Get highlights and summaries of key events and sessions at the 2015 National Conference in New Orleans.
Impact of a Changing Campus Environment on the Financial Aid Office August 13, 2015-
Financial aid administrators are used to change. While said changes typically involve Title IV regulations, other changes occur outside of regulation. During two sessions held at the 2015 NASFAA National Conference, presenters...
Updates on Reporting to NSLDS August 11, 2015-
In the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Update session held at the 2015 NASFAA National Conference in New Orleans, U.S. Department of Education representative Eric Hardy provided information on enrollment reporting, gainfu...
ED Officials Talk Consumer Information Requirements at NASFAA Conference August 10, 2015-
Most schools are familiar with the major consumer information requirements, such as the Net Price Calculator, Entrance and Exit Counseling, and the Clery Act, to name a few. However, David Bartnicki of the U.S. Department of Education p...
New Common Origination and Disbursement System Tools and Reject Edit Code Updates August 5, 2015-
During an interest session held at the National Conference on the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System, Department of Education (ED) staff shared that the website has two new tools to help with the administration o...
Reminder Regarding Return of Title IV Deadlines August 4, 2015-
At the 2015 NASFAA National Conference in New Orleans, Department of Education (ED) staff presented an in-depth review of the return of Title IV funds (R2T4) and programs offered in modules. In addition to providing definitions, frequen...
New Item on Top 10 Program Review Findings List August 3, 2015-
During its "Program Review Essentials and Top 10 Compliance Findings" interest session at the 2015 NASFAA Conference in New Orleans, the Department of Education (ED) presenter shared the top 10 program review findings. The usual suspect...
Making Determinations of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Status July 31, 2015-
A NASFAA conference interest session and a recent Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) from the Department of Education (ED) remind schools of the statutory requirements related to homeless youth, clarify the roles and responsibilities of financ...
NASFAA National Conference Closes With Calls for Advocacy, Involvement July 23, 2015-
As the newly-initiated 2015-16 NASFAA National Chair, Director of Student Financial Aid at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dan Mann closed this year’s conference with a call to action. “I have an overarching ...
NASFAA Celebrates the Past, Welcomes the Future on Day Three of the 2015 Conference July 22, 2015-
NASFAA conference attendees celebrated successes of the recent past and looked to the future of the organization and the profession in New Orleans Tuesday. In addition to many professional development sessions, the membership welco...
Conference Attendees Weigh The Impact of Student Loan Debt In Key Day Two Event July 21, 2015-
The 2015 NASFAA National Conference continued on Monday, with events ranging from a debate on whether there is a student loan crisis to NASFAA President Justin Draeger’s address to the membership. See below for summaries of select...
NASFAA Kicks Off the Conference with a Physics Lesson on Social Change July 20, 2015-
Nearly 2,500 financial aid professionals convened in New Orleans, LA Sunday for networking and professional development at the 2015 NASFAA National Conference. Read on for summaries of selected sessions and follow along with conference ...