usmbacker
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To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
How proud you must be of your University. Just Fricking AWESOME!!!!
University of Memphis to offer free tuition to children, spouses of fallen service members
This 7 year old who lost his father and spent time with Pres. Trump yesterday, can now go to Memphis tuition free, along with other children who lost their parent in service to our country. Spouses of fallen service members also. Just awesome.
Quote:The University of Memphis will not longer charge tuition to the children and spouses of fallen service members.
The school becomes the first to offer the national Folds of Honor scholarship as a payment-in-full scholarship, The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported on Monday, Memorial Day.
The university already accepts the scholarship, which provides a $5,000-year-year payment to undergraduate students under the age of 24 who had a parent severely injured or killed while on active duty.
Spouses of any age can also receive it if they have not remarried.
Fold of Honor recipients, both those currently enrolled and future students, will not longer need to pay for the rest of their education at the Tennessee school.
The average cost of tuition Memphis is reportedly about $9,700 a year, plus room and board, fees and textbooks.
Any outstanding fees may also be covered by additional scholarships, said university President David Rudd.
"Our commitment is to cover any gap that exists as a result and to relieve them of that burden," Rudd said.
The deal will be formally signed by Rudd in the coming weeks.
"This sacrifice is remarkable and we need to recognize that," he said.
Read here...
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2018 07:57 AM by usmbacker.)
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gdunn
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
I saw that this morning as well. Awesome job.
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
THAT is what you call #WINNING!!!
THAT is impressive....
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05-29-2018 08:02 AM |
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To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
How refreshing, actual sanity on a college campus. Good job UM!
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05-29-2018 08:07 AM |
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memphistiger89
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
It is a proud moment to see my alma mater take this step.
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05-29-2018 08:16 AM |
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
Well done, U of M. Well done, indeed.
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05-29-2018 08:35 AM |
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
Amazing what happens when we finally get our own board of regents.
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05-29-2018 08:49 AM |
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
Nice job Memphis. First Class!
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05-29-2018 08:51 AM |
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
Wow. This makes me proud to be from Memphis. As jacked up and contentious as Memphis politics and politicians can be this is a great move. Maybe we can be at the forefront a campaign to implement this program in more locations across the state and even across the country. It would nice to be recognized for something other than our murder rate.
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05-29-2018 09:05 AM |
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
Great, AAC institution.
American P6wer!
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2018 11:41 AM by Kronke.)
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05-29-2018 11:40 AM |
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
Good for them. And don't forget FofH.
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05-29-2018 12:01 PM |
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
(05-29-2018 07:54 AM)usmbacker Wrote: How proud you must be of your University. Just Fricking AWESOME!!!!
University of Memphis to offer free tuition to children, spouses of fallen service members
This 7 year old who lost his father and spent time with Pres. Trump yesterday, can now go to Memphis tuition free, along with other children who lost their parent in service to our country. Spouses of fallen service members also. Just awesome.
Quote:The University of Memphis will not longer charge tuition to the children and spouses of fallen service members.
The school becomes the first to offer the national Folds of Honor scholarship as a payment-in-full scholarship, The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported on Monday, Memorial Day.
The university already accepts the scholarship, which provides a $5,000-year-year payment to undergraduate students under the age of 24 who had a parent severely injured or killed while on active duty.
Spouses of any age can also receive it if they have not remarried.
Fold of Honor recipients, both those currently enrolled and future students, will not longer need to pay for the rest of their education at the Tennessee school.
The average cost of tuition Memphis is reportedly about $9,700 a year, plus room and board, fees and textbooks.
Any outstanding fees may also be covered by additional scholarships, said university President David Rudd.
"Our commitment is to cover any gap that exists as a result and to relieve them of that burden," Rudd said.
The deal will be formally signed by Rudd in the coming weeks.
"This sacrifice is remarkable and we need to recognize that," he said.
Read here...
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RE: To The U of Memphis Posters Here, I Envy You. Great, Just Great....
This is awesome. There are a few things my University does that really pisses me off. But on the whole, they are getting better at public interaction and getting things right.
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05-29-2018 12:13 PM |
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