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Get on the Bus! Help Save the MAP Grant! |
Unless we act now, 270,000 Illinois college students will receive either no MAP grant aid or just half of what they were eligible to receive. We want students, parents, communities and educators to urge their state legislators to fully fund MAP for the rest of this year. Sign the online petition now and help restore full MAP Grant funding for Illinois students.
Also! If you're interested to travel to Springfield on Thursday, October 15 and lobby the state government, be sure and attend an informational meeting at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 12 in The Loft, 916 S. Wabash Ave., 4th floor.
On Thursday, October 15, the SGA will be taking a bus to the Illinois State Capital Building in Springfield to lobby state senators and representatives to reinstate MAP funding. This is a major event and an outstanding opportunity to make a difference in so many lives- and we need you in attendance to do it. To receive more information or to confirm your attendance at this event, please email sga@colum.edu.
A MAP grant is an advancement towards economic independence, personal achievement and an ability to contribute to our communities and our economy. Slashing funding that offers these kinds of long-term benefits to students who have no other way of going to school was truly short-sighted. Please join us in supporting our fellow students. Speak out and take action against this destructive incident in higher education.
For more information about the Monetary Award Program, ways to get involved, example letters and talking points, please visit www.colum.edu/sga.
Thank you in advance for your support,
Jessica Valerio, President
Student Government Association
Columbia College Chicago
sgapresident@colum.edu
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