[Oasfaa] FW: Save the Perkins Loan Program Petition--Sign It Today

Tue Dec 9 14:58:57 CST 2014

For all you Perkins schools out there, this may be of interest to you.

Mendy Schmerer, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Office of Student Financial Aid
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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From: Graduate Professional Listserv [mailto:GRADPROF-L at LISTSERV.NASFAA.ORG] On Behalf Of Tami Sato
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 3:15 PM
To: GRADPROF-L at LISTSERV.NASFAA.ORG
Subject: Save the Perkins Loan Program Petition--Sign It Today

Seems savings Perkins of most interest to graduate schools/students.  COHEAO has started this petition.  Might help, especially if we can get students involved.  I had a difficult time copying the link so hoping it carries over with forwarded message.  After signing petition you get on to Change emails, but you can just unsubscribe.  Tami

Good afternoon,
As you may know, the Federal Perkins Loan Program is in jeopardy. In order for the program to continue beyond the 2015-16 award year, Congress must reauthorize the Program or extend the September 30, 2015 sunset date.  In 2012-2013, close to 500,000 students with need were awarded nearly $1 billion in Perkins loans.  This funding is critical to students who may not qualify for any other financing options, including more costly private loans, and therefore would be unable to complete their education.
Yesterday, COHEAO went live with a petition to Save the Perkins Loan Program. Our goal is to get 50,000 signatures. When a supporter signs the petition, an email message is generated to their Senators and Representative.
Your voice matters! Please take one minute out of your busy day to sign this petition and make a difference:
https://www.change.org/p/save-perkins-now<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.change.org_p_save-2Dperkins-2Dnow&d=AAMFaQ&c=qRnFByZajCb3ogDwk-HidsbrxD-31vTsTBEIa6TCCEk&r=-Lnq0C7sCiFyP0whbJJ3dxf5JnVjhYZXejVPgZDRGLk&m=i3-6WdZjI-6u9Xub5g1SNd217iUUBf9jNtlFj3CMmdY&s=rlZjuxMdLHBoonQEnGJxOw7s1OdMkkJqbFS31mIKbfU&e=>
 Please show your support for this proven program by signing the Save Perkins Now Petition and sharing the information with your colleagues, students, borrowers and anyone else who understands the benefits of this long-standing program.
Please feel free to also share the petition via social media.  In the coming days and weeks, COHEAO will be supporting this petition and additional advocacy efforts through a @SavePerkinsNow Twitter handle and an accompanying Facebook page.

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