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DOUGLAS COLLEGE
ARCHIVES

 

 

January 20, 1984

 

Student Financial A

A dramatic increase in enrollment coupled
with a seriovs shortage in scholarships,
bursaries, | and emergency loan funds has
Periggened the establishment of a. Douglas
College campaign to raise $250,000 for an
endowment Fund.

The Douglas College Board recently approved

a Student Financial Assistance Fund seeded

| with an initial allotment of | $30, 000.

| "The government provides very few scholar-

ships and bursaries for our students," said

| Board Chairman Bill Emerton.

RG a time when economic conditions are
placing an increased demand on family in-
comes and government resources, many good
students will be deprived access to any

 

 

form of financial assistance, unless we

start. doing something now. 43

Presently, non-government financial aid is
available as a result of single don tions
from private individuals. Often these are
designated for Specific types of assist-
ance.

 

The provinces's student aid program was
cut severely in the last budget, down from
$24.6 million to $14.6 million.

At the same time, enrollment at Douglas Col-
-lege jumped 27 per cent and according to
Financial Aid Officer Julie Steele, applica-
tions have escalated an equal amount.

| "Up until the 1982 school year, the numbers

 

 

of applicants for financial aid remained
crcl constant, but since then, there has
ic increase in the numbers”
each year,” said Steele.

The Financial Aid Officer also points out
that many students applying for assistnace
were rejected because the funds ran| out. j

"In the case of the Adult Basic
Student Assistance Program, many students
were rejected be se we did not have
enough money to ‘meet our 100 per cent in-
crease in demand,” Steele said.

"B.C. Student Assistance Prosrany applicants
can be disqualified for many reasons in-
cluding assessment based on family incomes,
and the provincial residency criteria,"

According to Randi Duke, the Community
Resource Devel opment Officer at Douglas
College, all donations will be-deposited

into a permanent trust fund. Overhead,
such as the cost of administration. will be
born by the College.

Although the first part of the campaign
will be directed at staff, faculty and ad-
ministration at the College, solicitation
of funds in the community will begin. 1p
February.

"We hope that a strong showing of support
for this campaign from within the college
will lead the way for contributions from
the community," said Duke .

For further information on this fund, call
the Community Resoruce Development Office
at local 4811.

 

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