tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80671825403363284772024-03-14T00:38:22.471-05:00The Financial Aid Chat (#FAchat)#FAchat is a moderated chat on Twitter for Financial Aid Professionals on the second Tuesday of every month from 12-1pm CST. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-84610997996463754252017-01-10T13:39:00.000-06:002017-01-10T13:39:51.907-06:00#FAChat 01/10/2017 - Hopes for Future Financial Aid Policy<div class="storify">
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Emily Haynamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913853793023039872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-41569236476709075042016-03-17T10:53:00.003-05:002016-03-17T10:54:06.366-05:0003/08/16 - #FAChat - FinAid Award Letters<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 20.02px;">March is when many institutions start to review their award letters and package students with financial aid. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 20.02px;"> Financial Aid professionals joined in on this chat to discuss how you can best practices for financial aid award letters.</span><br />
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Emily Haynamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913853793023039872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-5914453606900391262016-02-09T14:25:00.001-06:002016-02-09T14:25:17.062-06:002/9/2016 #FAchat - Promoting FAFSA Completion<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February is Financial Aid Awareness month and a month in which many schools begin preparing for the next financial aid year. With PPY beginning in less than 8 months, FAA's joined in on this chat to discuss how you can best put together a campaign to get your students to file early before we have to turn around and do it all over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next month's #FAchat will be held on Tuesday, March 8th, from 12-1 p.m. CST. Topic will be announced closer to the date.</span><br />
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Zach Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594192430586734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-49485633349437744462015-12-09T09:03:00.000-06:002015-12-09T09:03:28.760-06:0012/8/2015 #FAChat - FSA Training Conference 2015 (#FSATC2015) Debrief<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 20.02px;">Yesterday was a debrief of the Federal Student Aid Training Conference that was held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV from December 1st - 4th. Even for those not in attendance there was an active hashtag #FSATC2015 to follow. So, those for that were at the conference and those watching at home - what were the highlights, new info learned, and next steps for moving forward?</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00386573230153684706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-84464069163944910302015-01-14T09:09:00.000-06:002015-01-14T09:09:11.285-06:001/13/15 #FAchat Transcript: Financial Aid & the 114th CongressYesterday was our first chat of the new year! Last week, the 114th Congress began
its tenure and it looks like 2015 has started out with a lot of higher education
discussion! We chatted about what the 114th Congress might have in store for us,
from <a href="http://www.masfaa-moments.blogspot.com/2014/12/all-about-college-ratings.html" target="_blank">College Ratings</a> to <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/01/08/alexander-introduces-student-aid-simplification-bill" target="_blank">FAFSA Simplification</a> to <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/09/fact-sheet-white-house-unveils-america-s-college-promise-proposal-tuitio" target="_blank">free community college</a>! Higher Education Reauthorization is
also slated at some point within the next couple of years! Lots going on! See our discussion from yesterday and feel free to join in on the #fachat discussion at any time!<br />
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Also, don't miss the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/01/11/get-ready-president-obamas-2015-state-union-address" target="_blank">State of the Union address</a> next Tuesday, January 20, at 9pm ET.<br />
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<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script>Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-27644577937469957142015-01-12T08:30:00.000-06:002015-01-12T08:30:01.842-06:001/13/15 #FAchat Topic: Financial Aid & the 114th CongressTomorrow is our first chat of the new year! Last week, the 114th Congress began its tenure and it looks like 2015 has started out with a lot of higher education discussion! We'll chat about what the 114th Congress might have in store for us, from <a href="http://www.masfaa-moments.blogspot.com/2014/12/all-about-college-ratings.html" target="_blank">College Ratings</a> to <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/01/08/alexander-introduces-student-aid-simplification-bill" target="_blank">FAFSA Simplification</a> to <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/09/fact-sheet-white-house-unveils-america-s-college-promise-proposal-tuitio" target="_blank">free community college</a>! Higher Education Reauthorization is also slated at some point within the next couple of years.<br />
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<b>Join us tomorrow, January 13th from 12-1 CST as we discuss/speculate about possible changes to higher education, and especially the financial aid system.</b><br />
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Check out some of the links above for some background information before the chat and read this post by NASFAA's Jesse O'Connell: <a href="http://www.nasfaa.org/Main/orig/2015/open/New_Congress_Brings_Change_To_Education_Committees.aspx" target="_blank">New Congress Brings Change to Education Committees</a>.<br />
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<b>See you tomorrow!</b>Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-64035648636022902092014-11-14T09:43:00.000-06:002014-11-14T09:43:13.152-06:0011/11/2014 FAchat: Financial Aid and Politics<div class="storify"><iframe src="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/financial-aid-and-politics/embed?border=false" width="100%" height="750" frameborder="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe><script src="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/financial-aid-and-politics.js?border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/financial-aid-and-politics" target="_blank">View the story "Financial Aid and Politics 2014" on Storify</a>]</noscript></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-12866110738221587192014-10-21T13:26:00.002-05:002014-10-21T13:26:21.905-05:0010/21/2014 Building a Financial Aid Career<div class="storify"><iframe src="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/10-21-2014-building-a-financial-aid-career/embed?border=false" width="100%" height=750 frameborder=no allowtransparency=true></iframe><script src="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/10-21-2014-building-a-financial-aid-career.js?border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/10-21-2014-building-a-financial-aid-career" target="_blank">View the story "10/21/2014 Building a Financial Aid Career" on Storify</a>]</noscript></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-41319971131157231692014-09-30T12:00:00.000-05:002014-09-30T12:00:01.770-05:00Developing a Social Media Program That Delivers<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">As any Financial Aid professional will tell
