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Show "outreach has grown into a three fund program UUlieClOIIIIWy efforts gre strong this year, Utah "he .pn Utah " he rnntinued Outreach is primarily fo. unable to find any other s support-that are somewhere in the middle nl Outreach doesn't tZ attached to it, all studio through it do not w back. Outreach can fill il Pf' needs. "" Carefully reviewed Students who have appied, financial aid, though c !'; reviewed, are both humanly considered The with the f.nancial aids offi'' discuss all aspects of the s,i; explained Mr. Harold Weioh Fifty-five students wer 'I through Outreach last year u case, a Chicano studentwasafe continue cnlleno . - their efforts are strong this year, with Nanette Petterson at the helm. Who qualifies? Who can qualify for Outreach? It is mainly for those in need of financial aid, who, without help would otherwise not be able to go to school. ... Outreach is divided into two specific funds, explained Jim Pirdy representative of disadvantaged Whites. The first fvnd is a general, over-all fund for needy students, while the seconf fund is for those lacking financial support and want to go into medicine. The minority centers work with the financial aids office in determining which students should receive help. "We don't turn anyone away, however," stated Solomon Chacon, advisor for Chicano students. Financial aids handles Broadened into three offices faCu,ty-staff ,studen an dov office, new this year, will issue a are outside of University activities There are also several proposals fnr campus fund raising drives. Support from the faculty an staff is one. Last year, only 1 M teen Scent of this group con. least 80 percent this year. The p an s to get all those who contributed last year to give the same amoun m :arandavetheotherstoa least give one dollar a month or $12 " Sofar $10,900 has been raised by AMY WADSWORTH Chronicle Staff More and more, the desperate cry "but, I can't go to school-1 can't afford it!" is becoming a thing of the past. Fewer and fewer students are unable to attend the institutions of their choice due to monetary lack or need. Particularly in recent years, financial aid programs have doubled-reaching more students, enabling more students to continue school. Outreach is one such program. Founded three years ago on an idea by Dennis Lothrop, Outreach began as a contribution plan involving in-volving staff and faculty members to raise money for students in need of aid. And at first, it involved only faculty and staff under the - II... DAi-inro anH thP help of Peter Grundfossen and William Whisner. Tremendous growth Now. however, it has grown tremendously into a three fund program with prospective i plans tor further and future stability and success. , . Within three years, Outreach has raised $52,000 through the combined com-bined effort of faculty and staff, students, and the Kennecott Copper Cop-per Corp. "The main effort and the largest contribution came from the faculty and staff, however clarified Dr. Whisner, Chairman ot Outreach this year. Kennecott has given $6,000 each year since the program began, ana the students have headed up various campaigns to help raise mnnfiV. All money raised by Outreach is turned over to the financial aids office, under Harold Weight. It is his department that makes the final decisions as to who will receive aid. What qualifications do these people take into consideration? "For the Chicano minority, being a non-resident is a major factor," explained ex-plained Chacon. "There are many nnnd state funds for students in a- u.ici a jmj, emergency arose and Outreach's support is nowpW a law degree. The future of Outreach? tinual growth to a secure fa, Dr. Whisner said. "For this we'd like to double or triple year's figure, and then work some plan to have a cort," amount to start out each new' Get a back log," he finished. from stuaem bh" - , from Kennecott. Another propose includes announcing a specific goal to reach and then posting in the Chronicle each week how close they have gotten. Success due to support Certain people have been put in charge of fund raising in each department, as an added effort on the part of the faculty. Part of Outreach's success is due to the over-all support of faculty, staff, students and the administration. ad-ministration. "We are particularly pleased with all the help weve received from President Emery and Dean Virginia Frobes," stated Whisner. "They have been instrumental in-strumental in helping us get this under way." The student campaigns have also had a contributing influence. Their involvement is only recent, beginning mainly last year under the chairmanship of Dave Hansen. But as evidenced by the downtown down-town clean up of last Saturday, |