HUNTINGTON, IN—Huntington University students concerned about reductions in state grants can breathe easier. The university has stepped up to cover the difference for the 253 students affected by Indiana’s cuts to individual student awards.
The university’s action comes in response to the July 17 decision by the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana to lower the cap on grants by 31 percent. Although the state legislature boosted funding for student aid in this year’s budget, an increase of more than 60,000 additional applications statewide limited the amount of money available for each eligible college student.
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HUNTINGTON, IN—For the second consecutive year, Huntington University is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review. The education services company selected the school as one of 158 institutions it profiles in its “Best in the Midwest” section of its Web site feature 2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region that posted July 27.
“We chose Huntington University and the other terrific schools we recommend as our ‘regional best’ colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s vice president of publishing. “We also work to have our roster of ‘regional best’ colleges feature a range of institutions by size, selectivity, character and locale. We choose the schools based on institutional data we collect from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of independent and high school-based college advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school’s customers – their students – report to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey.”
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HUNTINGTON, IN—Questa Foundation for Education’s board of directors recently selected 11 Huntington University students for participation in its Questa Scholars 1/2 Back Loan Program. This was the largest number of students chosen from any institution.
The 1/2 Back Loan Program, now in its third year, allows participants to borrow up to $20,000 over four years for college and have up to 50 percent of their principal loan balance forgiven if they graduate from college with a 2.75 GPA and choose to reside and work in northeast Indiana for at least five years after graduation.
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HUNTINGTON, IN—Trinity Communications, Rush Concerts and Huntington University will present MercyMe and Attaboy in concert on Aug. 7 at Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for ages six and older are $11 in advance or $16 at the door and may be purchased at the Anchor Room Bookstore, 4530 Lahmeyer Road, Fort Wayne, or Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne. To purchase tickets by phone or mail, contact Trinity Communications at (260) 484-1029.
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HUNTINGTON, IN—The Huntington University graduate counseling program seeks to do more than teach students counseling skills but also to equip them to make a difference in their communities. A course in the foundations and contextual dimensions of mental counseling requires students to identify a need in their community and then meet that need.
“When I was planning for the class, I wanted our students to begin to catch a vision for how we could be salt and light in our communities,” said Dr. Jerry Davis, director of the graduate counseling program. “I told the students to think and pray about an underserved population or need in their communities.”
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Migone Communications, Inc., Pathfinder Services, Inc., and Shuttleworth, Inc. are partnering to kick off their United Way Pace Setters campaign with a Nelson's Chicken BBQ on Friday, July 31st from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Juergens Do-It-Center in Wal-Mart Plaza in Huntington.
Tickets for the tasty 1/2 BBQ Chicken and chip can be purchased for $6.00 in advance and $6.50 day of the event. All proceeds from the BBQ will go towards the United Way. If anyone PREORDERS 10 or more chickens, delivery will be offered to HUNTINGTON only!
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