For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, Jan. 30, 2004
Cameron University offers students and families
opportunity to learn ways to pay for college
This February, students and their parents can have one-on-one, expert advice in learning about financial
aid and planning for college during the upcoming statewide event, College Goal Sunday SM.
On Sunday, Feb. 8, students and their families can attend College Goal Sunday and visit with financial aid
counselors and college staff in person from 2-4 p.m., in the Mezzanine of Cameron University’s Shepler
Center, University Drive and E Avenue in Lawton.
In a single afternoon, students and their families can become familiar with college entrance requirements,
learn about planning for college and obtain on-site assistance in filling out financial aid application forms.
Those interested in this service should bring their latest tax information to the event. In addition, valuable
information will be shared about the benefits of attending college, student support services, areas of study
and different degree programs.
“It’s not unusual at all for parents and teenagers to become apprehensive at the thought of starting college,”
said Caryn Pacheco, Cameron’s financial assistance director. “College Goal Sunday is intended to calm
those fears by providing families with all information they need to start the process.”
Details about the event are available from CU Financial Assistance, located on the third floor of North
Shepler Tower, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or by calling 580/581-2293.
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Cameron is among more than 30 higher education institutions in Oklahoma that will participate in College
Goal Sunday. A complete list of colleges and universities is available on the Internet at
www.okhighered.org or by calling 1-800/858-1840.
College Goal Sunday is sponsored in part by the Lumina Foundation for Education; Oklahoma GEAR UP;
the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program; the Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators; Sonic, America’s Drive-In; and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
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Editors and Broadcasters: For more information, contact CU Government & Community Relations at
580.581.2211. The College Goal SundaySM program was created by the
Indiana Student Financial Aid Association with funding from Lilly Endowment,
Inc., and with supplemental support from Lumina Foundation for Education.
Oklahoma’s GEAR UP grant has been matched by more than $25 million from
state and partner resources. With funds totaling $45.5 million, GEAR UP
receives 45 percent of total funding from the federal government and 55
percent from other organizations.