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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
March 1, 2013 Craig McCarthy, Media Specialist
(262) 243-4390 or craig.mccarthy@cuw.edu
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN WELCOMES THE MEQUON
MAYORAL CANDIDATES FOR EVENINGS OF Q&A WITH THE PUBLIC
MEQUON, Wis. – With the Mequon mayoral election now only weeks away, Concordia
University Wisconsin (CUW) will be hosting the two candidates in the race, on separate
occasions, for an evening of Q&A with CUW students, staff, faculty, and the general
public.
Dan Abendroth, current 1st
District Alderman in Mequon, will visit CUW on
Wed., March 6th
from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Lake Shore Room. Current Mequon
Mayor and Executive Dean of CUW’s School of Pharmacy, Curt Gielow, will answers
questions Wed., March 20th
from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Albrecht Lounge of the new
Student Center on CUW’s campus.
“We are calling these two events ‘Meet and Greet,’” says student Jason
Schneider, president of the Concordia Republicans at CUW. “The candidates will be
talking about their backgrounds and why they are running. They will also answer
questions and personally meet with people after each of their events,” Schneider added.
For more information on either of these dates, contact Jason Schneider at
jason.schneider1@cuw.edu.
Founded in 1881, Concordia University Wisconsin’s main campus is located on
200 acres of beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline at 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive, Mequon.
The University and its 10 educational centers and classroom locations are home to 7,751
undergraduate and graduate, traditional, as well as non-traditional students from 46 states
and 28 foreign countries. The University offers more than 69 undergraduate majors, 14
master’s degree programs, and doctoral degrees in Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, and
Nursing Practice. The University also offers a variety of adult learning opportunities.

2. The University is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and is a
member of the Concordia University System, a nationwide network of colleges and
universities. For more information on Concordia University Wisconsin, contact the
university at (262) 243-4300 or visit their Web site at www.cuw.edu.
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