GA- .s~L.\-O .5 \ e3 .9-OO2 /2t03 H Nov r The application deadline for the four-year military scholarship to North Georgia College & State University is Jan. 15, and the deadline to apply for the two-year Georgia Military College Scholarship is Feb. 3. Pictured here as theypresent a NGCSU four-year scholarship to Holly Howington of Nicholson are Major General David B. Poythress (left), adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard, and Nathaniel Hansford (right), president of North Georgia College & StateUniversity. sund a~ Tu esd a~ wedn e sd a~ Thu rs d aq Frida~ Saturda~ Cadets Charles Wells and Robert Woodruff (right) examine a map as theyplan strategic maneuvers at North Georgia College & State University. 1 2 ((ollrgr 804rtlForum lOOl (ont'tI) o SAT Ifr SAT 11 - Rrgislralion Oradlinr for Or(. 7 o SATI fr SAT II TrslOalr 3 o NCHHP Training Confmncr,Hinnrapolis 4 5 o STARS/CorrSlarsTraining' o PR08 - Albany (eunseler Workshop Albany Civic Crnlrr 6 7 8 9 o om 80ard Hrrling, Allanla o ACT - Rrgislralion Oradlinrfor Orc.14 10 11 Veterans Day 12 13 14 o PR08 - Hacon CounsrlorWorkshop Holiday Inn1-75 Confmncr Crnlrr o Wintrr Grorgia High School Graduation lests Administration o 5TARS/Corr-STAR5 Training, Location T8A o 5AT Ifr SAT 11 - Latr R!gistration for Orc.7 17 18 1 9 09:30 a.m. - Scholarship Committrr Hrrting,Tuckrr 011:30 p.m.- Gm, mA, GHAC 80ard of Oimlors Hrrling, Tuckrr o 80ard of RrgrnllUnivmity 5ystrm of Grorgia Hrrting,Atlanta o STARS/Corr-STARS Training, Location T8A 2 0 o GH(A( ScholarNrt Usm Training,Tuckrr o GSCA Annual Confmncr, Thr Hyatt Rrgrncy, Savannah 21 o ACT - L4tr Rrgistration for Orc.14 24 25 26 2 7 2 8 T~an~sgiving State Holiday 15 22 29 16 23 3 0 Hanu~~a~ Begins December 2002 Covenant College, a four-year private college located atop Lookout Mountain in northwest Georgia, hasa 14-to-l student to professor ratio and was recognized in U.S. News & World Report as a top southern liberal arts college. Cross-cultural experience is required for graduation, and students choose from eitherspring break mission trips or study-abroad programs. Above, Ai Trsukamoto, a student from Japan, is picturedin Covenant 's Dora MacLellan Brown Memorial Chapel.. sunda~ 1 8 Mond a~ 2 9 Tuc s d a q 3 10 Wednesda~ 4 Thursdat] 5 11 om Board M!!ting, Atlanta UOP[ 101 Tr(hnical (ollrgrs Training, loatien TBA 12 Frida~ 6 S aturd a~ 7 SAT If, SAT 11 - Trst Oatr 13 14 15 16 Gum Bryond the BasicsTraining,Tu(kfr 17 18 19 2 2 Winter Begins 23 24 25 Christmas Day UOP[ 101 Tr(hni(al (ollrgrs Training, Lo(ation TBA 2 6 State Holi~ay 29 SAT If, SAT 11 - Rrgistration Oradlinr for Jan.Z\ 30 31 New Year's[ve An - Trsl Oatr 20 21 27 28 Calvin Jackson, a Covenant College student from Austell, takes advantage of a warm sunny day to studyoutside his dormitory. ary 2 - - -.- -~:- - - Gordon College, a two-year public college located northwest of Macon, has residence facilities and enrollment of almost 3,000. The school has more than 60 programs of studyand is known for its nursing program, which includes an RN to BSN Completion Program offered in cooperation with the Medical College of Georgia . Gordon College students pictured here (left to right) are Tripp Tiller, Jeremiah Russell, and Tomohiro /to. Sund a~ M o n d aq Gordon College nursing students (left to right) Jodi Mcintosh, Lisa Copeland, and LaQuita Gaston-Stokes are pictured here with Pam O'Neal, division chair. 5 6 Tuesda~ Wed nesda~ NewYear's Day 1 Th ursda q 2 Frida~ 3 7 Dm Board Meeting, Atlanta SAT I[,SAT ll-IateRegistration Deadlinefor Jan.IS ACT - Registration Deadline for feb. B Delimy of Georgia financial Aid Pack!ts Begins 8 9 10 Sat urd a~ 4 11 (Delivery of6eorgi4 fin4nd41AidP4(kelJ (ont'd) '. 