All Conference attendees are invited to attend a Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminar. These seminars, sponsored and developed by businesses and organizations that serve the financial aid community, may offer insightful management ideas for the financial aid office or share information about the company's products and services. They are certainly worth looking into.

Access Group, Inc.

Understanding Others and Knowing Yourself -- Determining Your Personal Behavior Pattern

Wednesday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

We all behave in ways that reflect our individual identities. Everyone attending this highly interactive session will have the opportunity to complete the "Personal Profile System -- The DiSC" in order to gain a better understanding of his or her own style of behavior in the workplace. The "DiSC" provides a means to learn more about yourself and others around you. This information can help you maximize productivity and succeed in achieving your goals. The knowledge you gain will enhance your understanding and appreciation of differences in others, and allow you to minimize potential conflicts with your co-workers and those you serve.

Presenter:
Jeffrey Hanson, Director of Borrower Education Services, Access Group, Inc.


Career Paths for Financial Aid and Admissions Professionals: Where Do I Go From Here?

Friday, 8:45 am - 10:00 am

This seminar will identify career options and job search resources for those looking to develop their careers in higher education or related fields. Learn what opportunities are available, what credentials are helpful, how to identify transferable skills, and how to find open positions in these fields.

Presenter:
Bryan Hinkle, Account Executive, Access Group, Inc.

American Education Services

Do You Need?

Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Do you need:
- a product that is free of charge to you and your partners, providing a truly open communication platform?
- to exchange your Stafford, PLUS, and private loan certification, loan changes and disbursement rosters with many guarantors, lenders and service providers?
- your school based software to be flexible, easy to use and easy to access?
- a software provider that provides you with the best training, support and customer service in the industry?

Please join the American Education Services (AES) team at our NASFAA Financial Aid Business Solutions Seminar and let us demonstrate our comprehensive school based software loan processing platform, eCourier SBS. eCourier SBS is fully CommonLine compliant.

Presenter:
Matt Williard, Assistant Vice President, American Education Services

Campus Door

Trends in Student Internet Use: How Students are Using the Internet to Choose Colleges and Find Financial Aid

Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am

An in depth examination of current trends and changing patterns in students' use of the Internet to choose colleges and find financial aid. Where do they go, what do they do, and what impacts their experience?

Information presented will include proprietary survey results, firsthand traffic and analysis from relevant web sites, information on search engine utilization and the impact of advertising (both college related and otherwise) on the students' Internet experience.

Presenter:
Kristian Chronister, Vice President of Marketing, Campus Door

Chase

Credit Revival

Wednesday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Friday, 8:45 am - 10:00 am

Would you like to help your students understand credit and how to improve it? This session will discuss what a credit report is and how to start repairing credit, the wise use of credit cards, and how identity theft affects credit.

Presenter:
Judy Schneider, Value-Added Consultant, Chase

College Board

Trends in Student Aid

Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

This session will examine findings from the College Board's most recent "Trends in Student Aid" and review the current patterns of funding for students. After looking at the research findings, choices for financing the unmet needs of students will be explored, including new alternative loan options.

Presenters:
Kathleen Little, Senior Executive Director, Financial Aid Programs and Services, College Board
Cynthia Bailey, Executive Director, Education Finance Services, College Board

Identifying Low-income Families -Going Beyond the AGI

Friday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Are you having difficulty identifying truly low income students in order to award your institutional financial aid funds equitably? When you review parents' tax returns, are you surprised about hidden family resources that aren't apparent on the student's FAFSA? This session will explore tools that can be used to better identify low income students earlier in the application cycle. We will look at the data collected on the College Board's PROFILE Application, review how PROFILE fee waivers are awarded, discuss why you might want to collect data from noncustodial parents , and review on-going efforts to simplify the aid application for the lowest-income students.

Presenters:
Myra Baas Smith, Executive Director, Financial Aid Services, College Board
Susan McCrackin, Director, Financial Aid Services Requirements, College Board

College Loan Corporation

Higher Ed Reconciliation Act Changes – No Debate About it – You are going to have to upgrade!

Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Friday, 2:15 pm - 3:30pm

This session will review migration changes in Banner, Peoplesoft, Datatel, SAMS and other school-based software systems. We will examine the impact of these changes on your existing processes with a focus on the most significant change from HERA -- the Grad PLUS Loan Program.

