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Show r Financial aid applications needed earlier for·next year Except for Pell Grants and Stafford Applications for financial aid at SUU Loans, which are open ended, financial need to be submitted earlier this year aid is limited. Those who apply late than in previous years because of the for some programs may find aid is no universi ty's conversion to a semes ter longer available. system beginning in August. "Those applying should do so as ''Our fall semester classes will begin early as possible," Mich ie said. Aug. 25," Rex Michie, director of "O therwise, needed funds may not be finan cial aid, points out. "That is available by th e time the semester nearly a full month earlier t han classes s tarts, even though the student started last fall under the quarter qualifies." system calendar . With the earlier start Michie also warns students to make of classes, students seeking financial certain that all required application aid will need to initiate their paper information is submitted to the work sooner than in the past. It's not financial aid office. too early to begin right now." "Students should contact the Most financial aid requires processing financial aid ofHce if they do not by the federal government in addition receive an award letter from SUU by to review by SOU offacials. The new semester calendar compresses the time rune 1, or withfo 45 days after the aid application is submitted to the SUU available for those processes, unless Financial Aid Office," he advises. applicants start the procedure early. Information regarding financial aid The SUU Financial Aid Office will be particularly rushed this year because of available at SUU is available at the financial aid offices, Suite 167 in t he the short turnaround time between Sharwan Smith Center, or by calling summer term and the start of the fall 58<,,-7735. semester. THE CAMPUS It's Raining Money at Ill •••• MATRI MATRlXX IS OFFERING OUR NEW Tuition Assistance Program upro $1600 /yr. ~~p All classes (Elective or Core) that will help students attain their degree can be approved. ~~ (J ~~ . ~ 1'1 Spring registration begins today A number of guidelines are being offered to SUU st udents as t hey p repare to register for the last regular quarter before the university converts to a semester calendar.beginning this fall. Registration for spring quarter begins today for seniors and continues by scheduled categories through March 12. Open registration starts March 13 and runs through April 8, but a late payment fee will be assessed beginning March 31. "The registration schedule has been planned to help students complete their programs as conveniently as possible," Sterling R. Church, vice president for student services, said. "It would be wise for each student to register on the first available date for his or her class level and alphabetical grouping." Church also advises that senior students who want to complete their programs before the semester system begins should carefully study offerings for both spring quarter and the upcoming summer term. Draft copies of the summer school bulletin of courses are scheduled for availability before spring quarter registration. "It is especially important that senior students work closely with their advisers to make certrun they are on target for graduation," Church points out. "A 'degree audit' com pu ter evaluat ion of a student's transcript is available from Lea Decker in the registrar's office. The audit helps students and advisers verily that each student ,vill complete his or her program by the end of either spring quarter or the summer term." Completed applications for graduation are due at the registrar's office by March 2. "Of course the majority of our students will be completing their programs under the semester calendar," Church said. "Those students would be wise to complete any series of sequence courses which they have begun before the end of the summer term. This is especially important for sequences which are required for a degree or to meet general education requirements." • Must be an active employee at the beginning and end of the Semester • Deadline to apply for assistance is 2 weeks after the Semester begins • Must work a minimum of 20 hrs. per week • Must receive a "C" or better for payout • Money will be paid out regardless of other financial aid. • The maximum Quarter payout is $400 Lake Powell pipeline topic of speech Issues relating to a proposed pipeline construction project to deliver water from Lake Powell to the proposed Sand Hollow Reservoir in Washington County will be discussed at a Feb. 24 banquet at Southern Utah University. The banquet, to commem orate national engineering week, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Hunter Con ference Center. The meal and discussion is being sponsored by the Southern Utah Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Reservations £or the banquet are being accepted through Feb. 19 by Richard Kimball, SUU professor of engineering !586-7908), or ASCE members Hyrum Alba !628-5231), Ray Allton (634-1792), --- or Russ Owens (628-6500). Tickets are $10 per plate for the general public and $5 for students. An outstanding SUU engineering student at SUU will be r ecognized during the banquet. Two engineers who have been involved in the preliminary-planning of t he Lake Powell pipeline project, Brent Gardner, a founder of Alpha Engineering in St. George, and Eric Loveless, with Boyle Engineering of Salt Lake City, will make the banquet presentation. Among the issues to be discussed are the preliminary alignment and alternatives for the pipeline proposed to route additional water into the rapidly growing St. George area. ~ ----··· MATRIXX MARKETING .-c. 3 Cir.t;tr4',lti ikil !".Q!IVUlii' Equal Oppprtunlty E ~ 2460 W. Highway 56 867-3000 Applications may be picked up Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |