FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2001 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 SEMINAR TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES THAT CORPORATE UNIVERSITIES USE TO DELIVER EDUCATION SOLUTIONS Jeanne C. Meister, president of Corporate University XChange Inc., will conduct at day-long seminar on Corporate Universities: Strategies and Solutions at Drake University on Tuesday, July 24. Meister is the author of "Corporate Universities: Lessons in Building a World-Class Workforce." "This seminar offers a rare opportunity to learn first-hand the strategies used by leading corporate universities to deliver education solutions," said Thomas Westbrook, associate professor of education at Drake University. "It's designed to help training and development professionals, human resources professionals, distance learning professionals, performance consultants and anyone with responsibility for staying on the cutting edge of learning best practices in their organization." The seminar, sponsored by Drake and the Central Iowa chapter of ASTD, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Drake's Olmsted Center, 29th Street and University Avenue. The cost is $195 for non-members of ASTD and $155 for ASTD members, Drake students and organizations registering five or more people. For more information and registration, call Rowena Crosbie at (515) 221-2318, ext. 202, or send an e-mail message to rcrosbie@tero.com or thomas.westbrook@drake.edu.