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Roger Williams University Implements New Scholarship Program

(October 23, 2013, Britol) Roger Williams University President Donald Farish announced a new scholarship program during a press conference today at the universitys Global Heritage Hall. The program aids to expand the universitys Affordable Excellence initiative. The scholarships will assist upperclassmen enrolled in the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business with $5,000 grants. President Farish addressed student concerns of lack of scholarships head-on with the implementation of a new scholarship program. Were working to help make college affordable for all students. First we froze the tuition and now were helping students find available scholarships, Farish explained. Senior Accounting major Jessica Hogrefe-Bourassa says, as an out-of-state business student, Ive struggled finding scholarships that apply to me. This program will definitely help.. The program will also work with university partnerships to create new scholarships for areas of study that lack funding such as eBusiness and Web Development. The program helps students within the universitys eight internal schools target available scholarships. According to Farish, the university is looking to help decrease student debt by opening the scholarship program within the Financial Aid office. About Roger Williams University: Roger Williams University is a liberal arts university in Bristol, RI. It is home to five professional schools, the Feinstein College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Graduate Studies, and the School of Continuing Studies. Roger Williams University also has the states only law school. Over the past decade, RWU has been named one of the best colleges in the nation by Forbes and one of the best colleges in the Northeast by The Providence Review. For more information, please contact Caitlin McGuffin at 555-555-5555 or visit rwu.edu. ###