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2016ISFAAWinterConferenceAgendaJanuary28-29,2016
ISFAA–LivefromIndianapolisThursday,Jan28,2016
8:00am-4:00pm Registration–Pre-FunctionArea
8:00–9:00am SmoothieBar–Pre-FunctionArea
8:00–11:35am VendorExhibitAreaOpen–Pre-FunctionArea
9:00–10:15am OpeningGeneralSessionRoadtripNation
Dawson/Brady
AnintroductionforconferenceparticipantstothecareerexplorationphilosophyofRoadtripNationandhowtouseittoinspirestudents.
Presenter:TiffanyChow–RoadtripNation
10:15–10:35am Break(PatWilsonScholarshipSilentAuction&ExhibitorInteraction)
10:35–11:35am InterestSessions
ShareYourRoad
Shields
TheRoadtripNationteamwillwalkattendeesthroughbuildingarobustShareYourRoadprofile,aswellasleadingsmallgroupdiscussionsonhowtointegratetheirShareYourRoadprofileininteractionswithstudents.
Presenters:TiffanyChow&AlvinLee–RoadtripNation
HoosierAdults:YouCan.GoBack.
Hart
YouCan.GoBack.isastatewidecampaignthataimstohelpthe750,000+Hoosieradultswithsomecollegebutnodegreefinishwhattheystarted.CHEwillprovideinsightsintotheireffortsandprogramsforreturningadultstudents.
Presenter:SarahAncel–IndianaCommissionforHigherEducation
VeteranIssues&FinancialAid
Miller
PresentedbyrepresentativesfromVeteran'sAffairsOfficeregardingprocessesandanyquestionsfromattendees.Presenters:CarinAnderson&EricLewis–DepartmentofVeteranAffairs
FinancialAidSoup–FAPartnerOfficesandBeginnersTrack
Porter
Overviewofsomekeyfinancialaidconceptsandrecentregulatorychanges.Topicsincludetheaidprocessandprograms,cashmanagementrequirements,impactofenrollmentreportingandimportanceofcreditcompletion.Presenters:MelissaSmurdon–ButlerUniversity&CathleenWright–UniversityofEvansville
11:35am–1:15pm LunchandGeneralSessionISFAABusinessMeeting
Dawson/Brady
ISFAAmembersreviewkeyreports,discussbylawchanges,andanyotherbusinessbroughtforwardbythemembership.
Presenter:ISFAAPresidentBenBurton–IvyTechCommunityCollege
PatWilsonScholarshipPresentation
Dawson/Brady
ThePatWilsonScholarshipwillbeawardedandrecipientwillbrieflysharetheirstory.
Presenter:ISFAAPresidentBenBurton–IvyTechCommunityCollege
CHELegislativeandProgramUpdate
Dawson/Brady
SarahAncelwilldetailhowthecurrentlegislativesessionmayimpactfinancialaidandconveyotherrecentupdatesfromtheCommission.Presenter:SarahAncel–IndianaCommissionforHigherEducation
1:15–5:15pm VendorExhibitAreaOpen–Pre-FunctionArea
1:15–1:30pm Break(PatWilsonScholarshipSilentAuction&ExhibitorInteraction)
1:30–2:30pm InterestSessions
BestPracticesinLoanDebtCounselingandCommunicatingLoanDebtInformation
Shields
Hearhowsomeschoolsarecounselingtheirstudentsregardingdebtandimplementingthestudentloandebtcounselingrequiredbystateregulation.Presenters:MarvinSmith–IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversityIndianapolisJohnMcPherson–BallStateUniversityKimBennett–TrineUniversity
PackagingPLUS:QuestionsofChoice
Hart
Formanyschools,packagingPLUSloanaftergrants,scholarshipsandDirectSub.andUnsub.Loansisautomatic.Shoulditbe?Afterlookingcloselyattheterms,conditionsandcostsofmanyoftheprivateloanalternatives,andconsideringtheskyrocketingdebtfamiliesaretakingontopayforcollege,someschoolsaren’tsosureanymore.Whilefederalloanshavemanyborrowersafeguards,manyprivateloansofferfinancialadvantages.Andsometimes,familieswouldprefermorealternativesonhowtofillthegap.Hearhowsomeschoolshavemadethechange,howtheyhavecommunicatedthechoices,whattrendstheynoted,andtheimpactonthefinancialaidoffice.Presenters:RainaChezem–ELMResourcesKimJeffers–PNCBank
TuitionandFeeExemptionEligibilityandApplicationProcess
Miller
HowIDVAprocessesTuitionandFeeExemptionApplicationsforeligiblestudentswhoarechildrenofveterans,IndianaPurpleHeartrecipients,andformerISSHMMHSstudents.
