PATCHOGUE, NY – DECEMBER 29, 2007 – The Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education (LIRACHE), in conjunction with Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton), invites you to learn how to pay for your child’s college education at a Financial Aid Information Seminar hosted by St. Joseph’s College on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, a snow date has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

The Financial Aid Information Seminar will include a keynote presentation by Congressman Tim Bishop and will be followed by panel discussions with financial aid professionals from 19 colleges and universities from across Long Island. A reception and a resource expo will conclude the evening.

To reserve your spot and be entered to win a raffle prize, please R.S.V.P. by January 4, 2008 at (631) 632-6586 or email faseminar@sjcny.edu. The Long Island Campus of St. Joseph’s College is located at 155 W. Roe Blvd. in Patchogue, and is accessible via the South Service Road of Sunrise Highway, just east of Exit 52 (Waverly Avenue).

ABOUT LIRACHE

LIRACHE is an organization composed of 19 institutions of higher learning on Long Island. Participating member institutions include, Adelphi University, Briarcliffe College, Dowling College, Five Towns College, Hofstra University, Long Island University, Molloy College, Nassau Community College, New York Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University, Queens College, St. Joseph’s College, Suffolk Community College, Farmingdale State College, Stony Brook University, SUNY College at Old Westbury, SUNY Empire State College, Touro Law School and Webb Institute.

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Suffolk, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 22 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.

ABOUT CONGRESSMAN TIM BISHOP

Congressman Bishop served Southampton College for twenty-nine years in various capacities including financial aid officer and Provost. He has been among the strongest advocates in Congress for college affordability and helped write key provisions of new legislation signed into law this year which made the single largest investment in college financial aid since the 1944 GI Bill, helping millions of students and families pay for college – and doing so at no new cost to taxpayers.