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Wednesday! eugust 29, 1979
New aids director
seeks awareness
Dy Alice Hrnlcek
Insuring that no student leaves the university for
financial reasons may seem an unreachable goal, but Don
Arlpoll, financial aids director, believes it may be possible.
Arlpoll,, new director since Aug. 1, is planning a
number of changes that will make the office more avail
able to students as well as increase the students awareness
of financial aid programs.
"The emphasis as long as I'm here is for students to
come in and talk about their financial situation," Arlpoll
said. 'There's no secret about how we decide the aid stu
dents receive. We want students to understand how they
get the amount and type of financial aid they do."
An open olllce approach may not be new to the
campus, tie said. "While we can't promise the student will
like what we decide, we will be certain the students will
understand the guidelines and standards that led to the
decisions."
Under consideration is expanding the number of hours
the office is open to include evening hours, he said. This
would accommodate students who work during the day,
he added.
The director hopes to initiate programs explaining the
process of applying for financial aids and related office
practices to groups of students in residence halls, fraternit
ies, sororities and apartment complexes which house stu
dents. He added that staff members are currently available
to speak to groups of ten or more upon request.
Before the end of the semester, he would like to head a
personal finance seminar to instruct students about
practical problems faced in everyday situations.
"We'd include things students who will be out in the
real world in a year or so need to know," he said.
A campaign to encourage more students to apply for
financial aid for the next session Is one of the office's
major concerns, Arlpoll stressed. "I can't say that if you
apply you will get aid, but I can guarantee that if you
don't try you Won't." He added that more aid is available
than last year.
Plans have begun to expand the job locating service to
include more off-campus positions in the Lincoln area, he
said. "We are 'sending a mass mailer to employers to ask
them to list jobs with us," he said.
Kenya tour planned
in SwahmsaW' Theans "to travel."' A UKL study
tour to Kenya planned for this winter will be a safari in
every sense of the word, organizer Don Young said.
Young, a graduate history student, organized the safari
to Kenya as part of the Flights and Study Tours program.
The safari is the first universitystudy tour ever offered
to Africa, he said.
He said the trip is well worth the cost of $1,850. Air
plane tickets account for one-half the cost, and the rest
covers food and equipment for the two-week trip from
Dec. 28 to Jan. 13.
The tour is non-credit, but Young said credit is avail
able for interested students. He said the safari is open to
anyone, but students will receive priority.
Everything will be waiting for the group at the Nairobi
airport, he said, including tents, sleeping bags and pro
visions. The group will leave immediately for the country,
he said.
Young called the trip a unique learning experience. He
said there will be time to stop along the way and give tour
members a chance to photograph, sketch, or talk to local
people.
Young said six of the 15 places have been filled.
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