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...
By Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director, CT Community Colleges (and CAPFAA Communications Committee Member!) When you are on the new CAPFAA website, it is obvious that there have been some changes to the formatting, but have you realized how much more content you can access now? The...
Where do you work and what is your title? I work at the University of New Haven, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Why did you enter the field of Financial Aid? I have been in financial aid for about five years, I worked as a Financial...
by Dan Dreves, Director of School Partnerships, Financial Aid TV (FATV) Weaving in money management concepts into various times of the life-cycle of a student can enhance students’ understanding of the concepts at critical junctures. Here are 7 suggestions for reaching out to students with financial literacy...
by Dan Dreves, Director of School Partnerships, Financial Aid TV (FATV) Want to spiff up your financial aid website? There are some great ways to improve your content organization and make information clear and concise. Consider these ideas to boost your webpages: Keep it concise. Remember...