Jacquie Carroll, ED.D. Campus Engagement and Education Consultant American Student Assistance Most of us have seen photos of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators wearing signs declaring their student debt. They know how much they owe, but they don’t know what do about it. And they’re not alone. A...
By Stacey Musulin, University of Connecticut This July, the CAPFAA community was shocked and saddened by the announcement that Jim Falconer, Director of Financial Aid at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts had passed away. To honor him, the Communications Committee will collect memories of Jim...
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...
The 2013 EASFAA Conference will take place in Boston, Massachusetts May 7th-10th! Now is the time to submit your session proposals at http://www.easfaa.org/ESM/esmConf13_Proposal.html. Please note that you will be required to login to submit a session. The EASFAA Conference prides itself in offering high quality sessions...
by Linda Peckham, Senior Training Strategist, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and Affiliates When Norman Caito first learned of the requirement that aid applicants pull their IRS data into their 2012-13 FAFSA data online, he was encouraged. “I was thrilled with the concept that I’d be...
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 favorite food? Homemade Pizza and Chinese Why did you enter the Financial Aid field? I liking work with people and helping students and their families obtain their goals...
Use the link below to access information about this year’s Federal Student Aid conference, Tuesday, Nov. 27 – Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at The Peabody Orlando, in Orlando, FL. http://fsaconferences.ed.gov/ The link also provides access to videos of last fall’s sessions – a wonderful training resource!...
At the beginning of the year, we asked members to share their New Year’s resolutions and tips for staying on track. Since it took a while to go-live with the new website, we also went back to check on their progress… Vivian Castelli, University of...
Dear CAPFAA Colleagues: As my presidency starts to come to an end, I have been reflecting on where CAPFAA’s been and where it is now. This year, the Strategic Planning Committee has completed the ominous task of reviewing and writing and rewriting policies so that CAPFAA...
by Vikki Hampton, University of Connecticut The student loan scandals from 2007/2008 left financial aid administrators scarred. Some of us are still afraid to talk about private student loans as an option for fear of the appearance that we have been inappropriately influenced by the...