Happy Summer CAPFAA!
This season got off to a wonderful start with our Annual Business Meeting on June 1st at Anthony’s Oceanview in New Haven. You will find much of what was covered at the meeting within this newsletter: election results, awards, an Early FAFSA presentation, Federal update, etc.
The Communications Committee welcomes your feedback and participation. Please contact Kelly Matera (kmmatera@albertus.edu) or Stacey Musulin (musulins@ct.edu) with any input or questions you may have.
Sincerely,
The Communications Committee
By Suzanne Angheloni, USA Funds There’s a lot you could do proactively to connect your students to money management education, but nobody can do it all. Here are a few high-level best practices for developing and maintaining a financial wellness prog...
30 June, 2016By Suzanne Angheloni, USA Funds Student retention has become more of a hot-button issue in the last few years, and rightly so. A recent New York Times article noted that “sixty percent of people go to college these days, but . . . more than......
30 June, 2016By 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......
29 June, 2016We know that “one and done” financial education for students is not enough. You need to consistently communicate throughout the stages of the student lifecycle, providing education on relevant topics at the right time. Stage 1: Application and...
30 June, 2016By Suzanne Angheloni, USA Funds Finding the right partner to help with your default prevention efforts is an important part of improving or maintaining your cohort default rate (CDR) and boosting the efficiency of your financial aid team. Here are ...
30 June, 2016By Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director Financial Aid Services, CT Community Colleges On June 1, 2016, Zack Goodwin, Training Officer for the Department of Education (AKA “the Department”), presented CAPFAA members a Federal Update of recent changes an...
29 June, 2016By 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 J...
29 June, 2016Where 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......
29 June, 2016At the Annual Business Meeting on 6/1/2016, the following awards were delivered to outstanding CAPFAA members. These individuals exemplify the spirit of professionalism, commitment, and collegiality that is CAPFAA! Magic of Mentoring Award: Nick Yoia, Quinnipiac University Henry Miller Emerging Leader Award: David Blackmon, Yale......
30 June, 2016 No commentThis May, CAPFAA Voting Members selected the following people for the upcoming term: President-Elect: Alex Muro, Director of Financial Aid at Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (and also CAPFAA’s EASFAA rep) Treasurer: Lisa Boyko, Assistant Director of Financial Aid & Veteran’s Affairs......
30 June, 2016 No commentCarrie Fernandes, Associate Director in the Office of Student Financial Aid Services at the University of Connecticut shared the following news from Storrs: Melissa Bedard was hired as a Financial Aid Analyst and began working at UConn April 1. Financial Aid Officer Karen Beaudry earned......
30 June, 2016 No commentSteve McDowell, Director of Financial Aid Services for the CT Community Colleges is excited to announce the birth of his son, Nicholas Charles, on March 24, 2016. Steve and wife Ashley now have three potential future financial aid administrators in their family! Congratulations!...
30 June, 2016 No commentAt the Annual Business Meeting on June 1st, the following recent retirements were announced: Gayle Hoffman, Yale University Eileen Johnson, University of Hartford Priscilla Janssen, University of Hartford John Giordano, Southern CT State University In addition, the following members have moved and are employed......
30 June, 2016 No commentThe CAPFAA community was saddened to learn of the passing of two long-time colleagues: Deborah Flinn, Director of Financial Aid at Charter Oak College Dan Zaneski, Retired Director of Financial aid at Three Rivers Community College Both Dan and Deb were active CAPFAA members......
30 June, 2016 No commentThe 2016 Winter Conference will be at a new venue this year: Ethan Allen Hotel, Danbury, CT Monday, December 12th & Tuesday, December 13th See you then!...
30 June, 2016 No commentIn addition to the usual Fall Training event (details to be announced later), CAPFAA Vice President and Training Committee Chair Melissa Stephens announced that there will be a training this September 2016 for new financial aid staff as well as other higher education personnel who need......
30 June, 2016 No commentThe CAPFAA Winter Conference Committee is seeking proposals for this year’s 2016 Winter Conference (12/12 and 12/13/2016). Complete and send the following to kellie.webb@yale.edu by July 15th to have your session considered: 2016 Session Speaker Proposal Form...
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