**MEDIA ADVISORY**
DECATUR — Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs will visit the campus of Millikin University to meet with university officials and urge Governor Bruce Rauner and the Illinois General Assembly to approve the Monetary Award Program (MAP grants) for the hundreds of thousands of students that rely on it to pay for their higher education. A news conference will be held on Thursday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m. at Millikin University, Richards Treat University Center (Main Lower Level), 190 N. Arrival Court, Decatur, IL.
WHO:
Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer
Andy Manar, Illinois State Senator
Sue Scherer, Illinois State Representative
Patrick White, Millikin University President
WHAT:
Treasurer Frerichs calls for action to approve funding for the Monetary Award Program (MAP grants), which provides tuition assistance to Illinois residents who demonstrated financial need. Treasurer Frerichs, a former State Senator, represented the University of Illinois and was chairman of the Higher Education Committee.
WHEN:
September 10, 2015
10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Millikin University
Richards Treat University Center (Main Lower Level)
190 N. Arrival Ct.
Decatur, IL
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