WVASFAA SPRING CONFERENCE AGENDA MARCH 31 APRIL 2, 2015

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1 WVASFAA SPRING CONFERENCE AGENDA MARCH 31 APRIL 2, 2015

2 Monday, March 30, :00 pm Executive Committee Dinner - Restaurant 7:00 8:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting Tuesday, March 31, :00 8:00 am Executive Committee Breakfast Restaurant 8:00 10:00 am Exhibitor Set Up 11:00 11:30 am Newcomers Welcome Reception President s Suite 10:00 am 11:50 am Conference Registration 12:00 1:30 pm Welcome Luncheon Opening Remarks: Introduction of WVASFAA Executive Committee, Special Guests, and New Members Speaker: Amanda Sites, Director of Financial Aid, Eastern West Virginia Community College Opening Session: Washington s Trail Guest Keynote Speaker: Megan McClean, Managing Director of Policy & Federal Relations, NASFAA 1:30 2:30 pm General Session: Don t take the Wrong Path: Get your State Update Here Brian Weingart, Senior Director of Financial Aid, WV Higher Education Policy Commission 2:30 2:45 pm Break 2:45 3:45 pm Session I: Veterans Educational Benefits Update Session L.G. Corder, Esq., Director, Veterans Education and Training, WV Higher Education Policy Commission Session II: Developing Effective Counselors to meet the needs of 21 st Century Students Susan Teerink, Director of Student Financial Aid, Marquette University Session III: Taskforce Tales: Managing Debt, Delinquency, and Default Janet Fike, Dean of Enrollment Mgmt. & Director of Financial Aid, West Virginia Northern Community College Mary Blizzard, Director of Financial Aid, Mountwest CTC and BridgeValley CTC Joseph Fries, Director, Business Development, Sallie Mae

3 3:45 4:00 pm Break 4:00 5:00 pm Session I: Riding the Rails Using Excel to Empower the Financial Aid Office Brian Weingart, Senior Financial Aid Director, WV Higher Education Policy Commission Session II: Ethical Decision Making in the Financial Aid Profession: What Would You Do? Diann Clothier Session II: Diversity & Inclusion Session III: NASFAA Tools Megan McClean, Managing Director of Policy & Federal Relations, NASFAA 5:00 pm Dinner on Your Own 8:00 10:00 pm Meet & Greet in President s Suite Wednesday, April 1, :00 8:30 am Continental Breakfast (Hotel Guests Only) 7:30 8:00 am Conference Registration 8:00 12:00 am Exhibitor Displays 8:30 9:30 am General Session: Reauthorization Megan McClean, Managing Director of Policy & Federal Relations, NASFAA 9:30-9:45 am Break 9:45 10:45 am Session I: Taking the Highway Using Access to Reconcile State Aid Brian Weingart, Senior Financial Aid Director, WV Higher Education Policy Commission Session II: Consortium and Contractual Agreements Craig Rori, USDE Federal Training Officer Session III: Are You Ready to Blaze a New Trail? Kaye Widney, Dean of Students, Fairmont State University Robert Eagle, Dean of Students, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College 10:45 11:00 am Break 11:00 am 12:00 pm Session I: NSLDS Enrollment Reporting

4 Craig Rori, USDE Federal Training Officer Session II: Blazing a New Trail: Promoting Sensible Borrowing and Integrating Financial Literacy on Your Campus Kelly Tyda, Financial Aid Counselor, Sr., Marshall University Matthew Nettleton, Strategic Business Manager, Inceptia Session III: Student Repayment Strategies Susan George, Director of Financial Aid, WV Wesleyan College Carla S. Strawn, AVP, Campus Relations Manager, PNC Bank Education Lending 12:00 1:15 pm Buffet Luncheon Introduction of Conference Planning Committee Presentation of MASFAA Leadership Award Guest Keynote Speaker: 1:30 5:00 pm Exhibitor Displays 1:30 2:30 pm Session I: WVDRS 101: Marking a New Trail with Vocational Rehabilitation Amie Butler Wamsley, Quality Assurance Specialist, WV Division of Rehabilitation Services Angela Walker, Education and Transition Program Specialist, WV Division of Rehabilitation Services Session II: Verification and Eligibility Craig Rori, USDE Federal Training Officer Session III: Banner Breadcrumbs Dianne Sisler, Banner Financial Aid Consultant, West Virginia Network Nadine Hamrick, Associate Director of Student Financial Assistance, Marshall University 2:30 2:45 pm Break

5 2:45 3:45 pm Session I: Title IV Aid in a Clock-hour Environment Craig Rori, USDE Federal Training Officer Session II: Diversity & Inclusion Damia Dobbs, Financial Aid Counselor, Sr., West Virginia State University Session III: Making the Path to Engage Students Using Social Media and FSA Resources Sarah Musgrave, Financial Aid Counselor, Sr. 3:45 4:00 pm Break 4:00 5:00 pm Sector Breakout Sessions Session I: Community and Technical Session II: Four-Year Public Session III: Four-Year Private Session IV: Clock-hour Session V: Associate 6:00 8:00 pm Dinner, Awards, Entertainment

6 Thursday, April 2, :00 9:00 am Continental Breakfast 9:00 11:30 Business Meeting (Election Results and Executive Committee Approval of Chairs) General Session: Federal Student Aid Update Craig Rorie, Federal Training Officer v