The university has been aiding N.H. members of the military since 1997

Thursday, June 4, 2015
N.H. National Guard students on campus

When it comes to supporting its members of the military, 永利app新版本官网地址说到做到. And it has for nearly 18 years.

自1997年以来,该大学已经免除了超过600万美元的学费.H. National Guard. 

In 1996, Robert Wollner was a full-time college student, 他曾是新罕布什尔州众议院的一名新议员,也是Applebee餐厅的一名服务员,当时他发起了一项法案,并得到了通过.

Applebee的一位同事告诉Wollner,尽管他是N的成员,但他的州内学费被拒绝了.H. 因为他的主要住所在康涅狄格州. 这让沃尔纳想到了卫兵上大学的费用. And that led him to research the subject.

“我看了看其他州的做法,发现许多州免除了国民警卫队成员的学费,” Wollner says. The benefit was for residents and non-residents alike. 

所以,当时的基恩居民起草了一份法案,提议联合国成员.H. National Guard receive a tuition waiver, 州外警卫队的收费与新罕布什尔州居民相同. 众议院1450号法案在沃尔纳执政的第一年通过.

Since then, hundreds of N.H. guardsmen have received tuition aid from UNH. 2014年,201名警卫在豁免的帮助下进入了UNH. Radar operator Adam Wong ’16 is one of them. An E4 Spc. 他是第197野战炮兵团E TAB的一名士兵.

“这绝对让我不必使用私人贷款来支付大学学费,”Wong说. “It gave me a bit of breathing room, 看看成本和财务状况,并计划如何管理我的钱.”

An information technology major, 黄说,如果没有学费资助,他完成学业的难度会大得多. 

“一想到四年后还要处理堆积如山的贷款,我很可能就不愿上大学了,” the Portsmouth resident says. “Now, I’ve only got another year before I get my degree.”