Many thanks to Linda Diamond (CT State OFAAHE) who wrote: “As a parent of male college students, I find this picture of one of our cherished CAPFAA members to be a hoot! He was approximately 18 years old when this publicity shot was taken for his...
NASFAA recently summarized information from the November 2011 FSA conference regarding the most common regulatory compliance issues found by federal auditors. Click here to view the top 10 audit finding and top 13 program review findings, as well as links to NASFAA resources to prevent...
NASFAA has announced the availability of training materials available via “NASFAA U.” Both online courses and self-study guides are available for cost. NASFAA members may use these resources, and/or demonstrated experience, and/or NASFAA on-site trainings to prepare for a test to earn financial aid credentials. For...
Have your articles been published in our CAPFAA Newsletter and want to try for national exposure? Maybe you’re conducting research on financial aid issues and want to share the results with all your colleagues? Either way, NASFAA wants to hear from you! Here’s more information about submitting...
-Contact Rates & Cure Rates by Dave Macoubrie, NSLP (click the link above to view this PDF)...
by Ben Brudnock, Vice-President, Citizens Bank “Federal loans first.” These three words have become a universal financial aid counseling staple since the elimination of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) two years ago, and for good reason. Factors such as overall cost to the borrower, regulations...
From Ivette Rivera-Dreyer, Manchester Community College Dear Colleagues: On behalf of the CGS steering committee and as the CT State Coordinator, I would like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who volunteered in our CGS event last Sunday, January 29th. We have just finalized...
The 2012 NASFAA Conference (Winds of Uncertainty; Navigating the National Commitment to College Access and Affordability) will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL July 22-25, 2012. Registration and Housing are now open, and for full details; http://conferences.nasfaa.org/2012National/default.aspx Preconference workshops include: ...
The “Henry L. Miller Emerging Leader Award” is given annually to recognize an upcoming leader in both CAPFAA and the financial aid profession. The Mentoring committee will be soliciting nominations for this award which can be emailed or faxed to Nick Yoia on or...
The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at the University of California, Santa Barbara recently shared an IRS Data Retrieval tutorial on the FinAid-L listserv. You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W47_YTRVYD4&context=C38450b8ADOEgsToPDskIL03WHdy5ZrYipQvH99dhb Files to download: https://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/media/videos/1213/english/IRSDR2012.zip Director Michael M. Miller wrote: “You all have our permission to use this tutorial and/or...