12 Board of RegentsUniversitySystemof GeorgiaMeeting, Atlanta 13 14 15 -. GeorgiaGeneralAssemblyOpening Day '- 19 2 0 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 21 Horth Georgia(ollege [,StateUniversity MilitaryScholarship ApplicationDeadline 22 .. \- 26 27 28 29 16 17 18 ACT - IsteRegistration for feb.8 23 24 25 30 SAT I[,SAT 11- Test Date 31 = February _2_0_ _0_ 3_ Georgia Aviation & Technical College, near Eastman, isa one-of-a-kind educational facility - a technical college with a specialized mission focusing primarily on aviation training. In July, 2001, Georgia Aviation & Technical College became a stand-alone institution, separating from Heart of Georgia Technci al College where it began as a satellite campus in 1996. Above, GATC student Bryan Rentz pulls a helicopterinto the hangar. -.m~===========__ s u nda~ I I I 1 Ground~Dg DdY 2 " 9 M ond a~ Georgia Aviation & Techn ical College students Tiffani Haun and Mitch Sutton examine items in the bookstore where a sign proclaims: "I'd Rather Be Flying." Tuesclaq ~- . ~ ,.. ~- I'..~YlNC- 0 ';!r - :MII. ~ ~ Wedn esd a~ Thu rsdaq 3 Georgia Hilitary College State Service Scholarship Application Deadline NationalSchoolCounselors' Week me. 4 09:30 a.m. - Scholarship Committee Heeting,Tucbr oll:lO p.m.- GSfA, GHm Board of Directors Heeting,Tucbr Board of Regents University System of Georgia Heeting, Atlanta GPA Calculation Trng.,location TBA 5 6 The College Board Southern RegionalHeeting, Harriott Waterside Hotel,Tampa,n Dm Board Heeting,Atlanta 10 11 1 2 Abrd~dm Lincoln's Birt~ddY 13 Frida~ S atu rd a~ 1 Robert LByrd Scholarship Nomination Deadline (Tentative) I 7 8 ACT - Test Date 1 4 Vd lenti ne's DdY 15 " GPA CalculationTraining,location TBA 1 6 1 7 Presidents' DdY 18 Georgia foundation of IndependentColleges Annual Heeting,SeaIsland : 23 SASfAA Annual Conference,Jacksonville, fI. GPA CalculationTraining,location TBA 24 25 069p.m. - Statewide financial Aid Chat Smion. Visit www.gskorg or call 18001766818 .. 19 20 21 George Wds~ington's Bi rt~ddY 22 26 ~ 27 28 SAT IOnly - Registration Deadline for AprilS HOP[ Scholar list(Preliminary)Deadline . March 2 DeKalb Technical College offers vocational and technical education designed to develop work attitudes, saleable skills, andusable knowledge for employment andbusiness ownership. Above, Chrsi topher Half, a student in Motorcycle Service Technology, checks out a Harley-Davidson motorcycle thatis connected to a computer diagnostic machine. s unda~ 2 9 Mondaq DeKalb Techn ical College Emergency Medical Technology teacherCarole Litkea (center), talks with . formerstudents, EMTs Ronnie Davis and Rebecca C. Hill. wedn e s d a~ 3 4 5 Spring GeorgiaHighSrhoolWriting Test Administration GHUC Annual Conferenre, Athens SpringGeorgiaHighSrhoolWritingTest Hake-up 10 11 12 T hursdaq Frida~ Saturda~ 1 Georgia Scholar Nomination Deadline 6 7 8 Dm Board Heeting, Atlanta ACT - Registration Deadlinefor AprillZ 13 14 15 Board of Regents University System of Georgia Heeling, Atlanta SAT IOnly - Late Registration for April S 1 6 17 51. Patrick's Day 18 19 2 0 21 Spring Begins 22 Regents Advisory Coundl for Student Rnandal Aid (RAmA) and Regents AdvisoryCoundl for Registration and ACT - LateRegistrationfor AprillZ Admissions(RACRA)JointHeeting - --;---------___4 24//31 25 26 27 28 29 SAT I(,SAT 11 - Registration Deadline SpringGeorgia High Srhool Graduation forHay 3 TestsAdministrationBegins HarrhZ4th - t - - - - - - - - - - -- + - - - - --"4'' - - - - - -I - - - - - - - - - - -t - - - - - - - - - - -- + - - - - - - - - - -l Board (~f Com m is sioners The j oint board of commissioners fo r the Georgia Student Finance Commission, Georgia Student Finance Authority, and Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation meets quarterly to provide guidance and determine agency policies. Mark M iller, C ha ir m a n J a sp e r Nint h Co ngress ional District M a tt ie Hi ck s Hinesvi lle First Congressiona l Distri ct Vaca n t Seco nd Co ngress ional Distri ct Virg inia M oore Jon esboro Third Congressio na l District Vaca n t Fourth Co ngressional District Florence Su m ne r At lanta Fifth Congress ional District Vaca nt Sixth Cong ress iona l District Patsy Upchu rch Bow do n Seventh Congress ional District Dr. Kirb y G od sey Macon Eighth Congressiona l Distr ict Richard M a d d ux G reensboro Tenth Congressional District J ere Johnson Hartwell Eleventh Congress ional District E u nice M ixon Tifton State-at-La rge Dr. T ho mas Yow, III Youn g Harri s State-at- Large Statutory Members Dr. T homas C. M er ed it h C ha nce llor Board of Regents o f the University Sy ste m of Georgi a Linda Schrenko State Superi nte ndent of Schools Georgia Department of Education Dr. Kenneth Br eed en Co mmiss ioner Georgia Departmen t of Tech nica l and Adult Educa tion Bill Tom lins on D irec tor O ffice o f Planning and Budget The mission of the Georgia Student Finan ce Commission is to promote and increase access to education beyo nd high schoolfor Georg ians by delivering f inancia l aid informa tion, serv ices , andfunding in a way that is f iscally respo nsible and understandable. The cover p hoto Il'as taken in September of 200 1 at Austin Road Elementary School, H enry County Public Schoo l System (Atlanta Journal- Constitution Photo) A good educa tion fo r our children is a top pr iority in Georgia. After a ll, our childre n are ou r future, We begin by pro vidi ng a pre -ki ndergarten program for Iour- year-ol ds and cont inue by providin g student finan cial ass istance throu gh co llege to graduate and pro fessional study. Add ed to this, we pro vide the latest trai ning for workers in the state 's new industries. We wa nt to capita lize on thc stre ngth of Geo rgia's co lleges, universities, and techni cal co lleges. The Georgia St ude nt Fina nce Commission administers state-funded program s, including Geo rgia 's HOP E Scho larship, to make access to the se institutions more a ffo rdable. - Governor Roy Barnes T he Georgia Stude nt Fina nce Commission ad ministered student fin an cial ass istance to 264,308 students in fisca l year 2002, including 169,399 students who participated in Geo rgia 's HOP E Sc ho larshi p Program. Student loan s totaled 11 ,023, inc luding se rv ice-ca nce lable loan s to stude nts who promi sed to serve in teac hing, heal th care , and the Georgia Nat ional G uard as a met hod of repayment. In fiscal year 2002, st udent finan cial aid administered by the Commiss ion totaled more than $630 mill ion to stude nts enro lled in college s, universities, and technica l co lleges. Agai n, we showcase Georgia's inst itution s of high er ed ucat ion in this ye ar 's acade mic ca lendar, and we than k eac h mem ber o f the instituti on s' sta ffs for their work to prov ide stude nt financial assistance . We hope this ca lendar w ith dates for confe rences, fina ncial a id training meetings, app lication dead line s, and test dates w ill be of benefit to you . - Glenn Newsome GSFC Executive Director A p r i / 2_ __ _ _ 3_ _ Agnes Scott College, a four-year independent liberalarts and sciences college for women, is locatedjust two blocks from the Atlanta subway and is listedin the National Register