WHAT: The College Board, a not-for-profit membership association comprised of schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions, will seek recommendations on ways to improve federal financial aid accessibility from local students, educators, researchers and policymakers in a town hall meeting. Scheduled panelists include: David B. Ashley, UNLV President; Norm Bedford, UNLV Director of Financial Aid; Adam Cronis UNLV Student Body President; Sandy Baum, senior policy analyst for The College Board and economics professor at Skidmore College; David A. Longanecker, president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education; Jane Nichols, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the Nevada System of Higher Education; Arthur Byrd, Vice President for Student Affairs of the College of Southern Nevada; Brian C. Myli; Clark County School District counselor specialist, Tony F. Sanchez III, senior vice president of NV Energy.

WHEN/ Tuesday, May 19 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Student Union Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

MEDIA: This event is not open to the public. Media are invited. Please RSVP to Becky Fleischauer at The College Board, (484) 844-2996 or becky@navigatorcommunications.com. For interviews with UNLV representatives, contact Afsha Bawany. For more information, please see www.collegeboard.com/rethinkingstudentaid.

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UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution of 28,000 students and 3,300 faculty and staff. Founded in 1957, the university offers more than 220 undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs. UNLV is located on a 332-acre campus in dynamic Southern Nevada and is classified in the category of Research Universities (high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.