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Scholarships Ease the Financial Strain on Students ------may charge students a bargain price compared to other colleges and universities, but the cost of education no doubt remains burdensome for many students. At Cal Poly Pomona, books and fees for a full load of classes costs $5,000 per year. This does not account for room and board and transportation costs. Those expenses are at least $9,000 per year, according to the university’s Office of Financial Aid. Plus, international and outof-state students face about twice as much. Thanks to generous donations over the years, The Collins College has about $3.5 million in endowed scholarships. This academic year, those endowments created $91,500 for scholarships. Sixty scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,500 were awarded to 46 students. “Every student who applied this year, received at least one $1,000 scholarship,” remarked Student Services Coordinator Donna Dannan. Student Sean Van Straatum took the initiative to apply for college-based scholarships and industry scholarships. His efforts certainly paid off. The HRT major obtained more than $20,000 in a variety of scholarships. “My advice on applying for scholarships is to apply for everything,” Van Straatum said. “Even if you do not think that you have a chance, more often than not you will be pleasantly surprised. The scholarships I have received will cover the majority of my expenses for the year, and I intend to use the remainder to study abroad in Italy next summer.” THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
TOP: The student CMAA chapter hosted a “partaay” to welcome Dean Andy Feinstein in January. LEFT: To promote the party, the club made “Most Wanted” T-shirts picturing the dean. (from left) Lacey Easton, Dr. Margie Ferree Jones, Tengemana Thumbutu, Ivee Yu and Sean Van Straatum.
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Students Welcome New Dean in Style -------
the middle of January, but the mild Southern California weather could not have created a more perfect day for the New England-style tea “partaay” to welcome Dean Andy Feinstein. In finely pressed khakis, preppy sweaters and with cucumber sandwiches to boot, students from the Cal Poly Pomona chapter of the Club Managers Association of America hosted the themed party in honor of the new dean. Students from the 70member chapter set up a croquet court between the classroom buildings and had music pumping. “The party was a lot of fun,” Feinstein said. “It’s not bad being the new guy around here.” To promote the event, CMAA students creatively made “Most Wanted” T-shirts featuring the dean’s photo. The promotion worked. More than 150 students, faculty and staff attended the party.
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