Marquette to Host Mayor Barrett’s Summer Jobs Participants During College and Career Fair this Friday, August 11 Students will learn preparation for careers in science, technology, engineering and math from local businesses, college admissions counselors and hands-on learning labs Released: Aug. 10, 2006 Marquette University Contact: Brigid O'Brien Miller 414-288-7445 brigid.miller@marquette.edu Mayor Barrett's Office Contact: Eileen Force 414-286-8504 eforce@milwaukee.gov Nearly 500 Milwaukee high school students from Mayor Tom Barrett’s summer jobs program will participate in a college and career fair at Marquette University on Friday, Aug. 11.  The event will bring together more than 20 local businesses including Accenture, Direct Supply, GE Healthcare, Harley Davidson, Rockwell Automation and others who will talk to students about careers in science, technology, engineering and math.  The students visit also visit hands-on learning labs throughout the Marquette campus and have the opportunity to speak with area college admissions professionals. ***PHOTO OPPORTUNITY***   Media are invited to talk to students at one of the learning labs as they experience the world f the stock market and investment trading in the Applied Investment Management Trading Room. This state-of-the-art research lab includes a real-time stock and news ticker, two wide LCD monitors connected to CNBC and 12 networked workstations.  The students will be learning about the high-paced world of Wall Street stock trading. WHO: More than 500 participants in Mayor Barrett’s Summer Jobs program WHAT: College and career fair at Marquette University WHEN: Friday, August 11, 2006 at 1:45 p.m. WHERE: Applied Investment Management Trading Room Straz Hall (College of Business Administration), Room 370 606 N. 13th Street ***Media parking is available in Lot J, entered off of 11th St. between Clybourn St. and Wisconsin Ave.                                                                                Office of Marketing and Communication Contacts Brigid O'Brien Miller Director of University Communication Phone: (414) 288-7445 Send e-mail