DECEMBER 2004

SASFAA 2005 Annual Conference

The SASFAA 2005 Annual Conference will be held from February 13-16, at the Atlanta Downtown Hyatt Regency. This year’s theme is SASFAA: Directing and Producing Educational Opportunities. To register for the conference, reserve your hotel room and for more information regarding the conference, please access our website at www.sasfaa.org.

Conference highlights include:

  • Keynote Speaker – Jon-Paul Hutchins, Chef and Comedian
  • Federal Update with Jeff Baker and Carney McCullough, DOE
  • New Aid Officers Workshop
  • Multicultural Leadership Pre-Conference Symposium
  • Tuesday Evening – SASFAA’s TV Land
  • A NASFAA Update with George Chin, NASFAA National Chair
  • General Session Speaker – Mark Abelsson, Human Relations Consultant
  • A Washington Update with Dallas Martin, NASFAA
  • 49 Concurrent Interest Sessions including the following topics:
    • Graduate Programs and Title IV Aid
    • Teaching Students Money Management Skills
    • Lender Partner Reviews – Developing a lender list
    • Consolidation from a Borrower’s Perspective
    • The Unexplained Side of Resources
    • Roundtable Discussion on Alternative Loans
    • Regulatory and Legal Perils for the Grad/Professional Sector
    • Disaster Recovery - Do You have a Plan?
    • Q&A on Dept of Ed Policy with Jeff Baker and Carney McCullough
    • Return of Title IV Funds
    • FAA Access Online
    • Staying Out of Jail – Title IV Compliance Issues
    • Cash Management
    • Clock to Credit Hour Conversion
    • Common Origination and Disbursement
    • Sticky Issues in IV Administration (Consortiums, conflicting data, IRS Tax Filing Status)
    • Late Stage Delinquency/Default Aversion
    • Non-Traditional Programs and Delivering TIV Aid
    • Small Shop Juggling Act
    • How to Begin and Maintain A Federal Work Study Program
    • Military Issues
    • Direct Loans Roundtable
    • Improved Processes = Happier Students
    • Strategic Financial Aid Budgeting 101
    • Review of Completed and Complicated Tax Returns
    • National Student Clearinghouse – What’s New
    • Reauthorization Update
    • Guarantor Industry Insights- Who are Guarantors?
    • Interfacing With the Millennial Student
    • I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me- Identity Theft
    • College and University President’s Roundtable Discussion – Providing Quality Leadership in the New Millennium
    • Community Colleges. Focusing on the Benefits of This Type of Institution
    • Critical Issues Facing Historically Black Colleges & Universities
    • Satisfactory Academic Progress
    • Resolving C Codes
    • Verification
    • What’s on the Web -- Online Resources for Financial Aid Offices
    • Managers Do Things Right- Leaders Do The Right Thing
    • Team Building & Service Strategies for the 21st Century
    • Seven Keys to the Success of the Magic Kingdom
    • Diversity Roundtable
    • Generation Gaps in the Workplace.. .Raising Your Generational Consciousness
    • Helping Students with Disabilities
    • Communicating with Different Cultures
    • Utilizing Effective Time Management
    • Mapping-Your-Future Services
    • Power Point - Jazzing it Up
    • Best Practices in Student Electronic Communication
    • PDF's Disappear! Building Interactive Forms

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