Tuesday, April 23, Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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1 Tuesday, April 23, :00 6:45 pm Executive Committee Meeting Lower Level 7:00 pm Executive Committee Dinner French Quarter Stage Wednesday, April 24, :00 11:30 am Exhibitor Set-up Big Easy Lounge Section I 10:00 am 12:00 pm Registration Hotel Lobby 12:00 1:30 pm Welcome Luncheon -1 st Turn Opening Remarks: Cindy Hudok, Director of Financial Aid, Fairmont State University & Pierpont Community College Guest Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paul Hill, Chancellor, WV Higher Education Policy Commission 1:30 2:45 pm General Session 1 st Turn Quit Chasing the Rabbit; get your State Update here! This session will give an update of the West Virginia Higher Education Grant, PROMISE Scholarship, HEAPS, and other state aid programs. Information will be shared on financial aid outreach activities, training, and an overview of state trends. Kathy Bialk, Director of Student Financial Assistance, Marshall University Brian Weingart, Senior Director of Financial Aid, WV Higher Education Policy Commission 2:45 3:00 pm Refreshment Break Big Easy Lounge Section I 1

2 3:00 4:00 pm Session I Big Easy Lounge Section II Helping Adult Learners Finish the Race West Virginia has almost 200,000 adults (25+) who started college but never completed a postsecondary degree or credential. West Virginia cannot meet its workforce and civic needs for a more educated populace unless we encourage more adults to return to college. In this session, we'll look at some of the research on adult learners and the policies and trends that affect their enrollment and completion (e.g., fewer semesters of Pell eligibility). We will discuss some best practices and processes for serving adult learners and some of the resources available for adult learners and for college staff and administrators who work with adult students. Participants will also have the opportunity to share what their campuses are doing to recruit and retain adults. Sandra Oerly-Bennett, Director of Financial Aid, Shepherd University Dr. Sarah Beasley, Director of Statewide Academic Initiatives, WV Higher Education Policy Commission Session II 1 st Turn The Importance of Financial Literacy Designed to provide you information on financial literacy efforts you can support in your office, this session is a how to for this important topic. The advent of the 3-year Cohort Default Rate and challenging economic times makes financial literacy programs a must have for all financial aid offices. Learn tips and access tools you can use to promote financial wellness with your students. 2

3 Jeanie Spitznogle, Financial Aid Counselor, Fairmont State University & Pierpont Community and Technical College Pam King, Regional Director, Midwest, Nelnet 4:00 4:15 pm Break Big Easy Lounge Section I 4:15 5:15 pm Session I Big Easy Lounge Section II Exploring the Post-secondary Preparation Tools and Best Practice of CFWV.com The College Foundation of West Virginia (CFWV) is your one-stop shop for information about planning, applying, and paying for education and training beyond high school. During this session, participants will explore the post-secondary preparation tools available on the site including career and college exploration resources. Attendees will learn how to use the site to better suit their students needs in regards to post-secondary opportunities, financial aid resources, and career awareness and development. The session will feature best practices in utilizing the site, which were submitted from educators around the state. Carrie Watters, Administrative Associate, WV Higher Education Policy Commission Presenters: Heather McChesney, Coordinator of Curriculum and Professional Development, Division of Student Success and P-20 Initiatives, WV HEPC Brandon Hughes, College Access Program Liaison, Division of Student Success and P-20 Initiatives, WV HEPC Session II 1 st Turn Policy Update on Military Post-secondary Financing This session will provide you up-to-the minute updates from the WV Department of Veterans Assistance and the US Department of Affairs. 3

4 Betsy Headley, Financial Aid Counselor, Sr., West Virginia University Presenters: Skip Gebhart, Director of Veterans Education and Training Programs 5:15 Dinner on your own Thursday, April 25, :00 8:30 am Chef s made-to-order Breakfast Mardi Gras Hotel 8:00 8:30 am Registration Hotel Lobby 8:30 9:30 am General Session 1 st Turn WVDRS 101: A Program Overview of Rehabilitation Services The West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services assists individuals with disabilities to prepare for and achieve employment outcomes. Do you know what they do and how they can help your students? WVDRS is an eligibility program; do you know what that means? Did you know WVDRS has rehabilitation counselors assigned to every high school in WV to assist students with the challenges of transitioning from high school into post-secondary education, vocational training and employment? Did you know WVDRS has a rehabilitation counselor liaison assigned to the educational institutions in WV? Do you know what DRS does with the financial student budget information you send? This session will provide an increased knowledge and understanding of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) process. Patricia Harmon, Director of Financial Aid, New River Community & Technical College Presenters: Susan Weinberger, Transition and Education Programs, WV Division of Rehabilitation Services Aaron Topping, Supervisor, Field Specialty Programs, WV Division of Rehabilitation Services 4

5 9:30 9:45 am Refreshment Break Big Easy Lounge Section I 9:45 10:45 am General Session 1 st Turn Hedge your bets, Be Safe with anger Diffusion and Safety Tactics Come to this session to learn about personal and workplace safety and how to deal with aggressive and threatening behavior. Participants will learn the Secret Service s ten findings regarding school shooters, possible signs of potential violence, and ways to prevent violence by effectively responding to anger at each of its progressive levels. Jennifer Jimison, Financial Aid Counselor, Sr., Marshall University Presenters: Carla Lapelle, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Marshall University James E. Terry, Director of Public Safety, Marshall University 10:45 11:45 am Session I Big Easy Lounge Section II NSLDS New Reporting Requirements Several enhancements have been made to the NSLDS and the NSLDS Professional Access Website. This session will cover the enhancements to student eligibility functions including the addition of Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility (LEU) percentage to the Institutional (ISIR) process, the display of new Pell Grant LEU warning icons, and the addition of the Unusual History (UEH) indicator to the prescreening and post-screening processes. In addition, this session describes updates to the Transfer Student Monitoring (TSM) and Financial Aid (FAH) reports, modifications to aggregate calculations, updates to Cohort Default Rate (CDR) Loan Record Detail Reports (LRDRs), and modifications to CDR and Repayment Information Web pages. Mary Blizzard, Director of Financial Aid for BCTC, KVCTC, and MCTC 5

