WHEN:       Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:    NDSU Renaissance Hall (Downtown), 650 NP Avenue, Fargo, ND

·      Ground Level Gallery

WHO:         Announcements and comments by:

·      Edna Mora Szymanski – MSUM President & Tri-College Board Chair

·      Dennis Millirons – President, Sanford Medical Center - Fargo

·      Mary Batcheller - Director of Business Development - Greater Fargo-Moorhead EDC                   

·      Campus partners from Concordia College, Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University

WHAT:       Press Conference

·      Tri-College University will announce a new collaboration to offer a first-in-the-nation academic program for Tri-College University students attending Concordia, MSUM and NDSU.

·      Sanford Medical Center will announce their involvement in the new program and how it aligns with their mission and our regional needs.

Contact:  Sonia Hohnadel, Tri-College University             701.231.9731