News Harris-Stowe State University For Immediate Release Contact: Courtney McCall (314) 340-3391 mccallc@hssu.edu Harris-Stowe to Offer Free Assistance to Complete the FAFSA ST. LOUIS, MO (January 19, 2012) - Harris-Stowe State University is hosting "FAFSA Frenzy" to assist students and their parents with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the first step in applying for federal financial aid and state programs. The Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid personnel and the Missouri Department of Higher Education are partnering closely to bring an expanded College Goal Sunday program, called FAFSA Frenzy, to Missouri for 2012. To assist students and parents with the FAFSA process, financial aid professionals will be on hand at Harris-Stowe's FAFSA Frenzy, Sunday, February 12, 2-4 p.m., in the AT&T Library and Technology Center on the HSSU campus. FAFSA Frenzy events will be held throughout the state, and the participants of these events will be eligible to win one of four $1,000 scholarships! Winners will receive their scholarships upon receipt of enrollment verification for the 2011 fall semester at a Missouri postsecondary institution. Families who bring their completed 2011 income tax returns to a FAFSA Frenzy event will be able to complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA on site. Families who have not yet completed their tax returns can fill out the FAFSA at home after attending the workshop. This year marks the ninth year that Missouri has participated in College Goal Sunday. Since 2003, College Goal Sunday/FAFSA Frenzy has helped more than 7,300 Missouri students obtain financial aid. Most colleges and technical schools require students to complete the FAFSA in order to assess financial need. (Financial need is defined as the difference between the total cost of attending a specific college and the amount a family is expected to contribute toward that cost.) Among students and parents who attended FAFSA Frenzy in 2011, only 14.5 percent indicated they could have completed the FAFSA without professional assistance, and 92.5 percent said they found the event worth their time. For more information about Harris-Stowe's FAFSA Frenzy, please call HSSU's Office of Financial Assistance at (314) 340-3500 or visit www.hsssu.edu <http://www.hsssu.edu/> . Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 14 degree programs in the areas of Accounting, Business Administration, Biology, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Care Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Information Sciences and Computer Technology, Mathematics, Middle School Education, Professional Interdisciplinary Studies, Secondary Education and Urban Education. Ranked by U.S. News as one of America's Best Colleges in the Midwest, the University, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the metropolitan area. ### Courtney Z. McCall Assistant Vice President Communications, Marketing, Alumni Affairs & Development Harris-Stowe State University Ofc: (314) 340-3391 I mobile: (314) 280-9964 I fax: (314) 340-3575 web: www.hssu.edu <http://www.hssu.edu/> **********************Harris-Stowe State University********************** This e-mail is confidential and sent only to specified recipient(s). However, all e-mail is subject to possible interception by third parties. *************Contact postmaster@hssu.edu to report problems**************