By Brenda McCafferty, Sr. Financial Literacy Trainer, ECMC Emergency fund! Do you have one? We all know we need to have one but there are so many questions? How do I save for emergencies when I’m living from pay check to pay check? CNBC reports 62...
By Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director Financial Aid Services, CT Community Colleges CAPFAA’s Annual Business Meeting Committee was pleased to schedule Training Officer Zack Goodwin from the US Department of Education to deliver two presentations on June 1, 2016. The first of these was a review of...
Where do you work and what is your title? University of Connecticut as the Associate Director – Office Service and Student Loan Programs Why did you enter the field of Financial Aid? I knew someone who worked in the field who had a position opening on...
The 2015 FSA Training Conference website contains both print and video resources for most of last year's conference sessions. Click here to download presentations and watch session recordings on a variety of topics including: 2016-17 FAFSA processing and verification COD and NSLDS updates New Cash Management Regulations Gainful Employment Title...
The 2016 Federal Student Aid Training Conference will be held from Tuesday, November 29th to Friday, December 2nd at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Look for more information at the official FSA Conferences site....
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators is holding their annual conference July 10th-13th at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. This year's conference will have special events celebrating NASFAA's 50th year! Click here to register now Review conference schedule here ...
The Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators is holding their annual conference May 22nd-25th at Caesars Atlantic City, NJ. This year's conference will have special events celebrating EASFAA's 50th year! Click here to register now Check out the conference agenda and session descriptions here ...
The Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has scheduled the following training workshops, free for EASFAA members. For full workshop descriptions and links to register, go to http://www.easfaa.org/docs/toc_trainingworkshops.html. Working with Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Thursday, April 7th, 10AM - 11AM Registration deadline: April 4th Free Community College - Is...
By Brenda McCafferty, Sr. Financial Literacy Trainer, ECMC A glass piggy bank, a tooth fairy pillow, allowance, or birthday cards—what is the first memory you have with money? We all have one. Mine was the glass piggy bank with no stopper. What went in wasn’t coming...
As you know, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2017-2018 school year will be available on October 1, 2016 and will require income and tax information for the “Prior-Prior Year” (PPY) of 2015. Federal Student Aid has termed this change to...