THE INSIDER - SPRING/SUMMER 2023

FINANCIAL AID AWARENESS WEEK

Ms. Alice Copeland, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, speaks to a group of students during Financial Aid Awareness Week's "I Need A Scholarship" session hosted in the McKinney Hall Connector.

The Office of Financial Aid hosted Financial Aid Awareness Week from February 20 - 23. The weeklong activity accommodated students both in - person and virtually through a multitude of undoubtedly beneficial sessions and workshops. The week served as an invaluable informational opportunity for students to become more familiarized with financial aid, its purpose, and the different types of aid that may be available. Facilitated through question and answer sessions, financial aid staff advised students how to access federal, state, and institutional student aid, as well as answered any posed questions. Financial Aid Awareness Week even hosted a session specifically focused on scholarships, where staff guided students through the general application process, as well as provided information on current and upcoming scholarship opportunities. In addition to the financial aid focus, the week also emphasized financial literacy, with a workshop focused on budget and finance, as well as a session that surrounded building generational wealth. Alongside the aforementioned sessions was a FAFSA completion campaign for the upcoming academic year. This weeklong campaign afforded students the opportunity to receive expert assistance from financial aid staff as they filed their 2023 - 2024 FAFSAs.

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