Students at the University of Illinois Springfield will be eligible for more than $1 million in additional scholarship money starting next fall through a new state pilot program, the university announced Wednesday.
UIS was awarded $543,000 through the AIM HIGH grant, a pilot program designed to keep Illinois’ high-performing students in state for college.
Public universities around the state, pledged to match the state’s $25 million total contribution, bringing the new amount of financial aid available to UIS students up to nearly $1.1 million and up to $50 million for public university students across Illinois.
“The state is really trying to address the issue of sort of the brain-drain — for lack of a technical term — that the state is going through,” said Natalie Herring, UIS’ associate provost for enrollment management. “And so we want to do everything that we can to keep our young, bright scholars here in the state.”
“The AIM HIGH grant will give more students access to a high-quality UIS education,” UIS chancellor Susan Koch said in a statement. “We hope this additional financial support will keep more Illinois students living and working in Illinois and encourage them to come to UIS.”
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on November 14, 2018.
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Friday, November 16, 2018
Friday, March 17, 2017
UI president aims to keep in-state students
Lawmakers rallied around UI President Tim Killeen Thursday to show support for keeping more students in-state for college.
Nearly half of Illinois' high school students pack their bags to head out of state. The university is on its way to getting help keeping them here.
The UI wants to provide $170 million in financial aid funding to students seeking higher education. They hope this will help them stay competitive with out-of-state universities.
Like never before, high school students are leaving Illinois for higher education. "This is the first time in our state's history where we have guidance counselors encouraging students to go out of state."
In 2015, 45% of high school students went out-of-state for college; a drastic jump from the 29% which left in 2009. "It's kind of sad knowing that we got a great university here and so many people are opting to leave just because they're unsure of the condition the state's going to be in when they graduate."
The state's budget crisis is why lawmakers and UI leaders ant more funding to keep students from fleeing. "We want to look at improving a world class education for as many qualified and talented Illinois' native students as we can." Killeen was at the Capitol Thursday trying to get support for his $170 million funding plan.
Senator Scott Bennett (D) says the state's support is key. "The best resources our state has is our people and, if the whole generation, or a lot of the generations of the best minds go out-of-state, they may never come back." The new funds would be accessible through scholarships and grants and would be separate from MAP Grant funds.
This story appeared on WCIA and illinoishomepage.net on March 16, 2017.
Watch the story online.
Nearly half of Illinois' high school students pack their bags to head out of state. The university is on its way to getting help keeping them here.
The UI wants to provide $170 million in financial aid funding to students seeking higher education. They hope this will help them stay competitive with out-of-state universities.
Like never before, high school students are leaving Illinois for higher education. "This is the first time in our state's history where we have guidance counselors encouraging students to go out of state."
In 2015, 45% of high school students went out-of-state for college; a drastic jump from the 29% which left in 2009. "It's kind of sad knowing that we got a great university here and so many people are opting to leave just because they're unsure of the condition the state's going to be in when they graduate."
The state's budget crisis is why lawmakers and UI leaders ant more funding to keep students from fleeing. "We want to look at improving a world class education for as many qualified and talented Illinois' native students as we can." Killeen was at the Capitol Thursday trying to get support for his $170 million funding plan.
Senator Scott Bennett (D) says the state's support is key. "The best resources our state has is our people and, if the whole generation, or a lot of the generations of the best minds go out-of-state, they may never come back." The new funds would be accessible through scholarships and grants and would be separate from MAP Grant funds.
This story appeared on WCIA and illinoishomepage.net on March 16, 2017.
Watch the story online.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Local colleges in a bind again over unfunded MAP grants
Delayed state funding for higher education continues to plague local
colleges and universities, forcing many again this spring to replace
promised Illinois Monetary Award Program grant funds with institutional
money.
The University of Illinois Springfield will continue to cover the unfunded MAP grants as it and the other U of I campuses have done in the past. That will total $2.4 million for 742 students this academic year.
"It's a tough time for students to worry and stress, so when it's time to register for classes, we told students to go ahead and register because we will cover that MAP grant," said UIS spokesman Derek Schnapp. "We've had to dip into reserves, we've done a lot of cost-cutting everywhere we can, and that's how we are continuing to move on.
"It would help the anxiety of many students and families if a state budget could come forward and higher education is fully funded. It would take a lot of pressure off of a lot of families in Illinois."
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on March 6, 2017.
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The University of Illinois Springfield will continue to cover the unfunded MAP grants as it and the other U of I campuses have done in the past. That will total $2.4 million for 742 students this academic year.
"It's a tough time for students to worry and stress, so when it's time to register for classes, we told students to go ahead and register because we will cover that MAP grant," said UIS spokesman Derek Schnapp. "We've had to dip into reserves, we've done a lot of cost-cutting everywhere we can, and that's how we are continuing to move on.
"It would help the anxiety of many students and families if a state budget could come forward and higher education is fully funded. It would take a lot of pressure off of a lot of families in Illinois."
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on March 6, 2017.
Read the story online.
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