6 Gregory Martin, USDE Training Officer Session II 1 st Turn Counseling Students Using Social Media This session takes a look at the communication preferences of today s college student. It covers how schools use social media and the steps needed to create a successful social media program on your campus. We will take a closer look at Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, with an eye toward how aid offices can use these forums to connect with and counsel students. Additionally, guidelines are provided for creating campus social media plans. Carla Strawn, Vice President-Campus Relations Manager, PNC Bank Education Lending Pam King, Regional Director, Midwest, Nelnet Session III Lower Level Hit the Superfecta by Reconciling your State Aid This session will look at how to take award information from FAMS and award information that could be generated by an institutional financial aid management system and using Microsoft Access to reconcile the awards. The session will cover how to import data into Access and create unions to compare two excel worksheets. Judy Kee Smith, Statewide Coordinator, WV Higher Education Policy Commission Brian Weingart, Senior Director of Financial Aid, WV Higher Education Policy Commission 12:15 1:15 pm Luncheon/Recognition of New Members 1 st Turn Cindy Hudok, Director of Financial Aid, Fairmont State University & Pierpont Community College 6

7 1:30 2:30 pm Session I Big Easy Lounge Section II May the Odds Be With You - Learn What s New With Banner This session will provide updates on the latest topics related to Banner such as set up for using the Shopping Sheet, PELL LEU functionality and most importantly we will share what we learned at SUMMIT. Katie Cooper, Director of Financial Aid, West Liberty University Presenters: Nadine Hamrick, Associate Director of Student Financial Assistance, Marshall University Dianne Sisler, Banner Financial Aid Consultant, West Virginia Network Janet Fike, Director of Financial Aid, Dean of Enrollment Management at WV Northern Community College Session II 1 st Turn What s the right loan? A comparison of PLUS and Private lending This session will explore ways that your school can present information on the two most common after Stafford financing options that your families can choose from: Federal PLUS and Private Student Loans. Discussion topics will include interest rate/apr comparisons, repayment benefits, eligibility requirements and credit underwriting methods. Also, examples will be given to illustrate how other schools define and/or promote the two options as well as some useful comparison tools that your office might choose to use. Sharon Howard, Director of Financial Aid, WV School of Osteopathic Medicine Benjamin Brudnock, Account Executive, Assistant Vice President, Wells Fargo 7

8 Session III Lower Level Federal Regulatory Issues Affecting Clock-hour Institutions This session will cover accreditation issues, consumer reporting requirements, clock-hour payment periods, and other federal regulatory issues affecting the proprietary sector. Diann Clothier, Consultant, Financial Aid Consultant, WV Department of Education Gregory Martin, Training Officer, US Department of Education 3:30 3:45 Refreshment Break Big Easy Lounge Section I 2:45 3:45 pm Break Away From the Pack Session I Big Easy Lounge Section II CTC Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Alicia Frey, Associate Director of Financial Aid, WV Northern Community College Session II Lower Level Private 4-Year Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Nina Morton, Director, Student Financial Aid, University of Charleston Session III 1 st Turn Left Section Clock-hour Schools Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Lake Tackett, Fiscal Services Director, Huntington Junior College 8

9 Session IV Big Easy Section I Associate Members Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Chester Priest, Senior Marketing Representative, KY Higher Education Assistance Authority Session V 1 st Turn Right Section Public 4-year Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Damia Dobbs, Senior Financial Aid Counselor, West Virginia University 3:45 4:30 pm General Session Verification by Tracks This session will provide a comprehensive overview of verification processing at Marshall University, while it will allow for other schools to share their operational verification design systems. This session will also cover the method of communicating verification requests, provide samples of verification forms (e.g., SNAP, IRS Transcript, Identity), and will offer a sample of the in-house standard verification processing worksheet used to ensure all steps of verification have been accurately completed. Nadine Hamrick, Associate Director of Student Financial Assistance, Marshall University Sarah Musgrave, Financial Aid Counselor, Sr., Marshall University 5:30 6:30 pm Newcomers Reception Sobieski Bar 6:30 9:00 pm Dinner and Awards Big Easy Lounge Cindy Hudok, Director of Financial Aid, Fairmont State University & Pierpont Community College 9

10 Friday, April 26, :00 8:30 am Chef s made-to-order Breakfast Mardi Gras Hotel 8:45 9:30 am Business Meeting 1 st Turn 9:30 10:00 am Check out Hotel Lobby 10:00 11:00 am General Session 1 st Turn Federal Legislative, Policy, & Regulatory Update This annual must attend session will provide up-to-minute updates from the US Department of Education. This is your time to ask any remaining questions related to Title IV aid. Amanda Sites, Director of Financial Aid, Eastern Community & Technical College Gregory Martin, Training Officer, US Department of Education 11:00 11:15 Closing Remarks 1 st Turn: Cindy Hudok, Director of Financial Aid, Fairmont State University & Pierpont Community College 10