Presenter:TimDyke–DepartmentofVeteranAffairs
SatisfactoryAcademicProgress(SAP)–FAPartnerOfficesandBeginnersTrack
Porter
OverviewofSAPandtheimpactofanyschedulechangeonstudent'sfutureeligibilityforaidandenrollment.
Presenter:ThomasRatliff–IndianaWesleyanUniversity
2:30–2:50pm Break(PatWilsonScholarshipSilentAuction&ExhibitorInteraction)
2:50–3:50pm InterestSessions
FinancialAidDirectorRoundtable
ShieldsDiscussionbetweenFinancialAidDirectorsandRetireesregardinghottopicsandbestpractices.
DiscussionLeader:HeidiCarl–Wabash
FAFSASimplification:FindingtheRightWay
Hart
ThisisarepeatofasessionpresentedatNASFAA.ThissessionsummarizesthediscussionsandrecommendationsofNASFAA’sFAFSAWorkingGroup,whichacceptedthechallengeofhowtothoughtfullysimplifytheFAFSAwhilemaintainingthepurposeofawardingtherightdollarstotherightstudents.
Presenter:RobWirt–BallStateUniversity
Q&AwithCHEonStateGrantProgramsandProcesses
Miller
CHEteammemberswillbeonhandtoaddressquestionsregardingstategrantprogramsandprocesseswithconferenceattendees.
Presenters:SarahAncel&CHETeamMembers–IndianaCommissionforHigherEducation
R2T4:TheGood,TheBad,andInBetween–FAPartnerOfficesandBeginnersTrack
Porter
We’lltakealookatregulatorybasics,andthenwe’lltalkaboutautomatingtheprocesstoensurecomplianceandefficiency.Presenter:CarrieBishop–IvyTechCommunityCollege
3:50–4:00pm Break(PatWilsonScholarshipSilentAuction&ExhibitorInteraction)
4:00–5:00pm GeneralSessionPoliticalPlatformsinEducation
Dawson/Brady
Paneldiscussionwithseveralcurrentstaterepresentativesorcandidatesforthenextelectiontobetterunderstandthecurrentpoliticallandscapeofourstateasitrelatestohighereducationandhowitmayimpactourwork.
Presenters:RepresentativeToddHuston–District37RepresentativeAnthony“Tony”Cook–District32RepresentativeJustinMoed–District97
5:00–5:15pm PatWilsonScholarshipSilentAuctionFinale–Pre-FunctionArea
5:15-7:15pm President’sReception
Pre-FunctionArea JoinISFAAPresident,BenBurtonandyourcolleaguesforsomeappetizers,alittlefinancialaidtrivia,andrelaxingtimetoreconnect!
ISFAA–LivefromIndianapolis
Friday,Jan29,2016
7:00–8:00am BreakfastBuffet–Dawson/Brady
7:00–9:30am Registration–Pre-FunctionArea
8:00–9:15am GeneralSessionRegulationsandBestPracticesRegardingVerificationandResolvingConflictingInformation
Dawson/Brady
Duringthissessionwewillreviewtheregulationsregardingverificationfor2016-17aswellasresolvingconflictinginformation.Wewillthenhaveroundtablediscussionsamongattendeesonhowtomaximizeyoursoftwaresystemforefficiencyaswellasbestpracticesforcommunicationwithstudentsregardingmissingorconflictinginformation.Thegoalofthissessionistounderstandtheregulationsandinteractingwithotherschoolsonhowtheyhandletheseprocesses!
Presenters:AngelaSmith–USDepartmentofEducation&AllConferenceAttendees
9:15–11:45am VendorExhibitAreaOpen–Pre-FunctionArea
9:15–9:30am Break(ExhibitorInteraction)
9:30–10:30am InterestSessions
CashManagement
Shields
ThissessionwillprovideanoverviewofthechangesmadetothecashmanagementregulationsthatbecomeeffectiveJuly1,2016,includingtherequirementsforinstitutionsthatpartnerwithbanksandservicerstoofferdebitcards,prepaidcards,etc.,confirmingstudents’eligibility,andincludingthecostofbooksandsuppliesintuition,amongothertopics.
