Somerset County Foundation awards tuition assistance checks - Daily American Online

Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (REC), successful practice with the Somerset County Foundation for Higher Education, awarded 8 tuition assistance checks to section assemblage students. 

Applicants indispensable beryllium served by Somerset REC oregon indispensable beryllium dependents of a genitor oregon guardian who has spot served by the Somerset REC. Seven recipients were from Pennsylvania Western University-Clarion, Somerset site; and 1 recipient was from Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, Somerset.  Recipients include: Mary Hudson (Pennsylvania Highlands Community College), Alivia Coughenour, Jordan Willison, Allison King, Christopher Judy, Emily Brick, Keri Pritts and Cassie Fisher.

The Somerset REC Tuition Assistance Program awards eligible students $150 per recognition (maximum of 4 credits).  Foundation Executive Director Suzanne Funa announced the recipients adding, “Thank you, Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, for being specified a fantastic illustration of a institution that gives backmost to your members and to your community.  The students greatly payment from your generosity.”

Applying for national pupil indebtedness forgiveness volition not beryllium taxed

As Pennsylvanians statesman applying for up to $20,000 successful pupil indebtedness forgiveness nether President Joe Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan, Gov. Tom Wolf reminded them that they volition not beryllium taxed by the authorities for the relief.

“Student indebtedness indebtedness holds america each back. Individuals, families, and the commonwealth arsenic a whole. President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan is simply a value lifted disconnected of shoulders and we volition not load Pennsylvanians who payment from this alleviation with taxes astatine the authorities level,” said Gov. Wolf. “Congratulations to the 1.7 cardinal Pennsylvanians eligible for this opportunity. I promote everyone eligible to use truthful that you tin respire easier and pursuit your dreams.”

The governor took enactment to guarantee Pennsylvanians aren’t taxed by the authorities connected pupil indebtedness relief in December 2021. At the time, the programs providing alleviation that wouldn’t beryllium taxed included the national Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and the Pennsylvania Student Loan Relief for Nurses Program. If Gov. Wolf had not taken this action, Pennsylvanians receiving $20,000 successful indispensable pupil indebtedness alleviation would beryllium faced with a $614 income taxation bill.

In Pennsylvania, determination are 1,719,800 borrowers who are eligible for indebtedness relief, including 988,800 who are eligible for $20,000 successful indebtedness relief, and 731,000 who volition person their national loans wholly forgiven, according to the national Department of Education (DOE).

Pennsylvanians are encouraged to use for this accidental online at studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application. The exertion is disposable present and the deadline to use is December 31, 2023.

EMU theater

Eastern Mennonite University Theater reimagines "The Crucible" arsenic an allegory for today's nine successful a soul-searching accumulation that premieres successful the Studio Theater this fall. Professor Justin Poole, theatre programme director, hopes the show sparks conversations truthful "we tin larn from our mistakes," helium said. Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Crucible" illustrates the parallel of the Salem witch trials successful 1693 Massachusetts and the 1950s McCarthy hearings to basal retired communism during what is referred to arsenic "The Red Scare." Miller was accused of supporting communism and expected to sanction others.

From Somerset County, Antonia Beitzel of Meyersdale volition play Ann Putnam/Sarah Good/Susanna Walcott, and Molly Piwonka of Salisbury plays the portion of Betty Parris.

"The Crucible" runs done Nov. 5, successful the Studio/Blackbox Theater, University Commons. Performances are 7 p.m. Nov. 3, 4, and 5, and 2 p.m. Oct. 30. Tickets whitethorn beryllium purchased connected EMU's container bureau web page.

ACM announces outpouring registration, Scholarship Week 

Allegany College of Maryland invites caller students to registry for courses for the outpouring 2023 semester. Registration opens Nov. 7. Full-term courses (15 weeks) for outpouring statesman connected Jan. 11 with delayed commencement courses (12 weeks) starting connected Feb. 1. 

The outpouring docket volition beryllium disposable at https://selfservice.allegany.edu/Student/Courses. New students are encouraged to conscionable with an world advisor anterior to registration and to download Navigate done the App Store oregon Google Play Store by searching for “Navigate Student.”  

The assemblage is already accepting scholarship applications for the 2023-24 world twelvemonth online at https://allegany.academicworks.com/users/sign_in. Its Reading and Writing Center staff connection one-on-one assistance year-round for anyone needing assistance with their ACM assistance exertion essay. 

The ACM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Student Life Office volition big its 2nd annual Scholarship Week! Nov. 14-18, to beforehand disposable scholarships and promote underrepresented students to apply. ACM Foundation unit volition usher students step-by-step done the assistance exertion process and tract questions during an in-person league connected Nov. 15 and a virtual league connected Nov. 17. Contact Erin Yokum, manager of Student Life, astatine 301-784-5205 or eyokum@allegany.edu for further details astir Scholarship Week! activities.