you, an ongoing challenge in communicating with students is simply getting them
to engage in that communication. In a time when the words “you’ve got
mail” just don’t have the same allure as they used to, and financial aid offices are being
asked to do more with less, it is critical that every option is explored to
find a timely and efficient way to reach students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">You’re invited to a free upcoming webinar, </span><a href="https://www.inceptia.org/about/resources/webinar_oct_2014/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Developing
a Social Media Program That Delivers: Practitioner Insights on Social Media Use
within the Financial Aid Office</b></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> hosted by
Inceptia. An overview of Millennial insights and social media trends will be
provided by brand idea company, Agent; then, practitioners in the field will
delve into assessing, developing, and maintaining an effective and innovative
communication strategy. Join Melissa Niksic, Loyola University, Lenna Sliney,
(formerly at) Rutgers University, and Justin Chase Brown, University of
Missouri, as they discuss how incorporating social media, web, mobile, e-mail,
video, digital, and even print elements into your communication flow can
effectively engage students with a well-planned social media approach. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">This webinar will provide fantastic insight
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plan, including real examples of how this medium has contributed to thoughtful
and, surprisingly, personal interactions with students. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">During this informative and lively one-hour
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picture of Millennials in order to uncover actionable insights for student
engagement.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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financial aid offices have developed and executed effective, multi-tiered
communication strategies at their institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Get tips on creating
quality content that is meaningful to students.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Find out how to
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">The webinar, “Developing a Social Media
Program That Delivers: Practitioner Insights on Social Media Use within the
Financial Aid Office,” will take place on Tuesday, October 21 @ 3:00 p.m. (ET)
/ 2:00 p.m. (CT). To secure your spot, </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">register today at </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/k7uowur"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">http://tinyurl.com/k7uowur</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">. Plus, you can join the conversation by live-tweeting and sending
questions in advance or during the webinar to #FAchat. You won’t want to miss
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Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-45104160549495230232014-09-11T10:29:00.000-05:002014-09-11T10:29:11.285-05:009/10/2014 FAchat: 15-16 FAFSA Draft
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You can review and/or submit comments by searching Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-0126 at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or by linking directly to the page at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=ED-2014-ICCD-0126">http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=ED-2014-ICCD-0126</a>.<br />
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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) attached <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=ED-2014-ICCD-0126-0003" target="_blank">several draft documents</a> for which it is accepting comments that you can download: the <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jennifer/Downloads/FAFSA_Att_15-16_FAFSA_Paper.pdf" target="_blank">15-16 paper FAFSA</a>, the <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jennifer/Downloads/FAFSA_Att_15-16_SAR.pdf" target="_blank">15-16 SAR</a>, and the <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jennifer/Downloads/FAFSA_Att_15-16_SAR_ACK.pdf" target="_blank">15-16 SAR Acknowledgement</a>. You can also download the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=ED-2014-ICCD-0126-0002" target="_blank">supporting statement and related material</a>. There have already been comments that you can also review and comment on the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketBrowser;rpp=25;po=0;D=ED-2014-ICCD-0126;dct=PS" target="_blank">comments page</a>.<br />
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We encourage you to review the draft documents and supporting materials prior to the chat. As a ground rule for this particular chat, our discussion will be limited to a practical application of what ED is able to do for the 2015-16 aid year given the current legal framework. For example, it would be out of the scope of this discussion to suggest that the FAFSA be simplified to only a fraction of the questions currently on the form that are <b><i>currently</i> </b>required by federal law. We hope things will change in the future to make the form simpler, but we're looking to spur a discussion this month on meaningful and practical changes for the 15-16 application materials that ED can implement.<br />
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<b>We hope you will join us in discussing some practical changes for the 2015-16 FAFSA and <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=ED-2014-ICCD-0126-0001" target="_blank">submit your own comments</a> to ED. All parties with an interest in how students finance higher education are welcome to join!</b><br />
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<br />Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-87466634395021809302014-08-12T07:25:00.002-05:002014-08-12T07:25:32.632-05:00Tuesday, 8/12/14: August in the Aid OfficeOkay, so August in the aid office is silly craziness, right?
