71t rtrtib Totitgiatt VOLUME XXV NO. 11 "Get Aboard" For Fin. Aid Returning Pennsylvania un dergraduate students applying for financial aid at the University this year will not have to file the Financial Aid Form (FAF) previously used by- the Office of Sttident Aid at University Park for need analysis, said William Boyd, associate director of the office. The 1980-81 state grant (PHEAA) and basic grant (BEOG) has-- been .revised - to supply enough information to determine a student's need without using the Financial Aid Form, Boyd said. Applications for all types of financial assistance are now available from the Student Affairs Office, second floor RUB. "Nowis the time to get aboard -.for nerd year," William Brugel, director of the Office of Student Aid at UP, said. The PHEAA-BEOG application in addition to serving as a grant request, supplies the student aid Need Off-Campus Housing Next UNIVERSITY PARK (PAlN)—Need off-campus housing next year? Rental applications with deposits are required by practically all major apartments. So it is not too soon to start looking now. When checking rental, rates, make sure to find out if the lease is for 9 or 12 months, if the apartment is furnished or unfurnished, and if some or all utilities are in cluded in the rent. Below_is a list of major apartment owners/managers and properties in State College: Amity Apts. - 806 1 2 Stratford Dr. 234-1452 - Atlas Realty 301 S. Allen St. 238-0741 _ ._. ~A W. anth.Sons. -__ -,... . . _ . ._ . 340 E. Beaver Ave., . . 237-0360 ... . A.W. and Sonslooo Plaza Dr. 238-3432 Benchmark Realty - 1212 N. Atherton St. 237-5384 Briarwood Apts. 681-B Waupulani Dr. 238-7134 Falk Realty 532 E. College Ave. _238-8788 Federated Home & Mortgage 808 Cricklewood Dr. 237-5881 Federated Home & Mortgage Toftress 238-0534 Heim, Heckendorn, & Bruce 1840 N. Atherton St. 238-8080 J.A. Hawbaker 2000 N. Atherton St. 238-0974 Kissinger, Leonard, & Assoc. 245 S. Allen St. 238-4400 Laurel Glen Apts. . 424 Waupulani Dr. 238-2600 Lenwood Corp. Apts. 917 S. Allen St. 238-6655 National Capitol Co. _ 200 Highland Ave. - 288-5081 Lions Gate Apts. • 424 Waupulani Dr. 238-2600 Lions Gate Apts. 424 Waupulani Dr. 237-1761 Nittany Garden Apts. 455 Waupulani Dr. 238-2092 ~/ Property Management 901-E W. Aaron Dr. 238-1965 Schlow Enterprises- 106'E. College Ave. 237-3456 Southgate Assocs. 801 Southgate Dr. 234-0333 Additional information is available at Otis, 20 HUB, University Park, PA. 16802; and between terms and during summer months at Off-Campus Housing Listing Service, 135 Boucke Building, University Park, Pa. 16802. This partial listing was compiled by the Residential Life Porgraryis Office, 135 Boucke Building, and is subject to change. • Warning: Hazardous I went to the Records Office last week to talk with Mr. Robert R. Schenker, Registration Officer, about "a pretty serious thing," late drops. According to the Policies arid Rules for Students, (34-89 Course Drop, pg. 15), "Use of the course drop from- the beginning of the fourth week to the end of the eight week of classes is limited to a maximum of 12 credits for baccalaureate degree candidates or provisional students who aspire to become baccalaureate candidates and six credits for associate degree candidates or provisional students who aspire to become associate degree candidates. The credit limits specified apply to all courses taken prior to the awarding of a degree." _ • In other words, if you're going for a BA or BS degree, then you can only late-drop a total of 12 credits over the entire four years. P4.2b . lished by the StudentAof the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University office with need analysis- in formation for University-based aid. That aid includes the Sup plemental Educational Oppor tunity Grant, the National Direct Student Loan, the College Work Study Program and University loans and scholarships, Boyd said. Students must also file a student, aid office Financial Aid application, he said. Students filing this form will be considered for the University-based aid, he said. The only difference in the application procedure for out-of state students and graduate students is that they must file the Financial Aid Form, Boyd said. This ensures that the student aid office will receive the need analysis information necessary to award University-based aid to those students, he said. Students who are now receiving aid from either a PHEAA grant or the BEOG program should Late Drops by Paul Elbel If you're going for an associate degree, then you can only late drop a total of six credits over the course of two years. During the eight weeks of Fall term, 1979. about two-hundred students late-dropped courses."l was very surprised by the number of students using the late-drop in the Fall, especially during the' eighth week." said Schenker. "They're really doing themselves an injustice." Mr. Schenker went on to say that students should use greater discretion in exhausting the number_ of credits allotted to them for late-drops. Rather than use-up all 6 or 12 credits, one should resort to late-drops only_in times of real need. " A student will find him-herself in a problem situation when they must drop a course