Melissa Padisak, assistant director of the Better Business Bureau of Youngstown, Ohio, will speak at the Westminster College "Get Real" session Thursday, March 1, at 12:15 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Club Room.

"She will present Deal or No Deal?" said Jackie Meade, director of the Westminster College Career Center and coordinator of this event. "She will tell students how to be informed and smart shoppers."

The "Get Real" life preparation series was developed to acquaint students with information about life after college. It will provide advice about financial planning, banking, purchases, medical care issues and options, consumer and personal legal matters, comparative shopping, understanding labels, reading maps, apartment and house hunting tips, outdoor activities, and how to avoid finding Mr./Ms. Wrong.

"Our goal is to open students' eyes about what to expect after graduation, the nuances of life that are not typically covered in the formal classroom," said Dr. Neal Edman, dean of student affairs at Westminster College.

Contact Meade at (724) 946-7343 or e-mail meadelb@westminster.edu for more information.

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