2019 Tuesday Conference Summaries

• Administering Title IV Aid For Transfer Students, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
  June 25, 2019 - In the 2019 NASFAA Conference session, “Administering Title IV Aid For Transfer Students,” the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reminded financial aid administrators that there is no federal policy that requires schools to collect academ...
• Advise Students Where They Are, Not Where You Are, with E-vising, Chatbots and Other Futuristic Tools, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
  June 25, 2019 - How do you meet the expectations of students who want personalized attention, value 24/7/365 flexibility, but would rather communicate in person?
• Beyond Tuition: Getting to the True Cost of Attendance, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
  June 25, 2019 - Accurately calculating and communicating to students the costs to attend college can be critical to their success. But the numerous variables that go into the cost of attendance (COA) can make that calculation complex.
• Higher Ed’s Leaky Funnel: How FA Offices Can Be Part Of The Solution, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
  June 25, 2019 - In a Tuesday morning session, Angela Johnson, Vice President of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid, Cuyahoga Community College; Daniel Barkowitz, Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid, Valencia College; and Lynn Higinbotham, Associate Vice...
• Higher Education Financial Wellness Panel, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  June 25, 2019 - On Tuesday morning, Phil Schuman, director of financial Literacy at Indiana University; Karen Serna, director of student money management center at Austin Community College (ACC); and Lottia Windham, senior student financial operations specialist/fin...
• Questioning the Calculations: Are Colleges Complying With Federal and Ethical Mandates for Providing Students With Estimated Costs?, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
  June 25, 2019 - In the session "Questioning the Calculations: Are Colleges Complying With Federal and Ethical Mandates for Providing Students With Estimated Costs?" presenters Jeremy Wright-Kim and Laura Perna examined 80 net price calculators across 4-year public a...
• Reducing Student Loan Debt: Does the Way We Award Loans Make a Difference?, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  June 25, 2019 - The way institutions present and award loans to students could influence their behavior, according to representatives from Duke University.
• Student Reflections About Financial Aid: Pre, During, and Post-College, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
  June 25, 2019 - Applying for financial aid and navigating how to set up a budget to pay for college can be challenging for students, particularly those from low-income families or those who are the first in their families to go to college.
• Student Voices, School Solutions: Basic Needs as a Prerequisite to Student Success, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
  June 25, 2019 - “The value of student support services has been demonstrated as playing a key role in student success,” Jeff Webster, director of research at Trellis Company, told attendees at this Tuesday morning session.