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Show New director Weight explains financial aids program i Federal money given to the University is available primarily to those with extremly low-income low-income circumstances. Middle-class Middle-class students Mr. Weight says, can apply for Federally Insured Government Loans (FIGL). As for the proverbial "unused fund", Mr. Weight contends that virtually all funds are used each year. If for some reason a student stu-dent refuses a scholarship, the next applicant in line is contacted. con-tacted. , I , I "We hope to get better acquainted across campus than we have been in the past." This is a major goal of Harold j Weight, new director of Financial Finan-cial Aids and Scholarships. He ! plans to run the department in the same manner as his predecessor, predeces-sor, James R. Sanderson, who was, in Mr. Weight's words, "an expert". Mr. Weight, a University graduate grad-uate and former assistant director direc-tor of financial aids and scholarships, scholar-ships, sees better contact with the departments as one way to increase student awareness of available aids. He also plans to expand contacts by sending a member of his staff to each high school orientation. "The enrichment enrich-ment program held in the summer sum-mer for high school students is good exposure for our department. depart-ment. We give financial assistance assis-tance to many of these students and they in turn tell their friends how to go about getting assistance." assis-tance." Mr. Weight said. New legislation for federally subsidized college aid will bring some changes in the '72-'73 school year. Mr. Weight hopes to see government monies given to the University in one lump sum rather than the present three-way three-way split between grants, loans and work-studies. "Each university has different leads. Ours differ even from our sister colleges in the state. We should be able to disperse the funds we receive according to our particular needs," he said. "This would enable us to act on certain emphasis such as the minorities." As for what direction the legislation will take, Mr. Weight says, "It's anybody's guess." Mr. Weight is quite enthusiastic enthusias-tic about the simplicity of applying apply-ing for financial aid at the University. Uni-versity. "Unlike many other universities, uni-versities, an applicant fills out only one initial form and is counseled in what to do from there," he said. These forms are available to continuing students at the office of Financial Aids and Scholarships in the Annex. Freshmen receive one along with their application for admittance to the University. Harold Weight, new director of Financial Aids and Scholarships, Schol-arships, plans for new job. |