STUDENTS INVITED TO ATTEND WEST POINT PRESENTATION – Aug. 5, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Motivated high school students interested in top-tier college and career opportunities available from West Point and ROTC are encouraged to attend presentations Aug. 21-30 in various northeast locations.

Location dates and times:
            Friday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at Syracuse University, N.Y.
            Saturday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Rochester Institute of Technology, N.Y.
            Sunday, Aug. 23 at noon at Niagara University, N.Y.
            Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. at St. Bonaventure University, N.Y.
            Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. at Penn State University, Pa.
            Friday, Aug. 28 at 4:30 p.m. at the Army Experience Center in the Franklin Hills Mall, Pa.
            Saturday, Aug. 29 at 1 p.m. at Princeton University, N.J.
            Sunday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. at Drexel University, Pa.

Representatives from West Point, ROTC and Army Recruiting will lead the program.  Those attending will learn about a full range of college options and the many ways they can become a leader of character as an Army Officer.  The presentation will include videos clips, briefings about ROTC and the West Point experience, advice on how to be competitive for admission and an informal question and answer period.  At the conclusion of the session, students will have the opportunity to speak individually with officers and cadets. 

“Students will learn why West Point or ROTC may be the opportunity of their lifetime,” said Second Lt. Spencer Garrison, West Point Class of 2009 and event coordinator.  “As a cadet you can develop your full academic, physical and leadership potential with a fully funded, top-tier college education, advanced military training and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.” 

About West Point
West Point, The U.S. Military Academy, is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering. Its mission remains constant-to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu