Gov. Jodi Rell held a press conference at Quinnipiac Aug. 17 to discuss the CHESLA college loan program.

Rell said the state has a new pool of $27 million to loan through CHESLA at new, lower interest rates.

Michael McKeeman, senior vice president of the Higher Education Group for Wachovia Bank and chairperson of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, also spoke at the press conference.

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From left: Michael McKeeman, President John Lahey, Gov. Rell and Gloria F. Ragosta, executive director of CHESLA	Michael McKeeman, chairperson of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority.	Gov. Jodi Rell being interviewed by the media following the press conference

From left: James Ford G'09, Salvatore Salemme '12, Colleen Kennedy '10, Gov. Rell, President John Lahey, John Midy '12, Louis Venturelli '11 and Stephanie Kruzick '10.