The number of reporters who call the NASFAA office continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The stories that develop as a result of these calls help keep public focus on the financial aid issues that really need attention, including program funding. While reporters often call to obtain information from Association staff, they also want to speak directly with financial aid administrators on campus.

From national magazines to small regional newspapers, reporters want to know what you think about financial aid issues; for example: How has the economy affected student access on your campus? Are more students going to school part-time? In addition to the broader questions, reporters are also looking for specific answers on subjects ranging from state scholarships to 529 plans to graduate school enrollment.

To accommodate these inquiries, NASFAA maintains a list of "media-savvy" Members those Members willing to speak with reporters on occasion.

If you work at an institution and consider yourself "media-savvy" or you want to become so, please send an e-mail to Mindy Kaplan Eline, NASFAA's Director of Marketing, at elinemk@NASFAA.org. Include your name, title, school, phone and e-mail. If you are already a volunteer and have been receiving occasional media requests, you do not need to send your information again.

Volunteers will be contacted only when a reporter calls. And please be assured, your name will never be distributed to a media representative until you've had the opportunity to review the question or topic by e-mail and decide that you want to answer it.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

By Mindy Kaplan Eline
NASFAA Director of Marketing

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