Presenter: Michael Boyd, Vice President, School Relations, College Loan Corporation

Datatel

Creating Communities Online: Social Networking, Blogging, and the FA Office

Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Friday, 2:15 pm - 3:30pm

Why are so many students apathetic about their college or university experience? What key ingredient is missing from many campuses today? The answer is a sense of community. This builds connectedness which bonds students to their learning institutions. This session will discuss ways to create online campus communities and increase student connectedness with their peers and the college. We will also discuss blogging and the changing communication patterns as way to increase community.

Presenter:
Anthony R. Humphreys, M.A., Product Manager, Financial Aid & Government Relations, Datatel, Inc.

EDFUND

No Chipped Paint, All Horses Will Jump - Leadership that Lives the Vision

Wednesday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Friday, 8:45 am - 10:00 am

What makes a great leader and how do they share their vision? What does it take to be innovative, inspire, collaborate, be a role model and celebrate individual contributions?

Step through the Opened Door of Educational Opportunity as we enter the world of great leaders. Some may be known around the globe, others may be standing quietly next to us. Perhaps it could even be you.

Join this motivating experience as we explore our abilities to dream it, believe it, dare to take the first step, and do it! Don't let the door close behind you.

Presenter:
Joel Kordis, Client Training Consultant, EDFUND

Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates

Taking Control of Alternative Loans

Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Has the tremendous growth of alternative loans taken control of your office? This seminar will help schools manage alternative loans by explaining step by step how they can improve the process for their students and themselves. The suggested areas of improvement that will be discussed include the disbursement, certification, and borrower processes. Participants will be provided with detailed information on the tools Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. has to offer which greatly simplify these tasks. This will include an in-depth look at FASTAlt Solutions, an alternative loan counseling and loan program selection tool, as well as ScholarNet and Central Disbursement Service.

Presenter:
Brett Lindquist, Vice President of Marketing - Midwest Region, Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc.

KeyBank

Why Private Loan Borrowing Rates Continue to Rise - a Look at the Changing Demographics of America's Families

Wednesday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Friday, 8:45 am - 10:00 am

Families attitudes and access to credit and indebtedness have changed over the years. This session looks at the increasing demands on family income. And why increased tuition costs are not the sole driver of increased borrowing for college.

Presenter:
Brenda Dillon, KeyBank

National City

Privacy and Identity Theft: Challenges in Protecting Personal Information

Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Friday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Personal privacy and identity theft are growing concerns among consumers across the globe. In today's connected world, organizations collect, store and transmit our personal and financial information across vast interconnected networks and data bases. The recent occurrences of high-profile security breaches highlight the need for more effective protection of individuals' personal information. This interest session will discuss privacy and identity theft concerns, the challenges in protecting personal information, and practical ideas for addressing these challenges.

Presenter:
Jim Desmond, Information Security Analyst, National City

National Student Loan Program (NSLP)

Your (Credit) Life Story

Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Have you ever read your "Credit Life Story"? Believe it or not it's already written, published, and on the street! Others could be reading it every day. If you haven't read the story of your credit life, NSLP can tell you how to get a copy, help you understand what's written about you, and teach you about identity protection.

Attending this presentation will improve participants' understanding of:
- the importance of their credit histories what creditors see in these histories
- how to read and interpret credit histories
- the importance of their credit scores
- how to interpret and, when necessary, improve their credit scores

Presenter:
Sharon Cabeen, Vice President of Financial Literacy, National Student Loan Program (NSLP)

NELA

Credit Card Culture and Managing Debt

Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Friday, 2:15 pm - 3:30pm

Did you know that the average college student graduates with over $19,000 in debt - including student loans and credit cards? Debt and credit card usage not only impacts retention rates at colleges, but can also hurt a student's credit rating and options for the future. Learn more about the long term impact of carrying debt, how to minimize debt, and dealing with credit cards.

Presenter:
Gerry VanBooven, NELA

Nelnet

Professional Development Symposium

Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am

One of the greatest challenges facing postsecondary education leaders today is coping with the increasing changes and complexities of working within a campus community. Rising tuitions and costs, decreasing federal and state financial aid, increasing federal and state regulations, changing student demographics and a changing work-force have combined in recent times creating incredible challenges for leaders on campus.
The Nelnet Professional Development Symposium focusing on the Patrick Lencioni book series will provide you insight and dialogue about creating organizational clarity, building successful teams and managing meetings to accomplish your strategic agenda.

