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Tutoring & Mentoring in Diverse Settings Addressed at Conference
FOR A.M. RELEASE: Monday, March 27, 2000
HARTFORD, March 27 - Helping tutors and
mentors do their jobs in a variety of settings is the focus of the 4th annual
conference to be conducted by the Connecticut Commission on National and Community Service
on Thursday, March 30 at the Marriott Hotel in Rocky Hill.
More than 200 professionals and practitioners are expected to attend the day-long
conference which starts at 9:00 a.m. with a series of workshops on helping persons of all
ages, mentoring women toward leadership positions, and tutoring techniques in literacy.
Featured presenters include representatives from schools, businesses, and community-based
organizations who serve in a wide range of mentoring and tutoring programs in Connecticut.
After lunch, State Representative William R. Dyson (D-94), chair of the Connecticut
Commission on National and Community Service, will recognize John J. Armstrong,
Commissioner of Corrections, for his leadership in promoting the Governor’s State
Employee Mentoring Program. The program is administered by Big Brothers Big Sisters and
the Connecticut Commission on National and Community Service.
In a statement to be read at the conference, Governor John G. Rowland commends
Commissioner Armstrong for his "outstanding job of promoting the State Employee
Mentoring campaign. Mentoring programs enrich the participants and make a tremendous
difference in the lives of young people. Fourteen Department of Corrections employees
already have been matched with 14 at-risk children. The Department’s work to help the
program grow stands as an example to our other agencies."
For more information or to attend the conference, please call Susan Pokorski at
947-1827.
Contact: Connie Fraser
(860)947-1801
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