RMASFAA 2018 Conference Program Friday, October 5, 2018 8:00 am 5:00 pm 2018-2019 Transitional Board Meeting Saturday, October 6, 2018 8:00 am 5:00 pm Board Meeting Transitional and Current Boards Sunday, October 7, 2018 8:00 am Board Meeting Transitional Board, Current Board and Leadership Pipeline Mozart 10:00 am Exhibitor Set Up 11:00 am 4:00 pm Leadership Pipeline 12:00 pm 6:00 pm Registration Open 4:30 pm State Photos 5:00 pm 50 th Anniversary Social 6:00 pm Welcome 6:15 pm Dinner 6:30 pm 50 th Anniversary History Speaker Janet Dodson Monday, October 8, 2018 7:00 am 5:00 pm Registration Open 7:15 am 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am 8:30 am Welcome and Philanthropy Project Introduction Imagine Thriving - Nancy Jordheim 8:30 am 9:30 am Creating Community Greg Tehven 9:30 am 9:45 am Break and Vendor Visits 9:45 am 10:45 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS Lost in Translation: Speaking to our Students Rebekah Zaborek, University of Colorado How America Pays for College Robb Cummings, Sallie Mae Does Your Office Need a Compliance Officer? Cristi Millard, Salt Lake Community College NASFAA Credentialing: Consumer Information Part 1 Brenda Hicks, Southwestern College and Shauna Savage, Montana Tech 10:45 am 11:00 am Break and Vendor Visits 11:00 am 12:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Professional Judgement Panel Laurie Weber, Minot State University Lessons In Leadership: Reflections from a Senior Leader in Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Dr. Laura Oster-Aaland, North Dakota State University It Depends Mary Sommers, University of Nebraska Kearney James Broscheit, Montana State University NASFAA Credentialing: Consumer Information Part 2 Brenda Hicks, Southwestern College and Shauna Savage, Montana Tech 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Lunch NASFAA Update Lori Vedder, NASFAA Chair 1:30 pm 2:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Work Study Becca Dobray, University of Nebraska Kearny and Stephanie Covington, University of Kansas Retention and Completion: Issues Facing Higher Education Mary Parker, University of Utah Courses in Program of Study Christal Williams, Angela Clem and Diana Sawtelle, Johnson County Community College NASFAA Credentialing: Cost of Attendance Part 1 Susan Stephenson, Eastern Wyoming College and Sheila Johns, Western Nebraska Community College 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Break and Vendor Visits 3:00 pm 4:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS NASFAA Strategic Long Range Plan Listening Session Lori Vedder, University of Michigan Flint, Justin Draeger, NASFAA President and Ken Kocer, RMASFAA President Loan Indebtedness and Cost & Aid Statements Sherry Bisek, North Dakota State University Tangsrud, North Dakota University System
Where We are Going We Don t Need Roads Innovative FA Practices Ashlee Dutton, Val Curtin and Erinn Brown NASFAA Credentialing: Cost of Attendance Part 2 Susan Stephenson, Eastern Wyoming College, and Sheila Johns, Western Nebraska Community College 4:00 pm 4:15 pm Break and Vendor Visits 4:15 pm 5:15 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Birds of a Feather Private, Non-Profit Sector Birds of a Feather Two Year Public and Technical College Sector Birds of a Feather Four Year Public Sector Birds of a Feather Proprietary Sector 4:45 pm 5:15 pm Vendor Appreciation Social 5:15 pm Night on Your Own 7:00 pm Financial Aid Trivia Tuesday, October 9, 2018 7:00 am 3:00 pm Registration Open 7:30 am 8:15 am Continental Breakfast 8:15 am 9:30 am Inside the Beltway Justin Draeger, NASFAA CEO/President 9:30 am 10:30 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS How to Prepare and Survive a Program Review Lori Vedder, University of Michigan, Flint Wellness A Holistic Approach to Student Success Heather Fink, Kaylyn Bondy, Leah Hoffman Williston State College Administering Disbursements Joe Massman, U.S. Deptartment of Education Scholarship Administration with Academic Works Jeff Jacobs and Michelle Marks, North Dakota State University 10:30 am 11:00 am Break and Vendor Visits 11:00 am 12:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Do You Know What Your Students Really Know About Financial Aid? Shannon Sheaff, FATV Reaching Students Where They Are Rob Smith, ELM Resources NASFAA Advocacy Justin Draeger, NASFAA CEO/President How to Read a Transcript and 1040X Laine Gibson, Weber State University 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Lunch RMASFAA Business Meeting
1:30 pm 2:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Tales with Tails: Incorporating Financial Literacy into a Work Study Program Shelby Garner and Shannon Eskam, Casper College Verification 111, 212, 313, 414 James Broscheit, Montana State University and Bailey Jorgenson, Clarkson College Academic Calendars and Modules Joe Massman, U.S. Department of Education Ethical Dilemmas Mary Sommers, University of Nebraska - Kearny 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Break and Vendor Visits 3:00 pm 4:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Not Your Ordinary FA Night: Going From Humdrum to Home Run Art Young, Utah State University Lean Six Sigma Janelle Kilgore, University of North Dakota Perkins Loan Closeout Debbie Brewer, Johnson County Community College and Christal Williams, Johnson County Community College An Exploration of Student Consumer Information Janet Dodson, Tuition Exchange and Ashlee Dutton, Pikes Peak Community College 4:00 pm 4:15 pm Break and Vendor Visits 4:15 pm 5:15 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Fit and Function of Financial Aid in Enrollment Management Tom Beidscheid and Joe Donlay, Colorado State University The Tall and Short of It Dori Roth, Hesston College and Sarah Standley, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Overpayments and Over Awards Joe Massman, U.S. Department of Education Satisfactory Academic Progress Panel Robert Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder, Ashley Stevenson, Utah Valley University and Justin Beach, Dawson Community College 5:15 pm Social 6:00 pm Banquet Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7:30 am 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 am 10:00 am Federal Student Aid Update Craig Munier 10:00 am 10:30 am Presentation of Philanthropic Gift, State Gifts, Closing Remarks Sherry Bisek and Bethany Vincent, North Dakota State University 11:00 am 5:00 pm Leadership Pipeline Thursday, October 11, 2018 7:30 am 12:00 pm Leadership Pipeline
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