Chances in student financial aid set for new school year
By Gary Henley
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Student Financial Aid
Associate Director James
Cilmour said there will la- two
major changes regarding finan
cial aid for the 1987-88
academic year
The decision for the changes,
said Gilmour. were made about
the middle of last vear The
changes were in effect January
1. 1987.
Gilmour added that the
changes will be visible to some,
hut not to others who are on
financial aid
The first alteration will in
volve Guaranteed Student
Loans.
Guanunteed Student iatans
are defined as low-interest,
long-term loans available
through eligible lending institu
tions in your state of legal
residence.
The CSL is now need-twist'd
said director Fdmnnd Vignoul
"The premise of financial aid
when the program began in
1965 was lo provide an equal
opportunity for an education."
said Vignoul "It was starting to
go beyond that Financial aid
was never meant for families or
students who could afford to
pay for an education
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Edmond Vignoul
"The primary responsibility
for meeting the costs of an
education lies with the family
and student If the costs go
beyond what they can afford,
financial aid is there to help
those who can't buy an
education.
. "In the past, if they earned
iess than $24.000. they would
receive financ ial aid. no ques
tions asked ”
Vignoul said Congress has
now "tightened up." targeting
the students that finacial aid is
meant for In other words, it
will now be tougher to qualify
for a GSL.
The second change, said
Gilmour, will involve "the
definition of the independent
student."
Said Gilmour, "before, a lot
of students were able to meet
the independent status But
Congress has now limited the
money for the program, like
everything else, and gotten
more technical with who is an
'independent' student.”
A publication (called Money
Matters) of the University finan
cial aid office, says in filling out
financial aid forms, you must
include your parents' informa
tion. because Congress has said
families have the primary
responsibility of funding a col
lege education. If you can prove
you are independent, parental
financial information is not
necessary.
“You are considered to be in
dependent of your parents if
you are 24 years old before
January 1. 1987; an orphan or
ward of the court; a veteran; a
graduate or professional student
who will not be claimed as an
exemption on your parents'
U S. income tax return for 1987;
have legal dependents other
than a spouse; were not claimed
as an exemption on your
parents' US. income tax
returns for 1985 and 1986. and
can demonstrate self
sufficiency during 1985 and
1986 by showing evidence of an
annual income of at least
$4,000. not including financial
aid."
With the changes. Vignoul
said, there will now be an addi
tional two weeks for the forms
to be processed.
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Fall Term Programs
Academic Class (3 credits): ALS 101 Introduction to Uniwnitv Study provides an
academic orientation to the University. Students who arc concerned about their academic
reading, researching, writing, and general study skills may benefit from participating in this
class. Fall term prerequisite: one term previous university enrollment.
Non-credit Workshops (fee-based): Academic Learning Services offers a number of
workshops for University students wanting to improve their reading, writing and math skills or
preparing for graduate entrance exams, such as the (tRE, tIMAT, LSAT and MCAT.
Tutorial Support Programs:
Writing and Math Labs
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To find out more about Academic Learning Services, to register for workshops
or to request tutoring, contact our office in 108 Library, or call 686-3226
lo decribe the program.
ESCAPE is an 18-year-old.
ASUO-funded program that of
fers students a chance to earn
upper-division credit for doing
volunteer work in the Universi
ty community. Many vounteers
work at public schools, and
community service institutions,
such as rest homes, daycare
centers and corrections
facilities.
Siebenborn said of the pro
gram. "1 think its a really im
portant service. We offer ex
perience that teaches skills that
you can offer employers.”
Students who volunteer for
public schools earn credit
through the College of Educa
tion. community service
volunteers earn credit through
the human services department
Mike Pelly, incoming director
said students can earn credit for
any ma)ur.
"I can't think of a major that
can't be covered," he said.
Students can register for
ESCAPE during regular
registration and during the first
two weeks of the drop/add
period, according to a brochure.
Once students register, they can
choose their project for their
particular major or have it
chosen for them if need be, Pel
ly said.
The places students volunteer
must be non-profit organiza
tions. Students make a verbal
agreement with the institution
they wish to volunteer for. then
they fill out objective forms
with an ESCAPE coordinator
and have midterm and final
conferences with the coor
dinator to check how the
volunteer is fulfilling his or her
objectives
New students to the program
must attend seminars Tuesdays
from 7 to 9 p.m. Fall seminar
topics include rape crisis, drugs
and alcohol, child develop
ment. classroom management.
AIDS and career development,
according to Peilv.
The purpose of the seminars
is to orient the students with
community issues and people,
he said.
One of Pelly's goals for the
school year is to increase
awareness of the program
among students and show "you
don't have to be an education
major to be in ESCAPE." he
said At this point, he has not
planned a definite strategy for
gaining participation, but he
said the program recently
became affiliated with a similar
local program that will offer
more internships.
Interested students can con
tact the office at 686-4351 or
visit the office at Room Mill.
EMU.