Join us today at noon central to talk about how we all handle it, from crowd control to stress relief.
Have innovative ideas to share? We'd love to hear them!
#FAChat is held the second Tuesday of each month at noon central time. You can join in the discussion at any time by adding #FAChat to your tweets.Jayme Jarretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17287000852360467207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-13309099401041597152014-07-09T08:24:00.002-05:002014-07-09T08:24:43.387-05:007/8/14 #FAchat, the #NASFAA2014 DebriefHere is our transcript of yesterday's chat, debriefing the NASFAA Conference that was held in Nashville, Tennessee last week. Thanks to all for joining in on the chat! Our next chat is scheduled for August 12th from 12-1 CST, but you can share your thoughts on financial aid using the #fachat hashtag at any time!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-49564043486190376272014-07-07T09:32:00.001-05:002014-07-07T09:32:39.991-05:00#FAChat / #NASFAA2014 Tweet-up!Tuesday July 1, 2014 at 5:30pm #FAchat participants from all over the country finally met in person during the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator's(#NASFAA2014) conference.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-4124385956875068412014-06-26T09:38:00.000-05:002014-06-26T09:38:00.655-05:00Make the Most of #NASFAA2014 (Even If Not Attending)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The National Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators (<a href="http://www.nasfaa.org/">NASFAA</a>) Annual Conference begins in just a few days in Nashville, Tennessee! The <a href="http://www.nasfaa.org/conference/">NASFAA National Conference</a> is the
premier event serving the student financial aid community. Nearly 3,000 student
aid professionals from across the nation attend the conference each year to
teach, learn, network, and share best practices.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Attending conferences is a great way to develop
professionally and obtain the necessary training to do your job well. However,
we don’t always get the chance to attend the conferences we would like. The
upcoming NASFAA conference might be that for you, but there are ways you can
stay connected and still obtain some vital information from the meetings!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The <a href="http://www.mra-services.com/Events/NASFAA/2014/vtSessionList.asp?iwpid=46626a3ef101666a3ef3073">NASFAA
program</a> this year boasts many different types of sessions, such as those
about financial literacy, compliance, birds of a feather, policy, town hall,
and more. If you’re unable to attend, you might find some live-tweeting
helpful. Follow the official NASFAA 2014 hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23NASFAA2014&src=typd">(#NASFAA2014</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last year, we chatted about <a href="http://thefachat.blogspot.com/2013/07/fachat-topic-for-7913-connecting.html">making
professional connections during NASFAA through Twitter</a>. Those who will be
in attendance can find a variety of ways to network with colleagues and many
sessions. The <a href="http://www.nasfaa.org/conference/learn/speakers.aspx">speaker
lineup</a> is impressive this year, so even if you’re not attending, <a href="https://www.mra-services.com/events/nasfaa/2014/vtSessionSearch.asp">search
the schedule</a> and follow along at the hashtag so you can still benefit from
a distance (or learn from more than just the sessions you’re attending). You
can also follow the NASFAA twitter account <a href="https://twitter.com/nasfaa">@NASFAA</a>
for updates.<o:p></o:p></div>
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RSVP for the <a href="http://thefachat.blogspot.com/2014/06/nasfaa2014-tweetup.html">#NASFAA 2014
Tweetup</a>!</span>Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-23521943720934719312014-06-24T21:53:00.000-05:002014-06-25T08:51:45.222-05:00A @FAFSA Twitter FailTwitter can be a powerful tool to build relationships and directly interact with stakeholders. Unfortunately, one wrong move can be devastating. Misguided humor is sometimes the culprit as with a recent tweet from the Federal Student Aid branch of the U.S. Department of Education.<br />
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Usually, humor tends to be politically insensitive, but rarely mocking and offending their own customers and stakeholders. Unfortunately, someone <a href="https://twitter.com/fafsa" target="_blank">@FAFSA</a> made a bad judgment. They attempted to make a joke out of being poor. Not cool. This tweet reached thousands of people and had many replies, most of which called them out for their bad mistake.<br />
