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Lobbying for TAP in Albany

Posted on March 11, 2015 - Posted in: Blog
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CW students, staff members and our president, Ms. Mary Beth Del Balzo travelled to Albany to encourage lawmakers to restore the maximum Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award for students attending colleges that offer only two-year degree programs.

Our CW delegates were part of a group representing New York’s Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC), easily identified by their blue and white scarves. Students lobbying for TAP in Albany were Bequine Renee Clark, Kemique Jacobs, Muhammad Kham, Chantae Muschett, Stephen Payne and Ryan Williams. The lawmakers meeting our delegation included Senators Gustavo Rivera, George Latimer, and David Carlucci, as well as Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer.

Thank you to all the students and staff for making the effort to travel to Albany and encourage lawmakers to make TAP available to all students. 

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