Dear CAPFAA Colleagues: It is with great anticipation of the new year that I welcome you all to “2011-2012″, and thank you for the opportunity to serve as CAPFAA President. During the Annual Business Meeting in June, a large number of well-deserved awards and certificates......
25 October, 2011Name: Vivian Castelli Where do you work and what is your title: University of Connecticut, Financial Aid Officer How did you end up in financial aid? I had worked in various student service positions, and I was motivated to work as a Financial Aid Officer......
09 January, 2012by Mark French, CT Department of Higher Education The History: The Minority Teacher Incentive Program was created by the state legislature in 1998 in order to encourage minority students to pursue a teaching career in Connecticut. Originally the program only provided grants to eligible students......
15 February, 2012On November 3rd, the Department of Education announced a correction to information in the 2011-2012 Federal Student Aid Handbook Volume 3, Calculating Awards and Packaging, specifically on the subject of repeat coursework, page 3-28. The currently-posted Handbook has been corrected. To view all amendments to......
15 February, 2012The 2012-2013 EFC Guide is now available (click here to access). In it, you will find criteria for Dependency Status, Simplified Needs, and Automatic Zero EFC determinations along with the various Worksheets and Tables....
15 February, 2012By Stacey Musulin, University of CT The Department of Education is calling for comments from interested parties on the following subjects: Model Financial Aid Disclosure Form, AKA “Know Before You Owe”: The Department of Education and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are co-developing a form......
15 February, 2012By Tanya Tanaro, American Student Assistance On May 31, 2011 the Department of Education published a federal register announcement which invited guaranty agencies to submit proposals for Voluntary Flexible Agreements (VFA’s) that would allow the agencies to adjust their existing contracts with ED to provide......
15 February, 2012NASFAA has made available a variety of PowerPoint Presentations from its July 2011 conference. Topics on a variety of regulatory subjects include Consumer Information, Gainful Employment, ISIR Analysis, Verification, and Satisfactory Academic Progress, among others. To view the full listing, click here....
15 February, 2012By Cassie Perfetto, Quinnipiac University Where do you work and what is your title? Loan Coordinator at Quinnipiac University How did you end up in financial aid? I worked for two years as a work-study student in financial aid at Quinnipiac. Around the time of......
15 February, 2012By Tanya Tanaro, American Student Assistance As more students borrow and in higher amounts, higher education institutions are progressing toward a healthier, more holistic approach of introducing their students to financial literacy survival skills they’ll need in the real world. How can you be sure......
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