Organization | • | Illinois Student Assistance Commission | [X] |
| | 81: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The LeapFrog might be the hot stocking-stuffer, but savvy Illinois parents and grandparents are picking up a something much more valuable for their kids and grand-kids this holiday season. Thanks to the newly reopened College Illinois! program, parents can buy their children a gift that never goes out of style--prepaid college tuition plans that allow families to secure lower tuition rates years in advance. | | | | Date Created: | 11 29 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 1295**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000045973 Original UID: 25528 FIRST WORD: College | |
| 82: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 December 5 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) announced its recognition of nearly 19,000 Illinois high school students as Illinois State Scholars 2013. The students hail from high schools in every corner of Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 12 05 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 1321**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046005 Original UID: 25554 FIRST WORD: ISAC | |
| 83: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 December 17 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Families of Illinois college bound children have only until December 31 to invest in a College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition plan at 2011 rates before contract prices increase four percent on January 1, 2013. Contracts are available for purchase through April 2013. | | | | Date Created: | 12 17 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 1366**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046143 Original UID: 25692 FIRST WORD: Last | |
| 84: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 January 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In a report delivered to the General Assembly on Monday, the Monetary Award Program (MAP) Task Force cautioned that increased demand for the successful program, coupled with rapidly increasing tuition and fees and flat program appropriations, have stretched MAPs ability to provide sufficient grant aid to all students who are eligible to receive it. | | | | Date Created: | 01 02 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 03**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046231 Original UID: 25778 FIRST WORD: MAP | |
| 85: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 December | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The purpose of the MAP Eligibility Task Force is to deliberate options of new rules for the Monetary Award Program with the goal of improving the outcome for students who receive the grants. | | | | Date Created: | 12 27 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046276 Original UID: 25819 FIRST WORD: Monetary | |
| 86: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February 5 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | February is Financial Aid Awareness Month (FAAM), and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is hosting nearly 200 events across the state to help students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and learn about the wide range of college financial aid opportunities and the college selection and admission process. | | | | Date Created: | 02 05 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 117**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046763 Original UID: 26305 FIRST WORD: February | |
| 87: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 July 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The third annual statewide College Changes Everything conference takes place July 11 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. The event draws participants from throughout the state and across the country in support of Illinoiss efforts to reach Goal 2025, increasing the proportion of adults in Illinois with high quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025. | | | | Date Created: | 07-01-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 710**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050776 Original UID: 171800 FIRST WORD: 2013 | |
| 88: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 October 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois families can combat the high cost of post secondary education and start to tame tuition inflation by purchasing College Illinois! Prepaid Tuition Program contracts between October 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014. Since 1998, families across the state have purchased over 72,000 College Illinois! contracts as one tool to help pay the increasing cost of higher education and to limit costly student loan debt. | | | | Date Created: | 10-01-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1000**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051581 Original UID: 172544 FIRST WORD: College | |
| 89: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 October 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | For the second year the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), high schools and community-based organizations around the state have joined the nationwide College Application Month campaign to encourage earlier college applications from students who might otherwise apply late in the school year or not apply at all. | | | | Date Created: | 10-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1002**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051584 Original UID: 172547 FIRST WORD: October | |
| 90: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | It is the policy of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, disability, veterans' status, or any other non-permit factor including, but not limited to, sexual orientation or gender identity, and will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052112 Original UID: FIRST WORD: Affirmative | |
| 91: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | It is the policy of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, disability, veterans' status, or any other non-permit factor including, but not limited to, sexual orientation or gender identity, and will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics. | | | | Date Created: | 09-24-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052113 Original UID: 173250 FIRST WORD: Affirmative | |
| 92: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 December 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is recognizing more than 19,300 students from across the state as this years Illinois State Scholars. This years honorees join the ranks of thousands of top Illinois students honored since the prestigious designation was first made in 1958. | | | | Date Created: | 12-11-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1239**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052115 Original UID: 173252 FIRST WORD: Commission | |
| 93: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 April 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) has made college possible for millions of low income students who otherwise might not have the resources to attend college. But as the state legislature negotiates the FY 2015 budget, crucial MAP dollars may be cut putting at risk educational opportunities for thousands of Illinois residents. To get the word out about the importance of increasing funding to the states largest need-based grant program, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has helped launch the MAP Matters campaign and website. The site is also promoting a MAP Matters Day rally, to be held in Springfield on April 30th. | | | | Date Created: | 04-28-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 475**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053094 Original UID: 174340 FIRST WORD: Map | |
| 94: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | It is the policy of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, disability, veterans' status, or any other non-permit factor including, but not limited to, sexual orientation or gender identity, and will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics. | | | | Date Created: | 08-28-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000056171 Original UID: 177153 FIRST WORD: Affirmative | |
| 95: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 February 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: February is Financial Aid Awareness Month, and an important time to remind Illinois families that despite the rising cost of tuition and fees, financial aid can help make college possible, especially for families with the most financial need. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is pleased to announce free workshops throughout the state to help families navigate the financial aid process, including help filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)the form that determines a students eligibility for most federal, state, and college financial aid programs. | | | | Date Created: | 02-03-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | 96**15 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000063797 Original UID: 182089 FIRST WORD: FINANCIAL | |
| 96: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 March 17 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: College Illinois!, the states only 529 prepaid tuition program, has announced its first Draw your Dreams coloring contest, offering future college students an opportunity to win one of three $529 gift cards. | | | | Date Created: | 03-17-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | 227**15 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000066878 Original UID: 186221 FIRST WORD: College | |
| 97: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 July 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: On Thursday, July 17, Illinois education, government and non-profit leaders converged in Tinley Park near Chicago to address challenges and identify solutions in helping Illinoisans get to college and graduate. | | | | Date Created: | 07-22-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 830**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000066939 Original UID: 186502 FIRST WORD: College | |
| 98: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 October 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: High School Events Help Students Start and Complete College Applications. | | | | Date Created: | 10-15-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1220**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000067670 Original UID: 187152 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 99: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 November 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | One of the many ways the State of Illinois can serve and support its military service members and veterans is by providing educational benefits that provide those who serve and protect us with the support they need to goor returnto college. | | | | Date Created: | 11-10-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1321**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000068308 Original UID: 187747 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 100: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 December 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is pleased to announce the names of the 2015-16 Illinois State Scholars. | | | | Date Created: | 12-02-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1408**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000068476 Original UID: 187957 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
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