FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2008
www.jcu.edu
Contact: Tonya Strong-Charles
               216.397.1958
   tstrong@jcu.edu

“COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY”
An opportunity to receive expert help completing federal financial aid forms
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
2pm-4pm

Dolan Center for Science and Technology
This event is free to attend and open to the public.

John Carroll University is hosting “College Goal Sunday,” a national event in which parents and prospective students across Northeast Ohio will receive expert assistance completing and submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This application is used by most U.S.colleges and universities and is required when applying for most federal, state and institution-specific assistance for college or technical school.
John Carroll University (JCU) is one of three Cuyahoga County sites selected to host  “College Goal Sunday.” Financial aid professionals from several Ohio colleges and universities will be on hand at JCU to walk students and parents through the process of filling out forms necessary for grants, loans, student employment and other types of assistance.
For more information on “College Goal Sunday,” go to http://www.jcu.edu and click on “Financial Aid.”

“College Goal Sunday” is for any student interested in attending a college or university.

Kristy Gardner
Director of Financial Assistance
kgardner@jcu.edu or 216.397.4294 / 888.335.6800 (toll-free).

John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a liberal arts university grounded in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.  The university has some 3,100 plus undergraduates and just over 700 graduate students.  The U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 annual college guide ranks John Carroll University among the top 10 master’s-degree granting universities in the Midwest and first in average graduation rate. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland.  John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States.

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