of Historic Places. The college was listed under "Best Value" in U.S. News & World Report. Student Shayla Thomas is seen in the center photo above, and coming _ IIilIli!:================ from the archway landmark are Kateena Johnson, Curran Morris, and Adrienne Smith. s u nda~ Mondaq Tu e sd a~ Agnes Scott College was founded in 1889, and the huge protected trees on the 100- acre campus contribute to its beauty. Here, student Alexis Fillos has founda private study spot on the limb of a large magn olia. 1 SURm Traininq,Location TBA Sprinq G!orqia Hiqh School Graduation T!sts Administration (Cont'd from March) Odylight 5dvings Time Begins 6 7 8 Wedn e sd a~ 2 T hursda t] 3 om Board M"tinq,Atlanta 9 10 Fri da~ 4 Satu rda~ 5 SATI Only - T!st Oat! 11 12 1 3 Pdl m5unddy Thomds Jefferson's BirthddY 20 . [dster 5unddy 14 21 SURnR Traininq,Location TBA SAT I(,SAT 11 - Lat! R!qistration for May 3 15 SURnR Traininq, Location TBA Board of R!q!nts UnimsitySyst!m of Gmqia M"tinq,Unimsityof Gmqia,Ath!ns 16 2 2 [Mth OdY 23 1 7 rirst OdY01Pdssover Good rriddY 24 ACT - Iest Oat! 18 19 25 26 SURfR Traininq, Location TBA .,. - - - - - - - - - - - - t - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - t - - - - - - - - - - - - t - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - --I 27 2 8 5tdteNoliddY 29 30 May 20 3 Dodge Coun ty High School's Keisha Walker is one of thethousands of high school seniors who graduate into multiple opportunities provided by theState of Georgia. HOPE, only one of Georgia 's student financial aid options, assists qualified high school graduates seeking higher education. Georgia 's newLEAP Grant assists students from lowincome families. More information on allprograms canbe found at theGeorgia Student Finance Commission Web site, www.gsfc.org. s u nda~ M ond a~ Tuesd aq Wedn e sd a~ Thursdaq Fr,da~ Satu rda~ A Georgia School of Excellence, Dodge County High School provides global achievement and international contacts. For three years, the school's marketing students have usedtheirown business, Dodge International Marketing Company, or DIMCO, to trade with a partner school in Scotland. The DCHS graduating senior pictured here is Melina Mercer, Class of 2002. 4 Cinco deMayo 5 o Advanced Placement (AP) laminations Nationalleac~er's Day 6 09:30 a.m. - Scholarship CommitteeHeeting, Tucker 011:30 pm, - GSH, GSrA,GHL\C Board of Directors Heeting, Tucker 1 2 3 o DmBoard Heeting, Atlanta o SAT I&SAT 11- Registration Deadline for June 1 o SAT I&SAT 11 - Test Date 7 8 9 10 o ACT - RegistrationDeadlineforJune 14 11 Mot~er's Day 12 o Advanced Placement(AP) Ixaminatlnns 13 14 010:00 a.m - GSH financial Aid Advisory CouncilHeeting, Tucker o SAT I&SAT 11- Late Registration forJun e1 15 1 6 1 7 Armed rorcesDay 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 o NCHUP Spring Convention,Hemphis 2 5 Memorial Day o Board of Regents University System of Georgia Heeting, Atlanta 26 27 28 . - - ' o Spring GASfAA Conference,King and Prince,St.Simons ,~ o ACT - LateRegistration for June14 29 30 31 " sund a~ 1 M ondaq 2 Tuesda~ 3 Wednesda~ 4 - - - - - -- - ----- - - - - - - - --- - Middle Georgia College, located at Cochran, 38 miles south of Macon, is a unit of the University System of Georgia. It is both a comprehensive two-year college serving Central Georgia and a residential college serving students from throughout Georgia and from otherstates and countries. MGC surveying students picturedabove are Carla Lloyd and Sergio Arratia. Thursdat] 5 Fri d a~ 6 S aturd a~ 7 :1 8 1 5 rdt~er'S DdY 9 10 Board of Regents University System of Georgia Heeting, Atlanta 16 17 11 DlA[ Board Heeting,lo