PRESQUE ISLE — One week before the Super Bowl, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will host an annual party of its own for high school and college students — College Goal Sunday.
Staff members will be on hand Sunday, Jan. 31, beginning at 2 p.m. in Folsom 105 to assist students in completing and filing their FAFSA [Free Application for Federal Student Aid] forms. This free event is open to the entire community. High school seniors and parents are especially encouraged to attend, along with currently-enrolled college students needing assistance.
The University is one of three sites in Aroostook County hosting College Goal Sunday. The purpose of the event is to help students and families in completing the FAFSA form — the first step in receiving monetary help for college and a step that is repeated every year that a student is in college. College Goal Sunday, sponsored by the Finance Authority of Maine and coordinated by TRiO Upward Bound at UMPI, is a free event that helps high school seniors and their families, current college students or anyone needing to complete a FAFSA form.
Students and their parents should bring their most recent tax information, such as completed IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2 statements and other income and benefits information, along with their personal identification number (PIN) to sign the form electronically. This PIN can be obtained in advance by going to www.pin.ed.gov. It also can be obtained the day of the event.
For more information about this event, contact Darylen Cote at 768-9456 or darylen.cote@umpi.edu.