Save the Date –February 27, 2015! Join us for the CAPFAA Graduate and Professional Symposium The 2015 CAPFAA Graduate and Professional Symposium promises engaging speakers on topics relevant for both graduate and undergraduate financial aid officers in addition to an interactive panel discussion with graduate students. This...
1. Where do you work and what is your title? Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, Board of Regents for Higher Education; Assistant Director of Financial Aid Services 2. Why did you enter the field of Financial Aid? Left working the family catering business to pursue a...
By Steve McDowell, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Services, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities On March 25, 2014, the Department of Education had issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Gainful Employment. With over 95,000 comments received by the financial aid community, the Department published...
by Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director, ConnSCU BOR (CT Community Colleges) Attendees at the 2014 Federal Student Aid (FSA) conference in Atlanta may have heard about upcoming changes to the Unusual Enrollment History (UEH) review process for the 2015-2016 year. As you recall, beginning in the 2013-14 award...
Congratulations to our friends Neville Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University and Odette Franceskino, Quinnipiac University School of Law! Odette was elected EASFAA Treasurer and Neville was appointed Representative at Large for NASFAA. We’re proud to have them represent Connecticut and our organization on the regional and national...
by Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director, ConnSCU BOR (CT Community Colleges) Beginning on July 1, 2013, new borrowers (defined as borrowers with no balance on a FFEL or Direct Loan) in the Stafford Direct Loan program were subject to an additional time limitation for eligibility. The maximum...