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The tweet was eventually deleted -- after being up for over an hour. Hopefully, the folks behind the account can make a public apology for the egregious error. This simply was not funny nor productive. And it offends not only the millions of students who need financial aid to attend college, but the financial aid administrators who help those students.<br />
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<strong><em>UPDATE:</em></strong><br />
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The FAFSA twitter account has since apologized for the above tweet (see below). Liz Gross, a social media strategist, makes a good point on <a href="http://lizgross.net/some-thoughts-before-you-rant-about-the-fafsa-twitter-fail/" target="_blank">her blog</a>, regarding the backlash. While it was a mistake and should be getting attention, it's important to note that they publicly apologized and the good they've been doing with social media far outweighs this error.<br />
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We apologize for the insensitivity of our previous tweet. Our goal is to make college a reality for all. We're very sorry.<br />
— Federal Student Aid (@FAFSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FAFSA/statuses/481661641403432960">June 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The good things <a href="https://twitter.com/FAFSA">@FAFSA</a> has done on social media far outweighs this one setback. Please don't dial back your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoMe?src=hash">#SoMe</a> efforts! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fachat?src=hash">#fachat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/emchat?src=hash">#emchat</a><br />
— Justin Chase Brown (@jstnchsbrwn) <a href="https://twitter.com/jstnchsbrwn/statuses/481781358142824449">June 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br />Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-37300330276693441292014-06-20T09:30:00.001-05:002014-06-20T09:30:14.985-05:00#NASFAA2014 Tweetup!In just over a week, thousands of financial aid professionals will be gathering in Nashville, Tennessee for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) 2014 conference. This year, we are partnering with NASFAA for our annual tweetup! There might even be some local treats available!
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RSVP for the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NASFAA2014&src=hash">#NASFAA2014</a> tweetup! July 1, 5:25pm at the Info Desk in Music City Center: <a href="http://t.co/sWyBi5rqLw">http://t.co/sWyBi5rqLw</a> Treats for tweets! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23fachat&src=hash">#fachat</a><br />
— #FAchat (@theFAchat) <a href="https://twitter.com/theFAchat/statuses/479622406831501312">June 19, 2014</a></blockquote>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><strong>What is a tweetup, you ask?</strong><br />
A tweetup is an event where people who use Twitter come together to meet in person. Normally we connect with people online after we have met them. At a tweetup, you meet the people you might only otherwise know virtually (maybe through <a href="https://twitter.com/nasfaa" target="_blank">@nasfaa</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/thefachat" target="_blank">@thefachat</a>). Like finally putting a name to a face, a tweetup is a great opportunity to better connect with the people in your network and share just a little more than 140 characters at a time. If you have shared tweets with your colleagues the past few days (or maybe even longer), come by to visit with each other in person and enjoy some Nashville snacks courtesy of NASFAA!<br />
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<strong>Tweetup Date and Location</strong><br />
We're sure you want to soak in the conference and Nashville as much as possible and also network with your colleages. So, please join us as we network on July 1st at 5:25 p.m. (after the last session of the day) at the information desk in the Music City Center.<br />
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<strong>Please RSVP</strong><br />
