Student Financial Aid News
- Cochise College awards exceptional faculty, staff Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 3:18PMRecipients of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development award are Gail Staples, back left, Dartle Atherton, Mary Coyle, Chris McVean and Dr. Joanna Michelich.
- Freshman class moves into the Mount Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 1:37PMNEWBURGH -- Students in the largest ever freshman class at Mount Saint Mary College flooded the Newburgh campus Friday to meet their new roommates, become familiar with the campus and its services, and prepare for what many say are the most important four years of their academic lives.
- Tuition increases total 90% over six years Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 1:23PMThe university’s 4.95 percent tuition increase approved by the UT System Board of Regents last semester went into affect this fall. Students now pay $249 more in tuition and will be charged $201 more in the 2009-10 academic school year.
- Schools report record enrollments Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 5:05AMDespite the economic uncertainties of today, college enrollment at many private schools is up. Some of those institutions usually cost more to attend.
- Big debt on campus: Credit offers flood the quad Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 10:45AMAs the fall semester beckons and financial aid from parents and the government runs dry, more college students are turning to credit cards to pay not only for their textbooks, meals and transportation but also for tuition.
- Dillard student is recipient of a 2008 IIPP Fellowship Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 9:48AMCedric Blair, a sophomore majoring in economics and finance at Dillard University, was recently named a recipient of a 2008 Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship on Tuesday, July 8.
- Who gets aid for college from the government? Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 7:53AMThe illegal immigrant situation we have in our country is not a racist issue, it is a pocketbook issue! When are the American people going to realize this and finally get sick and tired of financially assisting them in their health care, education and anything else that they aren’t paying for.
- More NH college students seeking $$ aid Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:19PM Rising college costs are putting the squeeze on family budgets, and more people looking to attend college in New Hampshire applied for financial aid this year. The U.S. Education Department says aid requests at more than a dozen New Hampshire colleges and universities went up 16 percent overall from last year.
- Government Report: City Council to vote on budget Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 11:09AMBARSTOW — The Barstow City Council will vote on the budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year at their meeting on Monday night. The general fund portion of the budget is balanced, and the city is dipping into reserves to finance upgrades to the wastewater plant and road work projects.
- More students seeking financial aid in NH Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 7:55AMRising college costs are putting the squeeze on family budgets, and more people looking to attend college in New Hampshire applied for financial aid this year.
- Around Millington and Tipton Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 11:41AMBelmount Missionary Baptist Church, 5885 Hamlett Road, will have a homecoming program Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The theme is "rejoice," and the guest speaker will be Patricia Hull.
- Virtual world may render college road trips useless Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 11:40AMVisiting colleges no longer means loading the family in the car to travel across the country. A campus tour is now a computer click away.
- Number of students in Wapello School District about the same as 2007-08 Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 11:34AMWAPELLO, Iowa - Despite heavy flooding in Oakville and the surrounding area this summer that forced many families to seek other housing, it does not appear the school district will suffer a large loss of students.
- Curtain goes up on Northeast State performing arts center Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 8:00PMBLOUNTVILLE — Some finish construction at the new Regional Center for the Performing Arts remains to be done.
- Two Officers Injured in Dispute Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:54PMA pair of Rochester police officers suffered minor injuries when they tried to break up a fight Tuesday afternoon. Investigators say the two officers intervened in a fist fight between two brothers on Ripley Street where police say one officer was punched in the face and the other injured his hand.
- Duffy: Be Realistic on Ren. Square Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:10PMA funding shortfall could spell doom for a proposed performing arts center downtown. The center is one of three components that would make up Renaissance Square.
- Calendar of events Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 11:07PM Effingham YMCA
- Colleges Link Up to Cut Costs Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:37PMAs expenses of running colleges and universities continue to rise, schools are banding together to increase their purchasing power
- Students Return to A Renewed Virginia Intermont Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:07PMAs an incoming freshman last August, Carissa Dezort was “a little” worried about Virginia Intermont College’s future, in light of its widely publicized financial problems.
- Nightly Webcast 08/11/2008 Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 9:53PMUp-to-the-minute web updates
- Reality Crime Show Coming to Rochester Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 8:54PMReality TV is popular primetime viewing these days. At the A&E Network, real police officers are featured in crime dramas produced at actual homicide scenes.
- Paterson Cuts $6.4M in Rochester Aid Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 7:10PMRochester Mayor Bob Duffy said it is back to square one after learning how much more state funding the city will lose in the latest state budget cuts.
- Fire Damages Henrietta Home Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 4:39PMA Henrietta family was forced from their home after a fire Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out in the home on Guildhall Rd. shortly after 4:00 p.m. Two people were home at the time and managed to get out safely.
- Isaac Hayes Dead at 65 Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 3:09PMSongwriter and musician Isaac Hayes has died. Police in Memphis, Tennessee say a family member found Hayes unresponsive early Sunday. He was pronounced dead an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. The cause of his cause of death is not known.
- Propane Blasts Force Toronto Evacuations Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 2:54PMFirefighters are cooling down tankers, trying to prevent any more explosions at a propane company in Toronto. Several blasts went off early this morning at Sunshine Propane, forcing thousands of nearby families to leave their homes.
- Field Named In Honor of Violence Victim Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 2:40PMAn honor this weekend for the man fatally injured on a softball field in Parma. The diamond at Forks Park, where Dan "DJ" Andrews played, will now bear his name. A plaque made out of his baseball bats sits behind home plate.
- With Help From Citizens, Alleged Dealers Caught Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 11:55AMWayne County authorities are crediting citizens for tipping them off to a suspected Palmyra drug operation. Police raided an apartment on Canal Street Thursday, arresting six people on multiple drug charges.
- Visual arts a hot degree path right now Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:56AMWhy is it that a student’s desire to declare art as a career path strikes fear into the hearts of so many parents? Is it the myth of the “starving artist”?
- Transfer Students Feel the Pinch When Money Is Tight Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:23AMState cuts to higher education are particularly tough for transfer students.
- Eastfield student overcomes adversity with academics Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:23AMLinsey Heidelberg went from pom pons and football games to pain therapy and crutches following a cheerleading accident at age 15. Faced with the prospect of learning to walk again and battling RSD/CRPS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ) - an incurable nerve disorder - she learned that the real heroes in her life weren’t football players, cheerleaders, the drill team ...
