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Break Out Session #2 - Thursday, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Graphic Design 101: Why Students Never Read Anything
Session Description:
Does your office have a professional graphic designer or are you functioning in a do-it-yourself kind of world? Do you know which fonts to use to increase readability and visual appeal? For emphasis, is it best to use bold, italic or underscored text…or perhaps something else altogether? For graphics, should you go with a jpeg, tif or png file? What is a call to action and where on the page should it go? But, most important of all, what graphical design elements will increase the likelihood that students and parents will actually read your materials? This workshop is aimed at non-designers and will provide participants with a creative cookbook full of recipes and tips for stirring up graphical sensations.
Session Key: All
Presenter: Deborrah Glenn-Long has been working at the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation as their School Consultant, Training and Technical Assistance, for 7 years. Deborrah came to CSLF from Yale University, where she worked for 12 years, most recently as the Director of the Student Financial Services Center. Prior to Yale, she worked in the Financial Aid Office of her alma mater, Fort Hays State University, for 3 years. Deborrah holds a B.A. in Sociology and Psychology (1984) and a Master’s degree in Counseling, with an emphasis in Student Personnel (1987) and presented at the 2006 Annual Conference and for the NHASFAA Training Committee this past year.
Cash Management Rules & Regulations
Session Description:
Join us in this session as we review the Federal regulatory requirements and procedures for the management of Title IV funds. We’ll cover funding disbursements, posting requirements, and timelines for returning funds. Also included is a review of the best practices for solving cash management problems.
Session Key: Intermediate
Presenter: Brendan Furey is a Senior Policy Analyst with American Student Assistance. Specializing in the establishment of the meaningful relationship between policies and processing, Brendan provides a distinctive view of the student loan industry. He also is active in creating industry-wide policy standards through his work with NCHELP and the Common Manual.
Brendan received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware with a double major in communications and philosophy. After graduation he began working for Key Education Resources (KER) in its Originations department. With the passage of the Patriot Act, Brendan began his work steering policy while completing KER’s Patriot Act processing. While with Key Education Resources, he also wrote the company’s Title IV Process and Policy manual.
Project Management Principles – Part I
Session Description:
Your boss just left your office and now you get to panic. You have been placed in charge of the next of the next student services project and you don’t have a clue where to start. The project charter is due in two weeks and you the project plan has to be submitted three after that.
If you are in a management or leadership role and have responsibility for project activity, and if this situation keeps you up at night, this session is for you.
We will build the life cycle of a project, introduce you to many tools that fit into your PM tool best, and we will deal with the people and process issues that can make or break your project.
Please note that this class will be conducted over two breakout sessions so be prepared to sit in on both session for maximum payback.
Session Key: Intermediate
Presenter: A popular NHASFAA presenter, Terry Everson is the Senior Vice President of Sales & Training for SLX and currently directs all in-house training, from lead workers through executive development for Student Loan Xpress. He also conducts financial aid association training on a state/regional/national level and also conducts campus-specific training for Student Loan Xpress Business Partners. He serves as the coordinator for change leadership and implementation training for all new and existing school partners.
Prior to joining Student Loan Xpress, Terry was the Chief Training Officer at Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc., where he was responsible for all corporate training and where he helped launch the first Voluntary Flexible Agreement (VFA) with the Department of Education.
Terry has a Master’s degree with Ph. D. coursework in Adult Education from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. He is active in the UWEC Alumni Association.
Identity Theft & Your Students
Session Description:
Come learn what you can do to help your students if they should become victims of identity theft.
Session Key: All
Presenter: Theresa Cowan joined the EDFUND training team March of 2005. Theresa started in financial aid as a student worker in 1989 and moved into financial aid full time in 1992. She started as a financial aid administrator and eventually obtained a position as a director of financial aid in 1999. Theresa has gained experience in all aspects of the financial aid process working for UNC Charlotte, Mt. San Jacinto Community College and proprietary schools. As an administrator she worked within her community to educate the public and actively participated in presenting financial aid information at high schools, outreaches and regional and state conferences.
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