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The Huskie Food Pantry gets vegetables from the DeKalb County Community Gardens.

Huskie Food Pantry looks for sustainability

By Kristen Lookingland | October 3, 2016

The Huskie Food Pantry gets vegetables from the DeKalb County Community Gardens.

Students and community members demonstrate Oct. 29 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons for an end to the Illinois budget impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly. A topic frequently mentioned at the rally was the funding of MAP grants.

Financial Aid Office announces early cutoff for MAP grant awards

By Northern Star staff | January 20, 2016

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission, which allocates financial aid funding, anticipates an early cutoff this year for MAP grant awards, according to a Student Financial Aid Office email.Illinois residents who file the FAFSA are chosen on a first-come,...

State government funding may cause cuts to MAP grants

By Andrea Azzo | October 12, 2011

Students may see their Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants shrink later this year. On Oct. 3, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) sent an email to students who filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The email stated...

Physics major Suyin Wang answers a question at FAFSA Fun Friday at Swen Parson Hall on Friday morning.

FAFSA Fun Fest attracts over 100 students

By Christopher Gibbs | February 20, 2011

DeKALB | Over one hundred students went to Swen Parson Hall for FAFSA Fun Fest on Friday afternoon. The Student Financial Aid Office, the Scholarship Office and the Office of Student Academic Success sponsored the event to help students fill out their...

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