January 2010 Archives

PROFESSOR DAN SVEDARSKY, wildlife biologist and director of the Center for Sustainability at the University of Minnesota Crookston, recently returned from Copenhagen, Denmark, where he attended the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.

For more on this story visit the following link courtesy of WDAZ, Grand Forks, ND: http://www.wdaz.com/event/article/id/1275/

If you missed our Financial Aid Night on Monday, we still have several coming up:

Fisher High School January 14th 5 pm
Norman County West High School January 14th 7 pm
Stephen-Argyle Central January 18th 5 pm
Ada-Borup High School February 2nd TBD

You can also read about the Crookston presentation and glean some admissions and financial aid tips at http://www.crookstontimes.com/news/education/x370522320/Students-parents-get-the-low-down-on-financial-aid.

Got Financial Aid Questions?

Attend one of the local Financial Aid Nights and get informed!

At these events, financial aid counselors typically talk about:

• Estimated college expenses
  
• FAFSA and the whole federal financial aid application process
• How to get grants
• Maximizing your potential for scholarship money
• Scholarship search
  
• Getting private loans
  
• Avoiding loan and scholarship scams
• Borrowing what you can afford
  

Check with your local high school for dates and times.

Here are some of the local Financial Aid Nights:
Crookston High School January 11th 7 pm
Fisher High School January 14th 5 pm
Norman County West High School January 14th 7 pm
Stephen-Argyle Central January 18th 5 pm
Ada-Borup High School February 2nd TBD

A Financial Aid and Admissions Rep from U of M Crookston will be on site to answer any questions. If you are unable to attend and have questions please contact our Financial Aid Office at 218-281-8569.

Hope to see you there!

The U of M, Crookston is grateful to the many donors who provide Specialty Scholarships to over 300 U of M, Crookston students. These scholarships are awarded to students based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, community involvement, leadership, service and legacy. Recipients are selected by various scholarship committees. Financial need is not a consideration for most specialty scholarships. Students must be fully admitted prior to February 1.

An admitted student must complete an online specialty scholarship application by the February 15 deadline for consideration. The online application is available from January 6, and open until February 15. Scholarships are awarded each academic year and students must apply annually by the February 15 deadline. You must enroll full-time to receive the specialty scholarships. There are numerous scholarships available to both new students and returning students.

Click for link to online scholarship application.

On Saturday Jan. 2nd the Women's Basketball team handed nationally ranked Minnesota State University its first conference loss of the season. They defeated the defending national champions 88-74. They are off to a  great start in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) with a record of 4-2..
Congrats to the Women's Basketball team and their impressive start!
For more information on Golden Eagle athletics click here

If you want to be part of the U of M, Crookston for the Fall of 2010 hopefully you have already applied- if not there is still time. Housing applications should be coming out in the end of January.

Check back often to see updates.