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CROWN FORUM
Crown Forum— Thursdays at 11 am, Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel
A COMMUNITY TRADITION
Crown Forum is a communal tradition that is mandatory for all students and that extends from the 19th century founding of the School to the 21st-century Institution of today. The spiritual core of Crown Forum provides a grounding space where students are connected to and develop their dynamic humanity.
There is special attention given to the articulation of and exposure to social justice across Crown Forum sessions. Accordingly, the radical interdependent community of students is prompted explicitly within the dimensions of justice, identity, action, and diversity. And there is the demand of students to understand their responsibility with respect to servant leadership and a global citizenry.
REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES
- It is mandatory that students earn a passing grade of “P” for six semesters of Crown Forum in order to walk for graduation.
- A passing grade is earned for one semester by demonstrating attendance in a minimum of eight Crown Forum sessions and a having 70% or higher prompt average. Crown Forum sessions will include traditional, Thursday at 11 a.m. Crown Forums, and Alternative Crown Forums [ie. Crown Forum After Dark, Crown Forum Conversation, Crown Forum Classrooms].
- There are no “excuses” accepted for missing Crown Forum or opportunities to “make-up” missed sessions as there are at least 12 Crown Forum sessions per semester.
- Study Abroad students and Transfer students are required to complete one semester of Crown Forum for each semester they are in residence at the College. For example, if you study abroad for one semester of your junior year, you are required to complete five semesters of Crown Forum; if you transfer to Morehouse College as an incoming sophomore, you are required to complete six semesters of Crown Forum.
- Crown Forum attendance is self-documented by the student scholar with the completion of session-related prompts that are administered through Blackboard within a limited timeframe after the conclusion of a Crown Forum session. It is the responsibility of the student to complete session prompts within the given time. Responses to prompts is the ONLY way one’s attendance and grade for Crown Forum is determined.
- A non-response to Crown Forum prompts yields a non-attendance for a Crown Form session.
- Students must track their attendance and scores on completed prompts through Blackboard to determine progress and success.
- If there is technical difficulty with your Blackboard engagement that compromises your ability to complete Crown Forum sessions, notify your advisor and IT immediately, crown.forum@morehouse.edu, so that a resolution can be found quickly.
- Crown Forum is credit-bearing with 0.5 credit hour earned per semester.
- It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they are enrolled in Crown Forum for the six semesters required.
READING LIST
In the spirit of scholarship and widening the aperture of Crown Forum engagement please find a link to the most up-to-date Reading List here.
CONTACT
(470) 639-0267
What to Expect
If I meet the basic eligibility criteria above, who decides how much money I’ll get?
Your eligibility depends on your Expected Family Contribution, your year in school, your enrollment status, and the cost of attendance at the school you will be attending. Morehouse College determines how much financial aid you are eligible to receive.
- The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships starts by deciding upon your cost of attendance (COA).
- Consider your Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
- Subtract your EFC from your COA to determine the amount of your financial needand therefore how much need-based aid you can get.
- To determine how much non-need-based aidyou can get, Morehouse College takes your cost of attendance and subtracts any financial aid you’ve already been awarded.
Expected Family Contribution
Your EFC is an index number that Morehouse College Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships use to determine how much financial aid you would receive if you were to attend. The information you report on your FAFSA form is used to calculate your EFC.
The EFC is calculated according to a formula established by law. Your family’s taxed and untaxed income, assets, and benefits (such as unemployment or Social Security) all could be considered in the formula. Also considered are your family size and the number of family members who will attend college or career school during the year. The EFC Formula guide shows exactly how an EFC is calculated.
Cost of Attendance (COA)
Your COA is the amount it will cost you to go to school. Morehouse College will calculate your COA to show your total cost for the school year (for instance, for the fall semester plus the spring semester).
If you’re attending at least half-time, your COA is the estimate of
- tuition and fees;
- the cost of room and board(or living expenses for students who do not contract with the school for room and board);
- the cost of books, supplies, transportation, loanfees, and miscellaneous expenses (including a reasonable amount for the documented cost of a personal computer);
Calculating your Financial Need
Cost of Attendance (COA) − Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = Financial Need
Need-based aid is financial aid that you can receive if you have financial need and meet other eligibility criteria. You can’t receive more need-based aid than the amount of your financial need. For instance, if your COA is $16,000 and your EFC is 12000, your financial need is $4,000; so you aren’t eligible for more than $4,000 in need-based aid.
The following are the need-based federal student aid programs:
What is non-need-based aid and how does my school figure out how much I’ll get?
Morehouse College determines how much non-need-based aid you can get by using this formula:
Calculating Your Non-need-based Aid
Cost of Attendance (COA) − Financial Aid Awarded So Far* = Eligibility for Non-need-based Aid
*includes aid from all sources, such as the school, private scholarship providers, etc.
Non-need-based aid is financial aid that is not based on your EFC. What matters is your COA and how much other assistance you’ve been awarded so far. For instance, if your COA is $16,000 and you’ve been awarded a total of $4,000 in need-based aid and private scholarships, you can get up to $12,000 in non-need-based aid.
The following are the non-need-based federal student aid programs: