Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu The pandemic may have derailed much of the traditional college experience, but with the hope of an end in sight the Murray State Study Abroad office is excited for a return to normal. Knowing that the pandemic won’t last forever, the Study Abroad office is preparing for study abroad opportunities Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The scholarship application for the 2020-21 academic year is now available for students. When applying for scholarships, students only have to fill out one application. Once students submit their application, they will be automatically matched with scholarships they are eligible for. Students can find the scholarship application on their MyGate Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer The Racer One Stop created a ‘one-stop shop’ for students to receive information from various offices and ask questions during the first week of the spring semester in one location. Fred Dietz, associate vice president of enrollment management, said the Bursar, Registrar, Scholarship and Financial Aid offices will be Read More
Story by Emily Williams, Contributing writer Fred Dietz, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, said Murray State will have a “one stop shop” for information for students during the first week of Spring 2016 and the first two weeks of the Fall 2017. The one stop shop will integrate the Bursar, Scholarship, Financial Aid and Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA, can be a difficult process to some. Murray State’s financial aid office is working to inform students about the application process. Cassie Fannin, senior from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, said there is not one part of the process that is difficult, but the Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Collegiate sports and scholarships go hand in hand. Murray State, along with many other universities, wouldn’t have some of the sports talent it has without the incentive of financial aid. What’s interesting, however, is where those scholarships are actually going. More Read More
For some students at Murray State, financial aid is a vital lifeline for their school efforts and a method to reduce financial burden. For as long as the University has been open, it has offered financial aid on everything from textbooks to housing. One such method of procuring financial aid would be FAFSA. FAFSA, or Read More
Students are paying more for their higher education than the amount of money state funded universities are receiving, according to a government study released in 2014. Jackie Dudley, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services, said students have not said much about the rise in tuition to anyone in the financial aid department. President Bob Read More