Tuesday, February24th, 2015 | TechNews

Kori Bowns
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

In order to encourage more Illinois
Tech students to complete the Free Applica—
tion for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the IIT
OneStop hosted Fat FAFSA Tuesday, an event
for students to learn more about the FAFSA
and be rewarded for filling it out. The FAFSA
is a form that can be submitted each year by
current and prospective college students that
determines their eligibility for several types of

federallybffered student financial aid includ—
ing the Pell Grant, federal student loans, and
Federal Work Study.

The One Stop’s event was held on
Tuesday, February 17 in the One Stop office
located in MTCC 106. Staff members were
available to assist students with completing the
FAFSA; students who had already completed
the FAFSA were able to show their confirma-
tion email to receive a ticket for a raffle. Raffle
prizes included IIT—branded tee shirts, Tech
Cash Prizes, a DVD player, a Flip Camera, and

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Students rewarded for completing
FAFSA at One Stop event

a grand prize of a Microsoft Surface 2.

The One Stop, which was formed
in 2012 as a centralized location on campus
for students to find answers to administrative
questions, also oifered other ways for students
to be rewarded for their financial knowledge
and preparedness. The office allowed students
to answer a multiple choice question about fi-
nances; if the students answered correctly, they
got their choice of some IIT-branded items as
their prize, including tee shirts, bracelets, and
wallets.

 

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Different varieties of paczki, a Polish
pastry similar to a doughnut, were also offered
to students who attended the event, and the of—
fice and its staff members were decorated with
a Mardi Gras theme in the spirit of Fat Tues—
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At the end of the day, the raffle win-
ners were drawn and picked up their prizes.
Fat FAFSA Tuesday also counted as a Fresh-
man, Fifteen event for new students.

Photos by Bowns

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