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WTG Achievers Vol. 1, No.9 April 2001 Mount Senario Student Counts on WTG About WTG Boyceville High School in accounting. After receiving The 21 private, or Boyceville, Wisconsin, notes, her bachelor’s degree, she independent, colleges and “During high school, I wants to pursue a job in the universities of Wisconsin participated in Future Business accounting field and gradually operate without taxpayer Leaders of America and that is work towards becoming a support, but provide an invaluable public service to when I decided I wanted to Certified Public Accountant. Wisconsin, educating over become an accountant. I just 50,000 students a year. love numbers.” Without the Wisconsin Tuition Many of Wisconsin’s best Grant and other financial and brightest need help to In May 2001 she will have assistance, Heather would be attend the college of their completed requirements for an unable to achieve her goals. choice. associate’s degree in business When asked how she is paying The State of Wisconsin at Mount Senario College, a for college, she answers, “On Heather Bird of Boyceville, created the Wisconsin four-year liberal arts top of the WTG, Mount Tuition Grant (WTG) in a sophomore at institution in Ladysmith, Senario College has added its 1965. Its goal is to help Mount Senario College Wisconsin. She will have own scholarships and arranged financially needy Wisconsin seventy-two credits and a GPA student loans for me to further citizens to succeed. There Heather Bird has her eye on of better than 3.0. She will help me with the costs. I’m are only enough funds the bottom line. Heather, a return to Mount Senario in the really impressed that a school allocated to WTG to cover twenty-year-old student who fall to pursue a double major about half of the needy CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 students who apply every graduated in 1999 from in business administration and year. Each month WTG Achievers brings you Lawrence Sophomore Shows a Commitment success stories of two Wisconsinites for whom to Community Service WTG has made a difference. ––––––––––––––––––––– impressive list of volunteer program for area children who WTG Achievers is and community service come from socially or published monthly by the activities, most of which are economically disadvantaged Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and centered around helping kids. backgrounds. He’s been active Universities (WAICU) As the president of Lantern, in Lawrence’s campus chapter 16 N. Carroll St., Suite 200 the Lawrence student of Habitat for Humanity, Madison, WI 53703 volunteer organization, Joe has providing sweat equity on 608-256-7761 helped coordinate a wide several building projects in the Fax 608-256-7065 variety of volunteer efforts in Fox Cities. And he somehow [email protected] the Appleton area, from manages to squeeze in time as Dr. Rolf Wegenke helping sort relief supplies a Vital Tutor through President bound for Africa, to arranging Lawrence’s Community Dr. Mari McCarty and pricing articles for the Service and Volunteer Center, VP for Research and Joe Brooks of Stanley, Community Clothes Closet, to spending at least one hour a sophomore at Information, Editor assisting in the art room at the each week tutoring an area Lawrence University Mr. David Dies local Boys and Girls Clubs. elementary school student. VP for Public Policy Although he’s only a Ms. Carol Hart sophomore, Lawrence Executive Assistant In addition to his work with “They’re mainly opportunities University’s Joe Brooks Lantern, Joe also volunteers as to interact with children,” says already has amassed an a “LARY Buddy,” a mentoring CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 WTG Achievers Page 2 • April 2001 HEATHER BIRD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ____________________________________ FACT will make this much of an effort to help because of the great opportunities the school students.” offers. She states, “My stepfather and aunts OF THE graduated from Mount Senario, and they are Knowing that she has the Wisconsin Tuition very successful. They all graduated with MONTH Grant, some federal grants, and the institutional degrees in business and that is what first got scholarships was a great comfort to her when me to take a look at the college. During my First-generation her life took an unexpected turn for the worse campus tour I learned that Mount Senario has college students are medically. Her health is fine now, but without exceptional programs such as criminal justice, more successful at financial assistance, she would not have been teacher education, social work, and business. I private colleges and able to continue her education due to extensive also thought that the small class sizes as well as universities. A study medical expenses. the one-to-one opportunities with my teachers published by Howard would help me reach my full potential. This is University showed Heather helps pay for her education by working what I was looking for.” that 55% of first- approximately 15 hours each week in the generation students school cafeteria and in the Admissions Office Heather adds, “Without the Wisconsin Tuition completed their as a work-study student. She also participates Grant and other financial aid options, school bachelor’s degree on the dance team and the cheerleading squad, would be too expensive for many students. I within five years at as well as in the Student Ambassadors love being at Mount Senario, and the private colleges, vs. Organization, a service group on campus. Wisconsin Tuition Grant, along with work- 34% at public 4-year study and other financial aid, has made it institutions. Heather says she chose Mount Senario College possible.” JOE BROOKS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 __________________________________________________________________ Joe of his busy out-of-classroom who boasts a 3.2 cumulative grade-point grant is a vital part of Joe’s overall experiences. “Kids should have positive average while pursuing a double major in financial aid package that also includes a role models. I personally love working psychology and education. Lawrence grant, campus employment, with children and spending time with and the Robert Kirtland Wolter, Jr. them. I feel like I can help take them out When Joe first began exploring his Memorial Scholarship. of their normal daily routine and give options for college, he visited several them a different perspective on things. If larger schools before considering “Without the comprehensive financial aid everyone would do just a little bit, we Lawrence, but left feeling unimpressed by package I’m receiving, I wouldn’t be able could make such a difference.” their size and impersonal nature. “I to attend Lawrence, that’s for sure,” said really felt comfortable at Lawrence, and Joe. “I’m grateful for the invaluable help Joe has set his career sights on becoming that’s what sealed the deal for me.” the Wisconsin Tuition Grant provides to either a clinical child pyschologist or a my overall financial assistance. It’s secondary school administrator. “Either Joe is one of 358 students this year whose providing a great opportunity for me to profession would allow me to work pursuit of a Lawrence degree is being get a first-rate education and pursue my closely with young people,” says Joe, a realized with the assistance of the career ambitions at the college of my graduate of Stanley-Boyd High School, Wisconsin Tuition Grant program. The choice.” Wisconsin’s Private Colleges and Universities Alverno College Milwaukee Lakeland College Sheboygan Mount Senario College Ladysmith Beloit College Beloit Lawrence University Appleton Northland College Ashland Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee Marian College Fond du Lac Ripon College Ripon Carroll College Waukesha Marquette University Milwaukee St. Norbert College De Pere Carthage College Kenosha Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee Silver Lake College Manitowoc Concordia University Mequon Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee Viterbo University La Crosse Edgewood College Madison Mount Mary College Milwaukee Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee.

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