It helps to know who is planning on joining us! Please <a href="https://nasfaa.informz.net/survistapro/sn.asp?gid=FC77CC36-28DC-4E19-91C3-5FB29F7B5612" target="_blank">RSVP for the #NASFAA2014 tweetup</a> and feel free to comment on this post or tweet using the official #NASFAA2014 hashtag to spread the word and let everyone else know you're planning to be there so we know who we might expect to meet! We're excited to be able to host this together with NASFAA, so please join us!Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-34302328676404168532014-06-11T09:57:00.001-05:002014-06-11T09:57:17.410-05:00June 10, 2014 #FAchat: Innovations<div class="storify"><iframe src="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/june-10-2014-fachat-innovations/embed?border=false" width="100%" height=750 frameborder=no allowtransparency=true></iframe><script src="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/june-10-2014-fachat-innovations.js?border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/MelissaHaberman/june-10-2014-fachat-innovations" target="_blank">View the story "June 10, 2014 #FAchat: Innovations" on Storify</a>]</noscript></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-9295155787998382952014-06-09T14:13:00.001-05:002014-06-09T14:13:20.674-05:00Tuesday June 10, 2014 #FAchat: Financial Aid Innovations<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #1f497d;">What innovations have you
implemented in your office? Tells us your great big ideas! Join us Tuesday June
10, 2014 from 12-1pm CST to talk about Financial Aid Innovations for this month’s #FAchat!
Let’s talk about everything from Applications to Zero EFC. We’ll talk about
innovations in financial literacy, default prevention, imaging documents,
productivity and more!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-47723017306406377412014-05-14T08:30:00.000-05:002014-05-14T08:30:01.145-05:00Tuesday, May 13th #fachat with #acadvWe chatted about Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) on our May chat. And, unfortunately, it looks like Storify lost some of the tweets somehow, but a transcript of what could be collected is below. You can also see our <a href="http://thefachat.blogspot.com/2013_06_01_archive.html" target="_blank">SAP chat from last year</a> on the #FAchat blog.<br />
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A special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/acadvchat" target="_blank">@AcAdvChat</a> for joining us! Satisfactory Academic Progress is definitely an area we should collaborate with academic advisors so we can promote academic success with our students. And, like @sarah_pingel <a href="https://twitter.com/sarah_pingel/statuses/466274826655526912" target="_blank">says</a>, as we move forward, let's work to think of ways we can change to reduce instances of SAP and reframe the conversations away from student deficiences.<br />
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Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-61110669854189024052014-04-15T07:30:00.000-05:002014-04-15T07:30:00.754-05:00@LuminaFound Ideas Summit: #AffordCollegeYesterday, April 14, 2014, in Washington D.C., the Lumina Foundation hosted the "<a href="http://www.luminafoundation.org/newsroom/ideas_summit.html" target="_blank">Lumina Ideas Summit: New Models of Student Financial Support</a>," which was a discussion about paying for college in the 21st century. The Lumina Foundation was able to commission <a href="http://www.luminafoundation.org/newsroom/ideas_summit.html" target="_blank">several papers</a> by a variety of authors who focused on new models of student financial support. The event was webcast live and the webpage currently states that <a href="http://www.luminafoundation.org/newsroom/ideas_summit.html" target="_blank">a rebroadcast will be available soon</a>. The authors presented and discussed their innovative ideas and the conversation also occurred on Twitter, using the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AffordCollege&src=typd&f=realtime" target="_blank">#AffordCollege</a> hashtag. Below you will see the #AffordCollege tweets before, during, and after the event.<br />
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<br />Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-68534382001539653952014-04-11T08:51:00.000-05:002014-04-11T08:51:19.475-05:00Aid Package Appeals - April 8, 2014 #FAchat Transcript<div class="storify">
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Justin Chase Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10746377910415802436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-14440426563435620612014-04-01T07:30:00.000-05:002014-04-01T09:07:10.321-05:00Tips for Writing a Blog Interview<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This is part two of two in a series about
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Once you have your association blog up
and running what do you write about? A great place to start is profiles of
association members. This gives members a chance to get to know each other and
know more about the association. I really started to feel at home in the
Wisconsin association after I presented an interest session at a conference.
People who were in the session came up to me during the rest of the conference
and started conversations with me. Sometimes all we need is an icebreaker to
make going up to someone and starting a conversation a little less intimidating.