late in the term but have already used-up the valuable late-drop option. Mr.. Schenker asserted mo; Station Road, Erie, Pd. 16563 receive a renewal form at their home, Brugel said. It is to their advantage to file this renewal form because it has their name and student number typed on it. (However, students who have not received the renewal form in the mail, should obtain one from the StudentS Affairs Office.) "Deadline for filing this renewal form is May 1. But we urge you to file much earlier so that if there are problems with the application they can be resolved and not dragged out into the summer or following winter," Brugel said. The recommended date for students to file the PHEAA BEOG form is February 15. Recommended date for filing the University Financial Aid Application is April 1, Out of State students can find their state's financial aid forms or information concerning them in the Student Affairs Office. Year? (the records office), will not let any student late-drop if, in the process of doing so, they exceed the limits set by the policy." If a student gets by the records office and exceeds their 6 or 12 credits, then the student will suffer the consequences, (i.e., he or she will more than likely end up with an "F" for those courses which were presumably dropped). Since Fall, 1978, fifteen students have exceeded the limit as prescribed by policy. With computerized accuracy, the records office is now monitoring all late-drops. "We know exactly how many late-drops have been used since Fall of 1978." Mr. Schenker went on to state that students should bear in mind when they go to register that, "The student is responsible for his own schedule, and he cannot blame his error on his advisor, • the • records..office, .or.. anyone, "The University has put in an application for- funds .from the federal government, / " Brugel said. "With the funds available, we will award aid - to as many students - as possible. They have been ranked in order of highest to lowest need regardless of their term standing or campus location." Boyd said awards are made no later than June for the following academic year. The student aid office would also like to expand its full-time summer employment program on campus and the programs available through PHEAA for summer employment, Boyd said. Those programs are also based on financial need, Boyd said. Their purpose is to enable a student to earn the $7OO minimum amount a student receiving any form of financial aid is expected to contribute yearly, he said. The off-campus work program, co-sponsored with PHEAA, allows students to earn this contribution. Positions are Preregister Now! The Spring term schedules will finals week. Only those who have be out today. Preregistration for preregistered can early register. Spring term, 1980, will start on Students who early register do Monday, February 4th and not have to report back until the continue through Friday, first day of classes. Because the February Bth. The hours will be regular registration day falls on from 8:30 until 12 noon and from Friday. March - .7th, and classes -1.:00 • until- 4:30 in the- -records- do not begin- until-- Monday,--the office. So see your 'advisors and 10th, registering early allows for get those Number 2 cards ready. a three day extension of the term The early registration period break. So why not take advantage will, as usual, take place during .of it? Few Attend Snowflake Ball As the weekend of January 25- 27 approached, it looked as though the snow would never get here. Consequently, thd - S.U.B. decided to cancel all outdoor Winter Weekend activities except for the Snowflake Ball. This year's Ball was less crowded than in past years-only 50 students were present. Those who attended appeared to have enjoyed themselves. One benefit of the small crowd was the .extra room for dancing. The band, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31; 1980 located throughout the State of Pennsylvania in government agencies and non profit com munity organizations. This program allows students to live at home and still take part in the full time summer work program. Full time summer jobs are also available at the University Park Campus and - other Penn State campuses. Required forms to apply for the Summer Work programs in clude: —Office of - Student Aid Sum mer 1980 Financial Aid Application. —State Grant-Basic Grant document filed for the 80-81 year. These forms are currently available in the Student Affairs Office. (The above article was adapted from an article by Cheryol Bruno in the Daily Collegian. Behrend students who have questions regarding financial aid should contact Mary Pat Carney, financial aid counselor, in the Student Affairs -Office.) "Fat Chance" played mostly Rock, a few Disco numbers, and many slow dance songs. During one of their sessions, they played five slow dance selections and a polka. In regard to - next year's dance, a participant made this com ment. "It_ would be nice to see more people attending, but those who do will probably enjoy it as much as we did." (Pictured above, right of center,, is Student Senate President Linda Schweinitz.)
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