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UC Lobbies for TAP Increase

Additional Student Aid to be Addressed

Written By Amanda Damiano, PR Intern

Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu

Utica, NY (02/12/2007) - A bus full of students and staff from Utica College will travel to Albany on Tuesday (Feb. 13) to have their voices heard.

As part of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu) Independent Sector Student Lobby Day, members of the UC community will join together with other private colleges in the state as they meet with legislators to discuss additional financial aid support.

The state currently allows a maximum Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award of $5,000 to students; however, college representatives will ask to raise the award to $6,000.

While in Albany, more than 30 UC students will learn about the legislative budget development process. Ken Kelly, vice president of student affairs and dean of students, said the event serves as a good educational experience for students.

“It’s an opportunity for students to interact with some legislators and to share their personal stories with them,” Kelly said.

The bus will depart from the Strebel Student Center Circle at 7:30 a.m. and return at approximately 5:30 p.m.




About Utica College – Founded in 1946, Utica College is a comprehensive private institution that grants the Syracuse University baccalaureate degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees. The College, located in central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 32 undergraduate majors, 24 minors, 13 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.

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