Company, the Central Intelligence Agency, HSBC, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, NetJets, Southwest Airlines, United Space Alliance, and Volvo Aero Services.

The Career Expo will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 5-6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ICI Center at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. The annual event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s Career Services Office.

“We expect a strong turnout at this year’s Expo,” says Lisa Scott Kollar, Career Services executive director. “We’re pleased with the quality of companies exhibiting at the event and expect a fantastic opportunity for our students, alumni, and visitors. Job candidates from all levels of experience and backgrounds are welcome to discuss career options with a full range of industry leaders.”

For information about advertising and sponsorship opportunities, or to exhibit, contact Adriana Hall, Career Services, at (386) 226-7018 or adriana.hall@erau.edu. Additional details are online at www.erau.edu/career/expo/.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs, with accreditation pending for Embry-Riddle’s first doctoral programs, in Aviation and in Engineering Physics. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.