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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2005
Contact: Suzanne Ernst
(702) 889-8426
COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY
Helping Students Take the First Steps Toward
Federal Financial Aid
Las Vega
s – College students filing for federal financial aid must often navigate
their way through a daunting stack of forms in order to apply, let alone
receive, need-based financial aid. The University and Community College System
of Nevada is participating in an innovative program designed to assist
college-bound high school students in getting the financial aid they need by
walking them through the necessary steps of submitting a Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Nevada’s College Goal Sunday is a one day workshop for graduating high
school students and their families. The free workshops will be held at 10
locations throughout the state on Sunday, February 13, 2005, from 2 to 4 p.m.
“Our goal is to eliminate any problems with comprehending, completing and
submitting the Federal FAFSA form,” said Dr. Christine Chairsell, interim
vice chancellor for academic and student affairs and chairperson for this
year’s Nevada College Goal Sunday. “Our program will walk students
and families through the financial aid process step-by-step and will ensure the
participants’ ability to explore all financial aid options available to
them.”
To participate, students are encouraged to pre-register at
www.cgs.nevada.edu
. The Web site contains information about the event as well as provides details
on workshop locations. Registration is not required to attend the event.
Event locations include Great Basin College, Nevada State College, University
of Nevada Las Vegas, Community College of Southern Nevada, Pine Middle School
in Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College, University of Nevada, Reno, and the
Carson City, South Minden and Fallon campuses of Western Nevada Community
College
Sponsored nationally by Lumina Foundation, the College Goal Sunday program has
been successful in other states including Indiana, Hawaii, Arizona, and
California.
“The majority of Nevada’s college students qualify for some kind of
financial aid, which includes loans, work study, grants and scholarship,”
says Chairsell. “The first step is completing the required forms.”
The Nevada Board of Regents is the elected, 13-member governing body for the
University and Community College System of Nevada. Comprising two
doctoral-granting universities, a state college, four comprehensive community
colleges and one environmental research institute, the UCCSN serves the
educational and job training needs of the nation’s fastest growing state.
As Nevada’s only system of higher education, the UCCSN provides
educational opportunities to more than 100,000 students.
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