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Sunday, July 6, 2008

6:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibitor Set-up
(large crates must be off floor by 3pm)

8:00 am - 12:30 pm Registration Open

8:00 am - 9:00 am Committee Orientation

9:00 am - 11:00 am Committee Meetings (at the call of the chairperson)

10:00 am - 10:45 am Welcome and Orientation for New Members and First Time Conferees

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Diversity Connection Event

12:30 pm - 2:15 pm Opening Session

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Registration Open

2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Interest Sessions

• Caution - Private Loans - Take Only as Needed (#3)
• Satisfactory Academic Progress for Graduate Programs (#4)
• Preparing for and Recovering from Emergencies (#14)
• Ethics in the Financial Aid Profession (#15)
• Why Rural Latinos Do Not Enroll in College: Identifying Barriers in Access to Higher Education (#18)
• College Goal Sunday-What Has Worked and What Hasn't in Increasing College Access to Underserved Populations (#25)
• Data Collection and Management 201 - Common Missteps (#29)
• Help Our Veterans Get all the Aid They Deserve (#47R)
• Policy Potpourri (#56)
• Putting Student Record Information at Parents' Fingertips (#64)
• Common Manual - The School Voice in Common Policy (#68)
• Four Generations at Work in the Financial Aid Office (#92)
• Play to Win - Help Your At Risk Students Develop A Game Plan for Succeeding in College and in Life (#73)
• Working with Veterans Affairs to Help Students (#201)
• Top Ten Audit and Program Review Findings (#203)
• Need Analysis (#205)
• Direct Loan Processing and Reports (#204)

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Break

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Interest Sessions

• Life Without a Preferred Lender List (#10)
• Conducting Simple Research for Good Decision Making (#20)
• Why Can't We Be Friends: How to be Administratively Capable without Making Enemies on Campus (#22)
• ACG/SMART: A Method That Works (#45)
• Common Manual - The School Voice in Common Policy (#68)
• FM - Broken and/or Too Political (#72)
• Pay to Win - Help Your At-Risk Students Develop a Game Plan for Succeeding in College and in Life (#73)
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Best Practices In Dealing with Program Reviewers, Inspector General Agents, the FBI and Other Special Guests (#77)
• Killer Slides: Death by Bullet Points or Graphical Sensations? (#88)
• Four Generations at Work in the Financial Aid Office (#92)
• Homeless Youth to College; Successful Transitions (#96)
• TEACH Grants - Policy (#211)
• 2009 Application
and Delivery System Update (#212)
• Return of Title IV Funds (#213)

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm National Chair's Reception in Exhibit Hall

Monday, July 7, 2008

7:30 am - 8:45 am Breakfast for Past Presidents and National Chairs

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration Open

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:15 am Interest Sessions

• How to Establish a Financial Aid Office for a New Medical, Law or Other Graduate Program (#8)
• NASFAA/AIR Joint Initiative on Financial Aid and the Cost of College (#21)
• Teleworking: Can Teleworking Work in the Financial Aid Office? (#32)
• Mastering Presentation Skills - Part 1 (#35)
• Lender Practices: The Latest News (#39)
• Nuts and Bolts of Program Reviews and Audits (#52)
• NASFAA's Code of Conduct - One Year Later (#53)
• Beyond Document Imaging…A Smart Approach to Workflow Management (#57)
• Advancing Student Success Through Financial Know How (#60)
• See It, Study It, Improve It - Considering the Challenges and Strategies for Reviewing Office Effectiveness (#76)
• Personal Taxes - 1040 and Related Schedules (#84)
• Working with Veterans Affairs to Help Students (#201R)
• Top Ten Audit and Program Review Findings (#203R)
• Direct Loan Processing and Reports (#204R)
• Need Analysis (#205R)

9:00 am - 10:15 am Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminars

• ImageNow by Perceptive Software - Speed and Simplicity: ImageNow for Financial Aid
• Regent Education - Why a SaaS Model is Ideal for Your Financial Aid Office
• Student Lending Analytics - Trends and Best Practices in the Lender Selection Process
• USA Funds - Group Loan Counseling - What Is Required?

