Released on: April 16, 2008, 12:18 pm

Press Release Author: The Art Institutes

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Students from Art Institutes schools across the country are
reserving Saturday, April 19, for a special "Web Raising" of the online presence
they have created for non-profit organizations in their communities.

Press Release Body: [PITTSBURGH, APRIL 16, 2008] - Reminiscent of an old-fashioned
"barnraising," students from Art Institutes schools across the country are reserving
Saturday, April 19, for a special "Web Raising" of the online presence they have
created for non-profit organizations in their communities.

Now in its ninth year, this annual event travels across time zones as students,
under the direction of faculty members at Art Institutes schools located in major
cities across the U.S., put the finishing touches on web sites for clients.
Participating Art Institutes school locations include: The Art Institute of Atlanta,
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, The Art Institute of Las Vegas, The Art
Institutes International Minnesota, The Art Institute of Portland, Miami
International University of Art & Design and The New England Institute of Art.

"This event is the culmination of months of hard work by our talented students,"
says Hal Griffith, Vice President of Academic Affairs for The Art Institutes. "Each
year we adopt organizations who want and need web sites. Our students meet with the
organizations and take them on as pro bono clients, creating the design and
navigation for their web sites." Then, on one day, "the participating Art
Institutes schools invite the organizations in to share the excitement, as the work
becomes a reality and the sites are 'raised' and made functional."

"This is a wonderful way for The Art Institutes to give back to the community and at
the same time create a real-world experience for our students," says John Mazzoni,
President, The Art Institutes. "It's a win-win."

To learn more about The Art Institutes, visit www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=wr001.

The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu) is a system of over 40 education
institutions located throughout North America, that provide an important source of
design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.


Web Site: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=wr001

Contact Details: Contact:
Jacki P. Muller
Vice President - Public Relations
The Art Institutes
412.995.7262
jpmuller@aii.edu

Devra Pransky
Public Relations Specialist
The Art Institutes
412.995.7685
dpransky@aii.edu