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Jacquie Carroll, ED.D. Campus Engagement and Education Consultant American Student Assistance Most of us have seen photos of Occupy Wall…

14 years ago

Jim Falconer

By Stacey Musulin, University of Connecticut This July, the CAPFAA community was shocked and saddened by the announcement that Jim…

14 years ago

Save the Date! May 7th-10th, 2013

The 2013 EASFAA Conference will be held from May 7-10th, 2013 in Boston. For more information, click here: http://www.easfaa.org/docs/toc_conference.html

14 years ago

EASFAA Conference Call for Proposals

The 2013 EASFAA Conference will take place in Boston, Massachusetts May 7th-10th! Now is the time to submit your session…

14 years ago

Getting Your Hands DRT-Y: Reflections on Year Two of the FAFSA and the IRS Data Retrieval Tool

by Linda Peckham, Senior Training Strategist, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and Affiliates When Norman Caito first learned of the…

14 years ago

Introducing Tami-Marie Mildner

Email address: Tami.Mildner@uconn.edu Where do you work and what is your title? University of Connecticut as a Loan Counselor What’s your…

14 years ago

2012 FSA Conference and 2011 Session Videos

Use the link below to access information about this year’s Federal Student Aid conference, Tuesday, Nov. 27 – Friday, Nov.…

14 years ago

Members’ New Year’s Resolutions and Updates

At the beginning of the year, we asked members to share their New Year’s resolutions and tips for staying on…

14 years ago

Past President’s Message

Dear CAPFAA Colleagues: As my presidency starts to come to an end, I have been reflecting on where CAPFAA’s been…

14 years ago

Are Direct PLUS Loans Better Than the Alternative? A Financial Aid Office Perspective

by Vikki Hampton, University of Connecticut The student loan scandals from 2007/2008 left financial aid administrators scarred. Some of us…

14 years ago