1. West Virginia College Goal Sunday SM

2. Presentation Overview College Goal Sunday Background College Goal Sunday in West Virginia What to Expect How Can You Help?

3. What is College Goal Sunday? College Goal Sunday SM is a nation-wide outreach initiative, funded by the Lumina Foundation, which seeks to provide information about and access to Federal Financial Aid to students of underserved and underrepresented populations.

4. College Goal Sunday is Not… A Recruitment Effort A Marketing Opportunity A College Night

5. College Goal Sunday The event is offered free of charge to students & families who need financial aid assistance completing the financial aid paperwork and/or completing the web based application.

6. History of College Goal Sunday College Goal Sunday began in Indiana in 1989 as a joint project of the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association (ISFAA) and the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI) Funding from Lilly Endowment, Inc. The program aided families in breaking what was perceived as one of the biggest barriers to higher education, the financial aid process. College Goal Sunday has since expanded and is now a Nation-wide initiative.

7. College Goal Sunday States CGS StatesFAFSA Program Implementing in 2010 Currently No Program

8. WV College Goal Sunday Through previous established relationships within the TRiO Community and a commitment to Financial Aid Access from the WV Higher Education Policy Commission, the work of bringing CGS to West Virginia began in the Spring of 2008.

9. WV College Goal Sunday Initial Meeting with College Access and Financial Aid Professionals From this meeting, work began on the multi-phase process of submitting grant applications to obtain funds for the CGS project.

10. Where are we now? College Goal Sunday will launch for the first time on February 21, 2010 at approximately 17 locations throughout West Virginia.

11. Proposed Sites

12. College/School/OrganizationCityCounty 1MCTCHuntingtonCabell 2Glenville State CollegeGlenvilleGilmer 3MU Mid-Ohio Valley CenterPoint PleasantMason 4Potomac State CollegeKeyserMineral 5Shepherd UniversityShepherdstownJefferson 6Lincoln HSHamlinLincoln 7Southern WV CTC Logan CampusLogan 8WV Northern CTCWheelingOhio 9Ripley HSRipleyJackson 10Capitol HSCharlestonKanawha 11Bluefield State CollegeBluefieldMercer 12New River CTCLewisburgGreenbrier 13Public Higher Ed. CenterBeckleyRaleigh 14Davis & Elkins CollegeElkinsRandolph 15Caperton CenterClarksburgHarrison 16WVUMorgantownMonongalia 17Braxton Co. High SchoolFlatwoodsBraxton

13. College Goal Sunday – What to Expect On College Goal Sunday, financial aid experts along with other partners host CGS at sites throughout the state.

14. College Goal Sunday – What to Expect Each site has a Local Site Coordinator who volunteers to serve as the single point of contact for that site.

15. College Goal Sunday – How Can You Help? Volunteers are needed in all regions and in many capacities.

16. College Goal Sunday – How Can You Help? Marketing Outreach Setup Crew Cleanup Crew Greeter or Registration Table Food Table Quick Question Expert General FAFSA Expert Presenter Spanish Interpreter Interpreter for the Deaf Community

17. College Goal Sunday – Volunteer Reminders All Volunteers Must Wear the College Goal Sunday Logo Shirt Volunteers Represent CGS and no Other Organization for the Duration of the Event

18. College Goal Sunday Get Involved!

19. For Additional Information: www.collegegoalsundaywv.org www.collegegoalsundayusa.org Angela Holley, Statewide Coordinator WV College Goal Sunday holley1@marshall.edu or 304-696-2201holley1@marshall.edu Jack Toney, Statewide Site Coordinator WV College Goal Sunday toney@hepc.wvnet.edu or 304-558-4417toney@hepc.wvnet.edu