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Wednesday, February 25,1976
University Dally Kansan
Grant program lacks funds for all students
Some University of Kansas students who need help financing the cost of this semester's education are at the mercy of Congress.
The federally financed Basic Education Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program needs additional funds to meet its obligations for the 1975-78 academic year.
Jerry Rogers, director of financial aid, said Friday that only 30 of 90 eligible KU students hadn't recalled how he had thought it had brought the problem for those students was only temporary.
"I can't help but think that the program will receive supplemental funding," he said. "It's a national entitlement program." It is not, as it was entitled as those who applied earlier.
"It may take some time to decide where the money will come from and then appropriate it, but I do think the program will receive additional funds. I would discourage anyone from applying for the grant because the program is short of work."
THE BEOG PROGRAM is a federal aid program that provides financial assistance, based on the student's and his family's financial resources for eligible students attending approved post-high school institutions.
Anyone who attended an approved post-
high school institution before April 1, 1973,
is invisible. The grants range from $200 to
$1,400. Applications for the 1975-76
academic year must be filed before March
15.
Roigers said the BEOG program was well received by students in 1978-79. The program rested on the 1978-79 program.
was originally budgeted $820 million for the year.
The program needs additional funds, Rogers said, because about 74 per cent of the national applicants this year were undergraduates and only 62 per cent eligibility rate had been predicted.
Rogers said he didn't know why so many more students than predicted were eligible for the program.
"AT THE END of the fall semester, 78 KU students had received checks," he said. "I assumed most of them would be back for the spring semester, and predicted that about 60 new students would be eligible. However, and 122 new students who were eligible."
Rogers said he had to ask for another $100,000 Feb. 3 because he had underestimated the number of new recipients for the spring semester.
After he requested the $100,000, Rogers said, he received a letter from the national director of the Division of Basic and State Student Grants. The letter said that further requests for funds would be reduced to 33 dollars, but additional funding was until additional funds became available.
HE SAID HE DIDN'T think the program would reduce the amount of the students' grants rather than provide additional funds. Most of the students have been paid the full tuition for their grants, and it would be impossible to get part of the money back, Rogers said.
"If we get one-third of our request we should be able to meet our commitments."
"The students who haven't been paid are being very patient," Rogers says. "No one will be upset."
Events...
TODAY: The GERMAN CLUB will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the Sunflower Room of the Kansas Union.
TONIGHT: Jazz Musician GARY BURTON will perform at 7 and 10 at the Off-The-Wall Hall. The KBELLY DANCE CLUB will meet at 7:30 at the United Ministries Center. STEPHEN MILLER, assistant professor in 'classical art' of University of California at Berkeley, will lecture at in the Council Room of the Union.
TOMORROW. JOHN PAINTER of Drew University will discuss "Biomedical Ethics and Termination Treatment" at 10 a.m. at the United Ministries Center. Jeanne Stump, assistant professor of art history, will speak at the WOMEN'S STUDIES SUNDIW BICHMISNAR at noon in Alcove B of the Union.
Announcements ...
FREE UNIVERSITY enrollment will begin today and continue through Friday to 13:30 p.m. Students may enroll at the Free University table in the Union at no cost.
VOLUNTEER CLEARING HOUSE needs volunteers for a variety of programs. Those interested in volunteering should call the Campus Volunteer Clearing House 212-567-0492.
Grants and Awards...
Randy K. Huber, Kansas City, Mo., a 1975 KU graduate, has been awarded the $1,000 Morris E. DeWitt Memorial Scholarship.
KU DEBATERS won awards at tournaments at the University of Nebraska and Northwestern University. Evanston, Ill.
At the University of Nebraska, Steve Griffin, Lawrence freshman, was the first place speaker. Shelley Scranton, Hutchinson freshman, was third. Griffin and Scranton took fifth place as a team and fourth place honors went to the team of Don Green. Abilene freshman, and Sherry Jo Wolfe, Blue Springs, Mo., freshman.
At Northwestern University, Frank Cross and Robin Rowland, Lawrence juniors, took fifth place. Two KU teams tied for eight place at the tournament. They were Jim Prentice, Turon senior; Phil Snow, Sugarland, Texas; senior; Jeff Brunton, Topeka junior, and Charles Fairchild, Leewood junior.
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Jeff Rhoads, Sigma Phi Epion activity chairman, said yesterday the fraternity visited 16 apartment complexes and collected #402.55.
Two KU sororites and one fraternity have recognized February as National Heart Month by collecting a total of $732.30 for the Heart Fund.
Greeks' collect for Heart Fund
Delta Delta Delta sorority helped Bill
Eddy, business chairman of the drive,
prepare letters and pamphlets that were
mailed to Lawrence businesses asking for
Delta Delta Delta collected $99.75.
Mrs. Martin Wollmann, residential fund drive chairman for Lawrence, said she wouldn't know until March how much money was collected in Lawrence.
Mary Beth Olsen, Panhellenic campus affairs chairman, said the sorportions that hadn't already participated in the drive would ask for donations this week.
Alpha Phi society earned $240 for the Heart Fund from a lollipop sale at Hillcrest Shopping Center Monday and a singing valentine project earlier this month.
NOTICE
The Association of University Residence Halls is holding its annual election of officers on Thursday, February 26 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at McCollum Hall (cafeteria level). Officers to be elected are: President, Vice President, Assembly Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, and Communications Coordinator. Residence hall students interested in information regarding the election may call Harry Wigner at 864-4041 or contact their hall president.
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