Through this blog we’ve heard from students, faculty and staff at Saint Rose. We’ve tried to give you a broad voice of students– different majors, interests, years, etc. Let’s take a moment to focus on a population we’ve missed- transfer students. Inside Higher Ed posted an article recently about transfer students, “Invisible Transfer Students.” Essentially the article is about the…
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Prospective Freshmen and Transfer Award Letters Going Out!
No one, but NO ONE collates and stuffs envelopes like our financial aid work-study students. Forget about it. In a John Henry-esque battle between our work-study students and some towering, ominously chugging Xerox machine (think Smoke Monster from Lost), with each side collating at a feverish, superhuman pace, I have no doubt that our students would reign victorious (and hopefully…
It’s Finally Here . . . Financial Aid Awareness Month!
Turns out February is brimming with causes to champion, figures to celebrate, and events to attend. A certain weather-prognosticating rodent, a winged, arrow-wielding emissary of affection and a couple of dead presidents’ birthdays get most of the press, which is a shame because they divert our national attention from such solemn and consequential observances as National Grapefruit Month, International Dog…
Financial Aid Refund Checks Coming Soon!
The eagerly awaited disbursement of financial aid refunds is upon us! The first round of financial aid refund checks will be available this Friday, January 27th. This is a heady time of dizzying highs and bitter lows, depending on whether students’ hopes of finding a refund check waiting for them at the Bursar are realized or dashed. Well, maybe it…
What it’s like to be a Graduate Assistant
Some of you may not know that I work as a graduate assistant in the Office of Graduate Admissions. So what does a graduate assistant do? And how does one become a graduate assistant? There are a few key qualifications you must meet to become a graduate assistant. First, you must be a full-time graduate student at Saint Rose (that…