June 29, 2009
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact for media only:
Scott Roark
Cal Poly Public Affairs
805-756-6530
sroark@calpoly.edu
Press Conference with Congresswoman Lois Capps to Highlight Funding
from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on July 2
TO: News Editors, Photo Editors, Assignment Editors and Reporters
WHO: Cal Poly professors, students and Congresswoman Lois Capps
WHAT: A press conference that will highlight funding rewards from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, July 2
WHERE: Alumni House, Cal Poly campus
BACKGROUND:
Cal Poly professors and students have received more than half a million dollars in economic recovery funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to help support research and teaching opportunities at the university over the next two years. Congresswoman Lois Capps will hear from professors and students about the importance of the recovery funding.
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