NASFAA Webinar

Topic: NASFAA's National Conversation Initiative (NCI) Preliminary Recommendations
Date Recorded: April 22, 2009
Duration: 55 minutes

NASFAA held this online event to release the National Conversation Initiative Preliminary Recommendations, a coherent framework of integrated recommendations for student aid reform. NASFAA staff also answered questions from participants about the preliminary recommendations.

The NCI Preliminary Recommendations Report is the result of NASFAA's exhaustive NCI campaign, launched in April 2008, a national dialogue for building consensus, support, and enactment of reforms needed to eliminate major obstacles to college access, namely the financial barriers for low- and moderate-income students.

The report was also delivered to the Obama administration, key Capitol Hill staff, and NASFAA members on Tuesday. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan responded to the proposal, saying "I appreciate NASFAA's efforts to reach out ... and to bring together new ideas through a thoughtful and deliberative process." Duncan said that "NASFAA's proposal will be fully reviewed and considered as the policy debate on student loans, other financial aid, and higher education issues continues."

The Webinar offers:

• An overview of NASFAA's preliminary recommendations developed through the National Conversation Instigative

• Questions from participants answered by NASFAA staff.

Presenters:

• Dr. Philip Day
  President and CEO
• Dave Gruen
  NASFAA 2008-09 National Chair and Director of Financial Aid at the University of Wyoming
• Larry Zaglaniczny
  Vice President for Congressional Relations
• Justin Draeger
  Vice President for Planning and Development
• Joan Berkes
  Director of Legislative and Regulatory Analysis
• Darrill Anderson
  Associate Director of Communications
  
  

Moderator:

• Haley Chitty
  Director of Communications
  

Webinar Recording

• Part 1 - Introduction and overview with Dr. Phil Day, Dave Gruen and Larry Zaglaniczny
• Part 2 - Overview of loan recommendations with Justin Draeger
• Part 3 - Q&A with Dr. Phil Day, Joan Berkes, Darrill Anderson, Justin Draeger and Larry Zaglaniczny
• Part 4 - Q&A with Dr. Phil Day, Joan Berkes, Darrill Anderson, Justin Draeger and Larry Zaglaniczny
• Part 5 - Q&A and conclusion with Dr. Phil Day, Joan Berkes, Darrill Anderson, Justin Draeger and Larry Zaglaniczny

View Handouts

• NCI Preliminary Recommendations PowerPoint Presentation
• NCI Preliminary Recommendations and Report

For More Information

• NCI Resource Center
• Submit Questions and Comments about NCI Preliminary Recommendations