Presenters:
Don Black, Assistant Vice President, Nelnet
Chad Billmyer, Director, Nelnet

NextStudent

Graduate PLUS vs. Private Loans

Wednesday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

In this segment NextStudent will explain, to the best we can, what a Graduate PLUS Loan is and how it will work for the borrower, school and the lender. We will talk about loan limits with both the Graduate PLUS and the Private Loans and why a student might opt for a Private Loan over a Graduate PLUS for their graduate studies. We will present the inner workings of a Private Loan along with the credit criteria and the interest rates. NextStudent wants to present both loan products so that student borrowers and their schools can make informed decisions on which product would be the best for everyone involved in the graduate programs.

The Future of Consolidation

Friday, 8:45 am - 10:00 am

Within this segment NextStudent will present some of the news rules and regulations that have come about due to the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005. Items like implementation (trigger), interest rates, repayment options, and the loss of reconsolidation. We will also talk with you about the differences and similarities between a FFELP Consolidation and a Direct Consolidation. NextStudent also talk about the ramifications of the "Single Lender Rule" and how it affects the student borrower.

Overture

Tools and Approaches for Financial Planning - Helping Students and Parents Meet That Final Cost of Attendance

Wednesday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Friday, 8:45 am - 10:00 am

Overture's panel will highlight the importance for schools to effectively communicate the case for affordability to their students. We will discuss how students and parents can become more aggressive in identifying expenses and resources through the use of interactive and detailed financial planning solutions. Overture's panel will also discuss how financial aid departments can improve customer service and the ease of administering financial aid to a new demographic of progressively more sophisticated and demanding students.

Student Loan Xpress

Success: It All Begins With You

Wednesday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

There are lots of "good employees" out there. Are you willing and able to be included in the ranks of the "Great" ones. During this session we will introduce what it takes to move from good to great and provide you with the necessary tools to make the "Quantum Leap", if you want bad enough. Join us if you are willing to invest an hour in your future.

Presenters:
Terry Everson, Senior Vice President of Training and Sales, Student Loan Xpress
LeeAnn Rohmann, Executive Vice President of Sales, Student Loan Xpress

SunGard Higher Education

Achieve Enrollment Management Goals

Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Friday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Administering financial aid is a critical function of successful Enrollment Management. The need to increase yield rates in support of institutional goals is imperative. Keeping up with technology, regulations, and balancing your constituent's needs can prove to be almost impossible without the right tools. Join us as we examine the value of the Unified Digital Campus for achieving and exceeding your Enrollment Management goals.

Presenter:
Rhonda Allen, Product Manager, SunGard Higher Education

TG

The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus

Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Friday, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Come experience Christmas in July with TG! While you may not be ready to start thinking about the holidays, right about now Santa and his team of elves are busy preparing for that one season when the workshop must sort through volumes of requests, package, and deliver their products to their customers in just 24 hours. Learning how Santa Claus manages his workshop year-round in order to meet the high demands of a single season is a valuable tool for any manager, but is especially relevant to those in the financial aid office.

Presenter: Tom Sharp, Assistant Vice President, Learning & Development, TG

Wachovia Education Finance

School Case Studies & Financial Literacy Programs

Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Helping students to become smart money managers is something we take seriously at Wachovia. Three outstanding speakers will be sharing great ideas and methods to help you keep your students informed and prepared to make smart financial decisions.

Topics will include:

- The importance of financial literacy
- Assessing the needs of your students
- Keeping the message simple
- Empowering students to learn more
- Where to find helpful resources
- Examples of programs used at other schools

Presenter:
Luis Medina, Information Systems Manager, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Teddie Milner, Director of the Financial Aid Office, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
John View, Director of Financial Aid, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Wells Fargo Education Financial Services

Generations in the Workplace: A Summary

Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am

For the first time in history, there are 4 generations in the workplace: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials.

A multi-generational workforce presents many challenges for today's workplace. Each group brings different experiences, skills, biases, and preferred management styles. This session helps:
- Identify the different expectations and core values of each generation
- Appreciate the unique assets of each group
- Manage intergenerational conflict
- Have strategies to attract and retain people from different age groups

Age is yet another way to look at diversity, and a diverse group will outperform a homogenous group every time!

Presenter:
John P. Morrissey, Learning and Development Consultant, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.