The Rocky Mountain Exchange


	CONTENTS

		Greetings from the RMASFAA President Introducing the 2005 Executive Officers In the Spotlight: Meet the Utah President Summer Institute, Golden Colorado – “A Golden Opportunity” RMASFAA Summer Institute Past, Present & Future Former MASFAA President Testifies before Advisory Committee Help Students Cut the Cost of Borrowing Incoming Freshmen – The Next Decade and Beyond Upcoming RMASFAA Conferences: RMASFAA Fall Conference, Omaha Nebraska " Building for the Future"

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Greetings from the RMASFAA President

As I write this article we are in our second week of classes at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. For my staff and for all of us, it is such a busy time. In fact even on occasion I’ve noticed a bit of tension looming! However it is also exactly for this that we all work so hard. I just got off the phone with a new freshman at UNK who is the son of Hispanic immigrants to Nebraska. He’s a first generation student with aspirations of teaching in a Nebraska high school some day. He has a Pell Grant and a combination of federal and institution assistance. He needs every penny. But he’s also worth every penny. Take a minute right now and think . . . who is your Enrique this year? Who is the student who never imagined enrolling in college would be possible? Who is the student who is walking on your campus right now because of your hard work?

On behalf of that student, I thank you. Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing each and every one of your in Omaha in October for the Annual Conference!