January 29, 2003

Galveston College

Galveston College President Dr. Elva Concha LeBlanc was recently appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Statewide Coordinating Council.  The council is a voluntary 17-member organization with five ex-officio members and 12 members appointed by the governor.  The council is charged with reviewing and assessing statewide health issues related to insuring a quality health care workforce for Texas.

A Sage Source program sponsored by the UTMB Senior Services Office and the Galveston College Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division  is providing a Spring Lecture Series for Senior Citizens and Winter Texans.

The lectures are free to the public and are offered Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. on the third floor of the Fort Crockett Campus at 5001 Avenue U.

The fourth lecture will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2003.  The program is "Beyond Medicine:  Spirituality and Healing" featuring speaker  Rabbi Jimmy Kessler.  Rabbi Kessler heads Temple B'Nai Israel.  He is an adjunct faculty member at Galveston College.

For more information, call (409) 944-1344.

Galveston College's Black History Month activities begin with "The African American Read-In Chain" to be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. at Galveston College in Room FA-207.  Participants will join over a million readers in the 14th National African American Read-In Chain.  

For more information, contact William White, Jr. at (409) 763-6551, extension 756, Janis Ellis at extension 325, or Erma Phillips at extension 318.

Galveston College will present a satellite teleconference on Thursday, February 6, 2003 for college-bound high school seniors and their parents focusing on the financial aid application process.  

The teleconference takes place from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Room N-119 on the Galveston College campus.  A taped conference in Spanish will be presented the same day at 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Room R-252. College financial aid counselors will be present at both presentations.

The event, in recognition of February as Financial Aid Awareness Month, is sponsored by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.  Financial aid applications for the 2003-2004 academic year will be available at the teleconference session.

High school seniors who attend will be eligible to win prizes, including a complete computer system or $500 scholarships.  The information will be valuable for students seeking scholarships to any college or university.

Many grants (including the Texas Grant) and scholarship programs require students to file the FAFSA even if they do not think they will be eligible for federal aid.  For example, the Universal Access Scholarship for students graduating from Galveston High Schools who live in the Galveston taxing district and attend Galveston College, must be turned down for federal and state grants in order to qualify for the scholarship which pays tuition and fees at the college for up to $1,000 per year for two years. 

For additional information on the satellite teleconference or directions to the college, call the college financial aid office at  (409) 944-1235.