FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                      

                                                                                                     February 14, 2002

Event:            2 + 2 Signing Ceremony

Date:                Friday, February 15, 2002

Time:               11:00 a.m.

Location:   India Center*, South Charleston, West Virginia

Purpose:    Agreement between Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College and Concord College will benefit residents in southern West Virginia.

Participants:               Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College President Joanne Tomblin, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Merle Dempsey; Concord College President Jerry Beasley, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Robert Whittinghill.

          For more information, call 1-304-384-5288 / 5211 or e-mail pr_marketing@concord.edu.

*Directions To The India Center:                    From I-64: Take the Oakwood Road exit, turn right onto Corridor G (Route 119), proceed approximately 4 miles. Just past Trace Fork Shopping Center and just before Southridge Shopping Center (Sam's - Wal-Mart), you will see Nationwide Insurance on hill to your left. At the stoplight, take a right turn onto Green Road. The India Center is the red brick building on the left.
From Logan & Madison Area: Take Corridor G (Route 119), to Charleston. Pass the Southridge Shopping Center (Sam's - Wal-Mart); take a left turn onto Green Road. The India Center is the red brick building on the left.