This May, CAPFAA Voting Members selected the following people for the upcoming term: President-Elect: Alex Muro, Director of Financial Aid at Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (and also CAPFAA's EASFAA rep) Treasurer: Lisa Boyko, Assistant Director of Financial Aid & Veteran's Affairs...
At the Annual Business Meeting on June 1st, the following recent retirements were announced: Gayle Hoffman, Yale University Eileen Johnson, University of Hartford Priscilla Janssen, University of Hartford John Giordano, Southern CT State University In addition, the following members have moved and are employed out-of-state: Jill...
Carrie Fernandes, Associate Director in the Office of Student Financial Aid Services at the University of Connecticut shared the following news from Storrs: Melissa Bedard was hired as a Financial Aid Analyst and began working at UConn April 1. Financial Aid Officer Karen Beaudry earned...
Steve McDowell, Director of Financial Aid Services for the CT Community Colleges is excited to announce the birth of his son, Nicholas Charles, on March 24, 2016. Steve and wife Ashley now have three potential future financial aid administrators in their family! Congratulations! ...
The CAPFAA community was saddened to learn of the passing of two long-time colleagues: Deborah Flinn, Director of Financial Aid at Charter Oak College Dan Zaneski, Retired Director of Financial aid at Three Rivers Community College Both Dan and Deb were active CAPFAA members and well-known...
By Suzanne Angheloni, USA Funds Finding the right partner to help with your default prevention efforts is an important part of improving or maintaining your cohort default rate (CDR) and boosting the efficiency of your financial aid team. Here are some tips to remember when looking...
We know that “one and done” financial education for students is not enough. You need to consistently communicate throughout the stages of the student lifecycle, providing education on relevant topics at the right time. Stage 1: Application and First 90 days of school Look at your...
By Suzanne Angheloni, USA Funds Student retention has become more of a hot-button issue in the last few years, and rightly so. A recent New York Times article noted that “sixty percent of people go to college these days, but . . . more than a...
By Suzanne Angheloni, USA Funds There’s a lot you could do proactively to connect your students to money management education, but nobody can do it all. Here are a few high-level best practices for developing and maintaining a financial wellness program. First: Educate students and their families...
By Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director Financial Aid Services, CT Community Colleges On June 1, 2016, Zack Goodwin, Training Officer for the Department of Education (AKA “the Department”), presented CAPFAA members a Federal Update of recent changes and clarifications to financial aid regulations and required practices. This...