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How We Pay for College
Broadcast on August 21st, on NPR's Talk of the Nation, this overview of financial aid is a good starting point for students and parents with questions about financial aid. The running time for the segment is 38 minutes. You can also visit the FAQ page on our Web site.
If you are interested in more information about Presbyterian related colleges and universities there is a new catalog published by APCU in partnership with Collegiate Ministries. You can order a free copy by contacting Presbyterian Distribution Service toll-free at (800) 524-2612 (ask for PDS #85-100-08-003) or by clicking the order button below.
Applications now available for:
Deadline September 1
Student and Parent loans for undergraduates and graduates deadline has been extended to September 1. Loans for graduate theological students deadline is September 30.
Programs for Small (150 Member or Less) PC(USA) congregation
Samuel Robinson Award Winners
2008 Samuel Robinson Award recipients from left to right, Andrew Whaley, Rhodes College, Laura Neely, Queens College, Emma Ouellette, Alma College, photograph provided by Columbia Theological Seminary. The Samuel Robinson Award is made to students attending Presbyterian-related colleges and universities in the spring of the student's junior or senior year. Eligible students recite the answers to the Westminster Shorter Catechism and write a 2,000 word essay on an assigned topic. The 2008 topic for Samuel Robinson was “If you were responsible for providing opportunities on your campus to reach out to students struggling with their faith, what would you do?”
Among the ten Samuel Robinson Award winners for 2008, three students from three Presbyterian-related colleges and universities, met at Columbia Theological Seminary where they started Greek School. Their essays will be featured through the month of August starting with Emma Ouellette  . She is joined by Andrew Whaley, a graduate of Rhodes College.
Andrew Whaley Essay
Challenging preconceived ideas is one of the effects of a good liberal arts education. In college, students are forced to examine their ideas regarding politics, social structures, the natural sciences, fine arts, and religion. Some schools, like Rhodes College where I attend, require a particular study of humanities, with an emphasis on Western history, culture, and religion. With top scholars teaching these courses, students’ ideas about biblical formation, canonization, and doctrinal beliefs are regularly challenged. Many of these students, however, do not possess an outlet, as people of faith, to discuss and work through these faith issues, causing them to either reject Christianity or deny contemporary religious scholarship. An effective program would create partnerships between chaplains’ offices with departments of Religious Studies and local Presbyterian churches to provide opportunities for students to wrestle with their faith. [Read more]
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