Financial Aid

By Betsy Curry
August Kafer and his staff continue to provide the students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg with ways to contact the Financial Aid department.

If you have not noticed already, the Financial Aid office has offered a drop-box outside of Room 1207. The new addition to Financial Aid is in hopes to better serve students during the non-operational hours. Students are encouraged to use the drop-box for such paperwork as Data Forms, Verification Worksheets and Award Notifications.

Many students are not at the college during regular office hours, and the new addition helps the Financial Aid staff to receive the needed paperwork at a quicker rate in order to distribute money.

Any suggestions are encouraged and welcomed by the staff. Be sure to stop by and thank the Financial Aid Office for the continuing effect to serve students.

Students are reminded to apply early and every year for Financial Aid. The recommended date for application is Jan. 1 through Feb. 14, 2006, for the following school year. March 1, 2006, marks the cut-off date for the West Virginia grant. According to Kafer, students often put off reapplying and the incoming freshmen receive all the money. He also encourages students to apply early so they receive the money deserved.