10:15 am - 10:45 am Break

10:45 am - 12:00 pm Interest Sessions

• Caution - Private Loans - Take Only as Needed (#3R)
• Annual Operating Report (AOR) Error Technical Assistance Training for Campus Based Loan Programs Administered by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration (#6)
• How to Bridge the Gap Between Latino Students Reality and Their Dreams (#23)
• Micro Data Collection - Solutions for Small Schools (#33)
• Mastering Presentation Skills - Part 2 (#36)
• Approaches to a Consolidated Services Model: Combining Admission, Registration, Financial Aid and Student Account Services (#38)
• Rethinking Student Aid: Proposals for Change (#41)
• NASFAA's Code of Conduct - One Year Later (#53R)
• Federal Student Loan Policy: Is It Time for a New Paradigm (#62)
• New Approaches to Presenting Data on Diversity and Affordability for Accountability (#63)
• Business Taxes - 1065, 1120 and 1120S Plus Related Schedules (#85)
• Using NASFAA Tools to Ensure Title IV Compliance (#89)
• The Magic of People, Places, Processes and Products (#94)
• NSLDS - How to Use the Data (#202)
• Campus-based Awards - FISAP and Community Service (#206)
• IPM (#207)

10:45 am - 12:00 pm Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminars

• Access Group, Inc. - "Show Me the Money" -- Strategies for Helping Undergraduates Prepare Financially for Graduate/Professional School
• Citizens Bank - Communication In This New World
• PNC Bank - Student Indebtedness - Student Loans and Beyond...
• SunGard Higher Education - Meeting New Expectations for Performance and Accountability
• Zopa - Help Arrives - How Social Finance Provides Education Funding Solutions as Market Conditions Continue to Challenge Traditional Sources.

12:15 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch with Congressman Ric Keller, 8th District, FL

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Registration Open

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Interest Sessions

• Health Professions Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Update (#7)
• Regulatory Perils in Graduate/Professional Aid (#12)
• Panel Discussion of Leadership Issues Facing Our Diverse Profession Today (#16)
• A Panel Discussion of NASFAA's Recent Salary Survey (#19)
• CashCourse: Online Just-in-Time Financial Literacy for Students (#24)
• New (and not so New) Technology and Its place in Today's College Campus (#34)
• Navigating and Implementing Changes with the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and the Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) (#37)
• Trends in College Affordability: Who Pays, Who Benefits? (#42)
• Maximize Your Personnel Training - Proven Techniques that Work (#49)
• How to Develop An Effective Electronic Resource Book (#50)
• Nuts and Bolts of Program Reviews and Audits (#52R)
• Income Based Repayment and New Loan Forgiveness for Public Service (#71) • TEACH Grants and COD Updates (#208)
• Federal Grants Updates (Pell, ACG, SMART) (#209)
• Loan Program Update (#210)
• Return of Title IV Funds (#213R)

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminars

• College Board - Mission, Margin or Both? Modeling Can Help You Find the Balance
• Financial Aid TV - Saving Money and Staff Time With On-Demand Video Counseling
• Great Lakes - Online Lender List - Best Practices
• Hyland Software - Case Western Reserve University - Beyond Paperless
• Sallie Mae - Sallie Mae Straight Talk: "Tough Talk, Straight Answers; Face-to-Face with Sallie Mae Executives"
• TG - Automating Your Lender Selection Process

Evening on Your Own

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

7:00 am - 8:15 am Breakfast for Regional and State Presidents

8:00 am - 4:30 pm Registration Open

8:00 am - 2:45 pm Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:00 am Combination Annual Business Meeting and General Session with Michael Bennett, Dr. Philip Day and Dr. Dallas Martin

10:00 am - 10:15 am Break

10:15 am - 11:30 am Interest Sessions

• Conflict of Interest: Identifying Areas of Risk at Your School (#1)
• State Codes of Conduct and Ethics (#2)
• Sometimes the I-20 Doesn't Give the Full Picture (#9)
• Current Events Affecting State and Regional Associations (#17)
• Institutional Community Partnerships to Enhance Foster Youth Services (#27)
• Navigating and Implementing Changes with the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and the Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) (#37R)
• No Way to Go But Up (#44)
• Help Your Veterans Get All the Aid They Deserve (#47)
• Enhancing Your School's Default Prevention Activities (#59)
• The Face of Change: Shifting Demographic Trends and the Impact on Student Aid Offices (#61)
• Using IPEDS Online Data Tools - Part I (#78)
• NSLDS - How to Use the Data (#202R)
• Campus-based Awards - FISAP and Community Service (#206R)
• IPM (#207R)

