For Immediate Release:                                                       

January 29, 2010

Contact:         Michael Mershon

(202) 225-6101

Pat Samson, Dean College

(508) 541-1668

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***

U.S. REP. JIM MCGOVERN IN ATTLEBORO, FRANKLIN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1^ST

            The following is the public schedule for U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) in Attleboro and Franklin on Monday, February 1^st.  The event is open to the media:

4:15 – 5:00 p.m.

Visit / Funding Announcement at Dean College

Library Learning Commons

School Street, Franklin

Rep McGovern will visit Dean College’s Library Learning Commons to view Dean's cutting edge program to accelerate learning for all students.  McGovern recently secured $150,000 in federal funding to embed the skills necessary to compete in the 21^st century workforce into the curriculum.

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