MonticelloLive

The University of Arkansas at Monticello will join other colleges and universities across the state and nation on February 18 for College Goal Sunday, a program to assist prospective college students and their parents in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

UAM will host its version of College Goal Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. on the first floor of the Memorial Classroom Building, according to Susan Brewer, director of financial aid.

In addition to receiving assistance in filling out the FAFSA, participants will receive general information regarding state and federal financial aid programs. “The Arkansas College Goal Sunday program is an effort by hundreds of volunteers from across Arkansas who will come together on a Sunday afternoon in February with the common goal of making sure that the process of applying for college financial aid does not become an obstacle that would keep any person from pursuing an education beyond high school,” said Scott Medlin, statewide coordinator for Arkansas College Goal Sunday. “By attending a College Goal Sunday event, participants will receive free hands-on assistance in completing the FAFSA, and will walk away from the event with a completed financial aid application and the satisfaction of knowing they have tackled one of the biggest steps in getting ready to go to college. We just want folks to know that an education beyond high school is important, that financial aid is always available to help pay for their education, and that it’s definitely worth the effort to successfully complete the federal financial aid application.”

College Goal Sunday was created by the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association, with funding from Lilly Endowment, Inc., and supplemental support from the Lumina Foundation for Education. Arkansas’ College Goal Sunday is being funded by a three-year grant to the Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the Arkansas Department of Higher Education from the Lumina Foundation for Education.

For more information about College Goal Sunday, contact the UAM Office of Financial Aid at (870) 460-1050 or visit the College Goal Sunday website.