{"id":23,"date":"2018-08-08T16:50:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T20:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2018-09-20T17:48:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T17:48:50","slug":"educating-the-next-generation-of-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/campaign-priorities\/educating-the-next-generation-of-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Educating the Next Generation of Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel white\"><div class=\"panel-contents\"><div class=\"content-width\">\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column two-thirds\">\n<p>Throughout the University\u2019s 110-year history, some characteristics of Montclair State students have remained constant: they are hardworking, ambitious, and in many cases, the first in their families to attend college. And while Montclair State students still have as much grit as ever, no amount of hard work can overcome the formidable obstacle of paying for college that many of our students face.<\/p>\n<p>Today, receiving a donor-funded scholarship can be the deciding factor for a bright student to attend or remain in college. One generous gift can change the trajectory of a student\u2019s life by putting a rigorous, challenging education within reach, regardless of financial circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>That is why we have made scholarships a central priority of Soar, The Campaign for Montclair State University. Join us to increase access to higher education by supporting thousands of students \u2013 now and well into the future \u2013 with more than $30 million in new scholarship funds.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"column one-third\">\n<h2>The Need for Aid<\/h2>\n<div class=\"chart-holder\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%\"><\/div><canvas id=\"AidPieChart\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><\/canvas><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\nvar canvas = document.getElementById(\"AidPieChart\");\n\nvar options = {\nrotation: 2*Math.PI*0.25\n};\nvar data = {\nlabels: [\"Received No Aid\",\"Received Aid\"],\ndatasets: [{\ndata: [20, 80],\nbackgroundColor: [\"#EEE\", \"#be2332\"]\n}]\n};\nvar type = \"doughnut\";\nvar chart = new SOAR_ChartLoader(canvas, type, options, data);\t});<\/script>\n<p><em><strong>80 percent<\/strong> of the entire Montclair State undergraduate class received some form of aid in 2016-2017<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"panel white\"><div class=\"panel-contents\"><div class=\"content-width\">\n<h2>State Support for Higher Education has Declined<\/h2>\n<div class=\"chart-holder\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"padding-bottom: 62.5%\"><\/div><canvas id=\"StateSupportChart\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1000\"><\/canvas><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\nvar canvas = document.getElementById(\"StateSupportChart\");\n\nvar ctx = canvas.getContext(\"2d\");\nvar gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, 0, 500);\ngradient.addColorStop(0, \"#999\");\ngradient.addColorStop(1, \"#FFF\");\nvar options = {\nxAxisID: \"Year\",\nyAxisID: \"%\",\nfillColor: \"#EEE\",\nborderColor: \"#be2332\",\nborderCapStyle: \"round\",\nelements: {\nline: {\ntension: 0\n}\n}\n};\nvar data = {\nlabels: [\"1995\",\"1996\",\"1997\",\"1998\",\"1999\",\"2000\",\"2001\",\"2002\",\"2003\",\"2004\",\"2005\",\"2006\",\"2007\",\"2008\",\"2009\",\"2010\",\"2011\",\"2012\",\"2013\",\"2014\",\"2015\",\"2016\"],\ndatasets: [{\nlabel: \"% of state support for higher education in NJ\",\ndata: [56, 54, 52, 49, 48, 46, 46, 43, 41, 36, 34, 33, 30, 28, 27, 26, 25, 23, 23, 21, 21, 20, 20, 19],\nborderColor: \"#be2332\",\nbackgroundColor: gradient,\npointBackgroundColor: \"#be2332\"\n}]\n};\nvar type=\"line\";\nvar chart = new SOAR_ChartLoader(canvas, type, options, data);\t});<\/script>\n<p>Over the past 21 years, state support has shrunk from 56% to 19%<\/p>\n<h2>As State Support Has Plummeted, Student Debt Has Increased<\/h2>\n<div class=\"chart-holder\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"padding-bottom: 62.5%\"><\/div><canvas id=\"StudentDebtChart\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1000\"><\/canvas><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\nvar canvas = document.getElementById(\"StudentDebtChart\");\n\nvar ctx = canvas.getContext(\"2d\");\nvar gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, 0, 500);\ngradient.addColorStop(0, \"#999\");\ngradient.addColorStop(1, \"#FFF\");\nvar options = {\nxAxisID: \"Year\",\nyAxisID: \"Debt in dollars\",\nfillColor: \"#EEE\",\nborderColor: \"#be2332\",\nborderCapStyle: \"round\",\nelements: {\nline: {\ntension: 0\n}\n}\n};\nvar data = {\nlabels: [\"1995\",\"2000\",\"2016\"],\ndatasets: [{\nlabel: \"Typical student loan debt\",\ndata: [0, 15000, 30000],\nborderColor: \"#be2332\",\nbackgroundColor: gradient,\npointBackgroundColor: \"#be2332\"\n}]\n};\nvar type=\"line\";\nvar chart = new SOAR_ChartLoader(canvas, type, options, data);\t});<\/script>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column one-third\">\n<p><strong>1995<\/strong><br \/>\nA typical student held little to no debt upon graduation with only 28% of the student body taking out loans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\">\n<p><strong>2000<\/strong><br \/>\nThe typical student had debt of $15,000 upon graduation with nearly 50% of the class taking out loans to pay for college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\">\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><br \/>\nOver 70% of the graduating class borrowed and averaged over $30,000 in debt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"panel student-story mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"panel-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2018\/08\/zackary.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/?f=\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2018\/08\/zackary.jpg&amp;type=generic&amp;size=0&amp;scale=1x\" \/><div class=\"text-holder dark\">\n<h2>Zackary, \u201918<\/h2>\n<p>Zackary is on a mission. He completed his undergraduate degree at Montclair State University\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1374114038\"><span class=\"aQJ\">in three years<\/span><\/span>, majoring in information technology and maintaining a high GPA. Even for a high performer, his achievement would be unreachable without scholarship support. Zackary grew up in foster care and, without his scholarship, he would have needed substantial loans to attend college. Many students with similar backgrounds graduate with more than $50,000 of debt, putting them at a significant disadvantage compared with their counterparts at other schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127,"parent":25,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/266"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/soar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}