CampusEngine.com Tops 1.5 Million Students Served on Client Campuses.Business Editors/Web & E-Commerce Writers FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 CampusEngine.com, the leader in helping campus newspapers establish and grow Internet portal sites, announced today that it now is partnering with 72 campus newspapers serving a total of more than 1.5 million students in 29 states. CampusEngine.com, the only provider of web publishing and comprehensive portal technology and training to college newspapers, now has contracts with 72 campus newspapers to provide its comprehensive CampusEngine.com Solution. CampusEngine.com provides businesses looking to reach the lucrative college market the most comprehensive marketing package available today, including online advertising and campus promotion and support opportunities. More than a third of the campus newspapers serving the 100 largest campuses in the country are partnering with CampusEngine.com. "These newspapers are creating new media organizations that will be the premier places for campus information online and offline," said CampusEngine.com President and CEO Jack Crawford. "Each of these unique sites will set the standard for their campus and will draw together their communities. Together, this network of campus sites will provide businesses with an exceptional vehicle to reach the college market." The latest campus newspapers to partner with CampusEngine.com include those serving the campuses of: Texas A & M; the University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1848, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford and three branch campuses located in Booneville, Tupelo, and Southaven. ; the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Montclair State was established in 1908 as "Montclair Normal School" in response to a growing need for teachers. It was renamed "Montclair State Teachers College" in 1927, when it developed a program of educating secondary school teachers through a Bachelor of Arts ; Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. ; the University of California-Santa Barbara; Mississippi State University Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to 1958 it was known as Mississippi State College. ; Utah Valley State College Utah Valley State College or UVSC, is a publicly-funded college located in Orem, Utah. Although the college has many courses of study, including an increasing number of bachelor's degree programs, it still retains many of its trade and technical school roots. ; and Eastern Kentucky University. CampusEngine.com partners with campus newspapers to transform their web sites into campus Internet portals offering web publishing, free e-mail, online classifieds, instant messaging, personal calendars, campus chat and breaking news. Crawford said the response from campus newspapers has been excellent, with 65 newspapers signing contracts since May 1. Businesses looking to reach the college market recognize the unique and comprehensive vehicle offered by CampusEngine.com. "The students and faculty advisers are excited to be able to access state-of-the-art technology that will transform their websites into Internet portals for each community," Crawford said. "The response has been tremendous." CampusEngine.com's clients include leading campus newspapers serving the campuses of: the University of Texas-Austin; Michigan State; Florida State; the University of Pennsylvania; Indiana University; the University of Wisconsin; the University of Illinois; the University of Massachusetts-Amherst; and the University of North Carolina. The company recently won a national contest -- and a $100,000 investment -- from the PBS-syndicated show MoneyHunt, which chose CampusEngine.com for having the best business plan out of more than 1,000 entries. To see what our partners are saying about CampusEngine.com, please visit our website at www.CampusEngine.com |
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