10:15 am - 11:30 am Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminars

• College Board - HOW SUITE IT IS: PowerFAIDS, PROFILE and IDOC
• Financial Aid TV - Saving Money and Staff Time With On-Demand Video Counseling
• Great Lakes - Online Lender List - Best Practices
• Hyland Software - Case Western Reserve University - Beyond Paperless
• Sallie Mae - Sallie Mae Straight Talk: "Tough Talk, Straight Answers; Face-to-Face with Sallie Mae Executives"
• TG - Automating Your Lender Selection Process

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Grab and Go Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Interest Sessions

• Graduate/Professional Discipline Specific Roundtables (#5)
• Best Practice: Shared Service Center - Traditional Schools Launching Distance Initiatives (#30)
• Financial Literacy is an Important Part of a College Education (#54)
• The Financial Aid Office Role in Retention (#55)
• Communicating with Younger Audiences (#58)
• Repayment and Student Choice in the Federal Student Loan Programs (#70)
• Using IPEDS Online Data Tools - Part I (#79)
• Link and Learn More About Taxes (#83)
• Learn from Your Peers: The Top Findings on SOE Reviews (#91)
• The Magic of People, Places, Processes and Products (#94R)
• TEACH Grants and COD Updates (#208R)
• Federal Grants Updates (Pell, ACG, SMART) (#209R)
• Loan Program Update (#210R)
• 2009-10 Application and Delivery System Updates (#212R)

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminars

• ImageNow by Perceptive Software - Speed and Simplicity: ImageNow for Financial Aid
• Regent Education - Why a SaaS Model is Ideal for Your Financial Aid Office
• Student Lending Analytics - Trends and Best Practices in the Lender Selection Process
• USA Funds - Group Loan Counseling - What Is Required?

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break

*Exhibit Hall Tear-Down begins at 2:45 pm

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Interest Sessions

• Multiple Office Responsibilities: How to Multi Task and Handle the Juggling Act (#11)
• Retention of Underserved Students on College Campuses - How Financial Aid Administrators Can Help (#26)
• Hiring and Retaining Information Technology Staff (#31)
• Mapping Your Future-Empowering Your Students (#46)
• How to Create A Successful Financial Aid Counselor Training Program (#48)
• DL 101 (#69)
• Using NCES NPSAS Databases to Answer Your Financial Aid Questions - Part I (#80)
• Getting Things Done" (#82)
• TEACH Grants and COD Updates (#208R2)
• Federal Grants Updates (Pell, ACG, SMART) (#209R2)
• Loan Program Update (#210R2)
• TEACH Grants (#211R)

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminars

• Access Group, Inc. - "Show Me the Money" -- Strategies for Helping Undergraduates Prepare Financially for Graduate/Professional School
• Citizens Bank - Bridging the Gap Between the Financial Aid Office and High School Students
• PNC Bank - Creating a Successful RFI/RFP and Interpreting the Responses
• SunGard Higher Education - Meeting New Expectations for Performance and Accountability
• Zopa - Help Arrives - How Social Finance Provides Education Funding Solutions as Market Conditions Continue to Challenge Traditional Sources.

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Interest Sessions

• Collaborative Calendars - Sharing Your Time and Coordinating Your Resources (#28)
• Come Play With Your Data (#40)
• How to Create A Successful Financial Aid Counselor Training Program (#48R)
• 529 Impact on Financial Aid: Navigating the College Savings Maze (#51)
• Working Together to Achieve Our Goal: National Training for Counselors and Mentors (#66)
• Student Centered Approaches to Financial Aid: Making Choices to Improve Services (#67)
• Income Based Repayment and New Loan Forgiveness for Public Service (#71R)
• Enrollment Planning at the Community College: Casting the Net in a Rain Barrel (#75)
• Using NCES NPSAS Databases to Answer Your Financial Aid Questions - Part II (#81)
• NCAA Division III (#86)
• Creating, Managing and Making the Most of Web-Based Training (#95)
• TEACH Grants (#211R2)
• 2009-10 Application and Delivery System Updates (#212R2)
• Return of Title IV Funds (#213R2)

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm NASFAA Poolside Cookout

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

9:00 am - 11:00 am Closing Breakfast, Department of Education Update and Passing of the Gavel