{"id":45594,"date":"2015-01-07T22:29:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T22:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=45594"},"modified":"2016-02-23T15:13:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T15:13:38","slug":"state-grant-advocacy-day-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2015\/01\/07\/state-grant-advocacy-day-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"State Grant Advocacy Day at the Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"capitol\"<\/a>Augsburg College had 1,054 State Grant recipients on campus this past academic year \u2014 more than 34 percent of all Augsburg undergraduates. In total, the college received more than $3.4 million in State Grant awards made to Augsburg students.<\/p>\n

The impact of those funds on students, a high percentage of whom come from low-income households or are first-generation college students, cannot be overstated.<\/p>\n

Yeng Vang \u201914 says the state grant program helped him attend Augsburg. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be here if not for grants and scholarships. Things like the State Grant allow you the opportunity to go to college, opening the door to future possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

This spring, students are heading to the Capitol again to advocate for the State Grant program and meet with their respective representatives.\u00a0 STEP-UP, EAST, financial aid, Multicultural Students Services and Athletics are partnering to recruit and train students before the big day.\u00a0 Students will embark to the Capitol on February 25 <\/span>for a day that begins with grassroots organizing training, led by members of the Minnesota Private College Council, and ends with a reception at Augsburg College with affiliated representatives and student leaders.<\/p>\n

Students – Please register here<\/a> for Day at the Capitol, February 25, 2015<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Help us advocate for the State Grant program!\u00a0 Sign up for alerts at http:\/\/mnstudentaid.org\/<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are interested in volunteering as a Advocacy Champion, e-mail Amanda Scherer, assistant director of corporate and government relations, at scherera@augsburg.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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