Presenter:AngelaSmith–USDepartmentofEducation
StudyAbroad
Hart
Takingtheaudiencethroughthestepsinvolvedforstudentswhowanttostudyabroadandreceivefinancialaidfortheirprogram.Presenter:CherylDixon–PurdueUniversity
ChartingthePath:BuildingYourFinancialWellnessProgram
Miller
Wewantstudentstobesuccessful—bothacademicallyandfinancially—andthatrequirescampus-widesupport.Doyouknowhowtobuildaneffectivefinancialwellnessprogramthathascampusbuyin?
Presenter:DougHess–GreatLakes
10:30–10:50am Break(ExhibitorInteraction)&HotelCheck-out
10:50–11:30am SpeedDating–FinancialAidStyleDoyouhavequestionsregardingthesetopicsorsimplywanttohearhowotherschoolsdealwithsituations?SpeedDating–FinancialAidStyleprovidesanopportunitytointeractwithcolleaguesregardingthetopicsbelow,askquestionstothediscussionfacilitators,orsimplylistentothediscussion.Noformalpresentationsandnosettiming.Comeandgofromeachroomasyouplease.
ShieldsTopic–ShareYourRoad
Facilitators:TiffanyChow&AlvinLee–RoadtripNation
Hart
Topic–LoanDebtCounseling&theStateRequiredLoanLetterFacilitators:MarvinSmith–IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversityIndianapolis&KimBennett–TrineUniversity
Miller
Topic–DependencyStatusReview(HowdoyoudealwithFAFSAanswersaffectingdependencyandoverrides)
Facilitators:CrystalBaker–IndianaStateUniversity&LeoHertling–PurdueUniversity
PorterTopic–SAP&AcademicPlans
Facilitators:ThomasRatliff–IndianaWesleyanUniversity&StanWerne–VincennesUniversity
11:30–11:45am Break(ExhibitorInteraction)
11:45am–12:45pm InterestSessions
HowtoEffectivelyJumpStartNewFinancialAidEmployees
Shields
Thissessionwouldofferattendeesinsightintohowtoeffectivelyintegratenewemployeesintothecurrentofficedynamicandmakethemfeelwelcomed,wanted,andasthoughtheybelongtotheexistingFinancialAidTeamfromtheirveryfirstday.Additionally,thissessionwouldfocusondevelopinganefficientandeffectivetrainingprogramfornewFinancialAidhires.
Presenters:LisaMontany&ThomasRatliff–IndianaWesleyanUniversity
SupportingFirstGenerationStudents:FromAccesstoSuccess
Hart
Schoolcolleaguesdiscusstopicssuchas:Institutionalsupportforenrolledstudentsfromfinancialaidtostudentservices.Howareourschoolssupportingandcreatingacultureofsuccessforthesestudents?Whatisthecost(monetaryandtime)insupportingthesestudents?Presenters:JohnMcPherson–BallStateUniversityCrystalBaker–IndianaStateUniversityCathleenWright–UniversityofEvansville
AffordabilityandMiddleClass–Whatdoesitreallymeanandhowdotheypay?
Miller
Whoismiddleclass?Aretheymiddleincome?Howdotheypay?What’saffordableforonemaynotbeforanother.Weusemiddleclassandmiddleincomeinterchangeably,butdotheyreallymeanthesamething?Presenterswillshareresearchfindingstostarttheconversation.Thissessionisdesignedtobringabetterunderstandingofhowourfamiliesidentifysowecanmeetthemwheretheyare.
Presenters:KelliKalisik&KristineButz–UniversityofNotreDameDonetteCassman–SallieMae
12:45–2:00pm Lunch&ClosingGeneralSessionFederalUpdate
Dawson/Brady
ThissessionwillpresentinformationaboutcurrentissuesfortheTitleIVstudentaidprograms.ThesessionwillincludeupdatesabouttheDepartment’sTitleIVactivitiesandinitiatives,includinginformationabouttheDepartment’sregulatoryefforts.Presenter:AngelaSmith–USDepartmentofEducation
ClosingRemarks
Dawson/Brady ISFAAPresidentBenBurtonwillmakeclosingremarksandconcludethe2016ISFAAWinterConference
ISFAA–LivefromIndianapolis
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June9–10,2016
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