The Wisconsin blog features profiles of members from all areas of the
association to highlight their stories; we call this our We Are WASFAA posts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Conducting an in person interview will
give you the best material for writing a blog post. Phone interviews are the
next best option. Some posts have been written by emailing the questions to an
interviewee, but it can be harder to write the post that way. If the
interviewee is willing to write the post themselves that may work better if it
is not possible to conduct an interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Try to keep each article to approximately
1-2 pages of a word document in length. It is long enough to include detail,
but not too long that people will stop reading before they finish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">When possible include a small picture
related to the topic of the blog. In a We Are WASFAA blog post we try to share
a photo of the interviewee in a professional setting and one in personal setting
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">It is also helpful to include a small two line bio of the
interviewer/author and a small photo. Include how author knows interviewee if
appropriate. If you conduct an in-person interview a photo of the two of you
together would be fun also.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Making time for two aid professionals to get together </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">isn't</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> always
easy. Set a deadline to do the interview at least two weeks before your blog is
due to the Blog Coordinator. This will give you enough time in case you have to
reschedule or if you want to do any follow up questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I recommend that a second pair of eyes take a look at the article before
you share it publicly. Sometimes it is easy to miss the little things when you
have read your draft multiple times. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Most importantly, have fun! This is a great way to connect with
another association member. You might find you have a common interest and end
up presenting at a conference together in the future due to what you learn
during the interview. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Example Interview Questions<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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financial aid?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What about your job has surprised
you the most?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What advice do you have for
someone new to financial aid?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Association Leadership/Involvement<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">How did you first become involved
in the state/regional association?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Why were you interested in an
association leadership role?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What advice do you have for
someone new to the association?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What advice do you have for someone
who was just elected to an association leadership role?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What recommendations do you have
for someone who is interested in an elected position? Where should they
get started?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Office Leadership</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Why were you interested in
becoming a Financial Aid Director?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What about your job has surprised
you the most? What do you love most/least about your job?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What advice do you have for
someone in their first year of being a Financial Aid Director?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What tips do you have for being an
effective director?</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Any Leadership<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What have you learned from your
leadership role that you were not expecting?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What tips do you have for being an
effective leader?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What is one thing you learned from
your role as ---? (Role examples: Co-chair of a committee, elected
representative, Financial Aid Director)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Presentations/Training<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">You have presented at several
conferences, how do you recommend someone get started with presenting?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Personal<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What do you like to do when you
are not in the office?</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270954818484450144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067182540336328477.post-71162703725868629822014-03-27T13:13:00.003-05:002014-03-27T13:13:31.211-05:00Strengthening the Federal Student Loan ProgramOn Thursday, March 27th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) had a hearing on "Strengthening the Federal Student Loan Program for Borrowers. There were several panelists testifying, including Jim Runcie, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid with the U.S. Department of Education; Dr. Michelle Cooper, President of the Institute for Higher Education Policy; Deanne Loonin from the National Consumer Law Center; Roberta Johnson, Director of Student Financial Aid at Iowa State University; and Marian Dill, Director of Student Financial Aid at Lee University.<br />
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You can see a summary of folks who were live-tweeting the hearing below, using the #LoanHELP hashtag. A video of the hearing, as well as written testimony from each panelist, is available on the <a href="http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=be24605b-5056-a032-5264-da1396baca15" target="_blank">Senate HELP website</a>.<br />
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If you are a member of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), you should see an article summaring the hearing in <a href="http://www.nasfaa.org/TodaysNews.aspx" target="_blank">NASFAA Today's News</a> tomorrow morning!<br />
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In other news, Program Integrity Negotiated Rulemaking is <strong><em>also</em></strong> occurring right now. You can see a <a href="http://www.edcentral.org/program-integrity-negotiated-rulemaking-session-2-day-1/?preview=true&preview_id=3743&preview_none=ff870f62dd&post_format=standard&utm_content=bufferd1815&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">good summary of yesterday's negotiations</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/higheredrachel" target="_blank">Rachel Fishman</a> with the <a href="http://www.newamerica.org/" target="_blank">New America Foundation</a>. You can follow those tweets by using the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NegReg&src=typd&f=realtime" target="_blank">#NegReg</a> hashtag. There were more negotiations today and a final session is planned for May to discuss PLUS Loans.<br />
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