Hello CAPFAA! As your Associate Member Representative, I wanted to reach out to you regarding a Speakers Bureau. I know this was brought up in the past, but I do not believe the task was ever completed. What do I need from you? I cannot complete this without...
Submitted by: Tanya Tanaro, Manager, Higher Education Partnerships, American Student Assistance Recently, my organization had the opportunity to ask students and alumni about how they view credit cards and credit scores. We found that while many students and alumni know that having credit cards and building...
by Neville R. Brown, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Eastern CT State University Dear CAPFAA Colleagues: Reps. Messer (R-IN) and Pocan (D-WI) have introduced a resolution in support of the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program: H Res 2942 for Perkins Reps. Messer and Pocan are looking for additional...
Winners of the recent CAPFAA officer election were announced at the Annual Business Meeting on June 3, 2015. President-Elect: Ashley Dutton, University of St. Joseph Vice President: Melissa Stephens, Western Connecticut State University EASFAA Representative: Alex Muro, Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Associate Member Representative: Joshua...
Winners of CAPFAA’s 2015 professional awards were announced at the Annual Business Meeting on June 3rd. There were many strong nominations, and this year’s awards go to: P. Jerome Cunningham Distinguished Service Award: Jennifer Horner, University of Hartford/ECSU Lifetime Membership Award: Odette Francenskino, Qunnipiac University School of Law Henry...
by Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Services, CT Community Colleges At the CAPFAA Annual Business Meeting on 6/3/2015, Alex Muro, Director of Financial Aid at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Co-Chair of the CAPFAA Federal and State Relations Committee,...
The CAPFAA Winter Conference will be held at Foxwoods on December 14th and 15th. Mark your calendars, submit a session proposal, and plan to spend a busy two days with colleagues learning about the latest regulations and best practices in financial aid! ...
Tanya Tanaro, Regional Account Executive at American Student Assistance reports, “I just graduated with my RYT 200 Yoga Teacher Certification in June!” She will begin teaching in addition to her responsibilities at ASA in August....
Katie May, Loan Coordinator at the University of Connecticut announces, “I finished my Master’s degree! :) :) The degree is called “Masters of Science in Organizational Management” from Eastern Connecticut State University.” ...
Contributed by Lou Bristol, Director of Financial Aid, Nortwestern CT Community College Kelly Walker, a recipient of last year’s CAPFAA Scholarship, graduated from Northwestern Connecticut Community College this year. Not only did she graduate (whew), she was the 2015 Class Valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 and...