NEWS RELEASE

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

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Phone: 386-226-6157
Fax: 386-226-6158
Contact: Mary Van Buren
Phone: 386-226-6525

Major Employers Scheduled for Embry-Riddle Industry/Career Expo

Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 10, 2005 -- More than 80 employers in aviation/aerospace, business, engineering, and high-technology fields will be on hand to talk with jobseekers at the 2005 Industry/Career Expo at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

The Expo, sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s Career Services Office, is free and open to the public and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Thursday, Oct. 27, in the university’s ICI Center, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach. The Expo will be held during Homecoming Week, which culminates in Embry-Riddle’s Florida SkyFest airshow Oct. 29-30.

“I’m extremely pleased with the planning progress of the 2005 Industry/Career Expos at Embry-Riddle,” said Lisa Scott Kollar, university director of Career Services. “We will have one of the strongest turnouts at our residential campuses since 2000, but what’s even more exciting is the quality of the companies seeking our graduates. There will be lots of opportunities in the area of co-ops, internships, and full-time jobs for students and alumni.”

Jobseekers may explore careers and interview with employers from across the nation, including Aviall, Boeing, Gulfstream Aerospace, NetJets, United States Aviation Underwriters, and UPS. Airlines, such as ATA, Colgan, JetBlue, and Southwest, will also be represented.

Local exhibitors include AFLAC, Air-Sur, Phoenix East Aviation, Pilot Provider, and SMART.

Exhibit spaces are still available. For more information on the Expo, or for exhibitor registration, contact Adriana Hall in Career Services at (386) 226-7018 or luz.hall@erau.edu.

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 and meets the needs of students and industry through educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 30,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through distance learning.