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'We're calling out to veterans'
by Outspoken on Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:03 am
'We're calling out to veterans'
BY MATTHEW STONE
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
AUGUSTA -- When a new GI Bill goes into effect in August 2009, the University of Maine at Augusta wants to be in a position to enroll veterans returning from combat.
"It really just makes a whole lot of sense," said Jon Henry, UMA's dean of enrollment services. "This is a great way to do it, and it comes with federal money."
Hosting more than a dozen people who provide services to veterans, UMA officials touted the college Wednesday morning as a place where veterans would feel welcome after they return home. UMA admissions counselors gave the guests campus tours, and academic deans described degree programs.
"We're calling out to veterans," Henry said.
The shout-out might pay off for the 5,000-student college: For every Iraq or Afghanistan veteran UMA enrolls, the college receives a tuition allowance from the federal government.
With Maine's university system facing cuts the next fiscal year, the veterans could provide a budgetary bright spot.
For a Maine veteran who served in active duty for three years in Iraq or Afghanistan, the new GI Bill would cover up to $8,800 in tuition each year, in addition to stipends for books and living expenses, according to information posted at www.GIBill2008.org.
UMA currently charges Maine students $5,700 in annual tuition.
Signed into law June 30, the new GI Bill -- formally called the "Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act" -- covers tuition at public universities and a portion of private college costs. The new law, unlike its predecessor, counts National Guard and Reserve members among beneficiaries.
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5601235.html
Staff photo by Andy Molloy
BY MATTHEW STONE
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
AUGUSTA -- When a new GI Bill goes into effect in August 2009, the University of Maine at Augusta wants to be in a position to enroll veterans returning from combat.
"It really just makes a whole lot of sense," said Jon Henry, UMA's dean of enrollment services. "This is a great way to do it, and it comes with federal money."
Hosting more than a dozen people who provide services to veterans, UMA officials touted the college Wednesday morning as a place where veterans would feel welcome after they return home. UMA admissions counselors gave the guests campus tours, and academic deans described degree programs.
"We're calling out to veterans," Henry said.
The shout-out might pay off for the 5,000-student college: For every Iraq or Afghanistan veteran UMA enrolls, the college receives a tuition allowance from the federal government.
With Maine's university system facing cuts the next fiscal year, the veterans could provide a budgetary bright spot.
For a Maine veteran who served in active duty for three years in Iraq or Afghanistan, the new GI Bill would cover up to $8,800 in tuition each year, in addition to stipends for books and living expenses, according to information posted at www.GIBill2008.org.
UMA currently charges Maine students $5,700 in annual tuition.
Signed into law June 30, the new GI Bill -- formally called the "Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act" -- covers tuition at public universities and a portion of private college costs. The new law, unlike its predecessor, counts National Guard and Reserve members among beneficiaries.
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5601235.html
Staff photo by Andy Molloy
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