2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
By: Campus Community
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: Opinion
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Dear Macalester student:
Come join your fellow students, staff and faculty on Thursday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to advocate for the Minnesota State Grant Program at the Capitol. The day will serve as an opportunity to be a part of the legislative process, meet with legislators and endorse increased state grants for higher education.The Minnesota State Grant Program provides $125 million annually in need-based scholarships to more than 71,000 students across the state from low- and moderate-income families. In an era of tight budgets, rising college tuition and declining support for student financial aid, the need for a strong State Grant Program is great. At Macalester, 129 of your fellow students receive an average annual grant of $3,400. This results in a total of $442,000 in aid for students at our school—money that would otherwise come out of Macalester’s endowment or operating costs. It would be particularly great to have recipients of State Grants join us at the Capitol to tell legislators how important this program is to them. This year for Day at the Capitol we will join participants from Hamline, St. John’s and St. Ben’s. We will meet with legislators and ask them to continue supporting the grant program. The college will provide transportation and lunch. Regarding missing class, the Provost has asked faculty members to work with students who participate in Day at the Capitol to make up any work they might miss and we encourage you to consult your professors regarding the event.The Minnesota State Grant Program not only affects Macalester, but is a social justice issue that affects all people throughout the state of Minnesota. Please join us on March 29th to tell our legislators that we support increased Minnesota State Grants.Sign up for Day at the Capitol at: http://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/eventsMacalester Student Government, the Civic Engagement Center and College Relations are organizing this event for Macalester. For more information contact Jake Seltzer at the Civic Engagement Center jseltzer@macalester.edu or x6040 or Doug Stone at College Relations at x6433 or stone@macalester.edu. Thanks for your interest.Jake Seltzer, Civic Engagement CenterJess Hasken, president, MCSGConsuelo Gutierrez-Crosby, Civic Engagement CenterDoug Stone, College Relations
Come join your fellow students, staff and faculty on Thursday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to advocate for the Minnesota State Grant Program at the Capitol. The day will serve as an opportunity to be a part of the legislative process, meet with legislators and endorse increased state grants for higher education.The Minnesota State Grant Program provides $125 million annually in need-based scholarships to more than 71,000 students across the state from low- and moderate-income families. In an era of tight budgets, rising college tuition and declining support for student financial aid, the need for a strong State Grant Program is great. At Macalester, 129 of your fellow students receive an average annual grant of $3,400. This results in a total of $442,000 in aid for students at our school—money that would otherwise come out of Macalester’s endowment or operating costs. It would be particularly great to have recipients of State Grants join us at the Capitol to tell legislators how important this program is to them. This year for Day at the Capitol we will join participants from Hamline, St. John’s and St. Ben’s. We will meet with legislators and ask them to continue supporting the grant program. The college will provide transportation and lunch. Regarding missing class, the Provost has asked faculty members to work with students who participate in Day at the Capitol to make up any work they might miss and we encourage you to consult your professors regarding the event.The Minnesota State Grant Program not only affects Macalester, but is a social justice issue that affects all people throughout the state of Minnesota. Please join us on March 29th to tell our legislators that we support increased Minnesota State Grants.Sign up for Day at the Capitol at: http://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/eventsMacalester Student Government, the Civic Engagement Center and College Relations are organizing this event for Macalester. For more information contact Jake Seltzer at the Civic Engagement Center jseltzer@macalester.edu or x6040 or Doug Stone at College Relations at x6433 or stone@macalester.edu. Thanks for your interest.Jake Seltzer, Civic Engagement CenterJess Hasken, president, MCSGConsuelo Gutierrez-Crosby, Civic Engagement CenterDoug Stone, College Relations
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