Brooklyn, NY – February 1, 2005 – St. Joseph’s College announced today that it is the recipient of a grant from Con Edison for improvements for its biology laboratories on the College’s Brooklyn campus.

"With Con Edison’s generous help we are able to continue to provide our students with the state-of-the-art technology they need to become skilled scientific learners in today’s ever changing and competitive educational environment," said S. Elizabeth A. Hill, CSJ, JD, president of St. Joseph’s. "We are proud to join forces with a company as prominent as Con Edison and we thank them for their support."

Each newly enhanced laboratory will include: · An LCD projection system that contains VHS, DVD, satellite programming and a video media system that houses a satellite receiver and fiber-optic media converters to allow for flexible, multimedia use of classroom spaces. · A dynamic and integrated teacher station with Internet access, DVD player, CD burner, scanner and printer · Electronic smartboards to enable translation of written instruction to the computer screen · NetOp software, which will enable students to view simultaneously on their individual computer screens material that instructors write on the smartboards.

"Con Edison has long been committed to philanthropic efforts throughout our service," said Frances A. Resheske, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs of Con Edison. "We are honored to support St. Joseph’s College as it leads students and faculty into the twenty-first century with the latest technological and scientific resources."

About Con Edison Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies with $10 billion in annual revenues and approximately $22 billion in assets. The utility provides electric, gas and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York. For additional financial, operations and customer service information, visit Con Edison’s Web site at http://www.coned.com.

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, Long Island, the College offers degrees in 21 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Adult and Professional Education. Graduate degrees are also offered including an Executive MBA, a Master of Science in Management, and a Master of Arts in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education.