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National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

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NASFAA Update

Lisa G. Blazer – National Chair

WASFAA

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Thank You WASFAA - VolunteersAreli Albarran LaShawn Alvarez James Brooks Rosie Castaneda

Kathleen Clark Scott Cline Nellore Collins Mark Dietler

Jack Edwards Helen Faith Marilyn Faller Linda Frenza

Tyrone Gadson Vonda Garcia Victoria Goeke Heather Hall Lewis

Leslie Hammes Cindy Hines Stephanie House Darcie Iven

Mike Johnson Heather Jones Shellee Kilbride Kathy Kraus

Patricia Larkin Peggy Loewy Wellisch Nicole McMillin Maureen McRae Goldberg

Michael Miller Laura Minnick Kathryn Moore Melissa Moser

Ashley Munro Ellen Neel Wendy Ortega Sherrie Padilla

Rose Pasenelli Christen Pingree Tyler Pruett Stephen Pultz

Miranda Ragan Adrienne Rodriguez Tami Sato Marco Siliezar

Dustin Smith Corinne Soltis Kay Soltis Lorie Staab

Sonya Stein Amanda Stone Christina Tangalakis Jeremy Thompson

Andrew Viscariello Robert WeinertJames White

Ryan WestMary Jane Towne-Denton

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NASFAA Influence

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Policy Task Forces

Past• Reauthorization Task Force• Reimagining Aid Design and Delivery (RADD)

Task Force• Task Force on Student Loan Indebtedness• Task Force on Public Service Loan

Forgiveness• Task Force on Campus-Based Allocations• Task Force on Consumer Information• Task Force on Loan Servicing• Task Force on R2T4• Task Force on Innovative Learning Models• Task Force on Benchmarking• Dynamic Loan Limit Working Group• One Grant/One Loan Task Force• Task Force on Graduate-Specific Financial Aid

Data• Consumer Information and Law Student

Indebtedness Task Force• Tuition & Debt Free College Proposals Task

Force

Existing

• PPY Implementation Task Force

• Tuition- and Debt-Free College Proposals Task Force

• Cost of Attendance Construction Working Group

• Policies & Procedures Compliance Engine Module Implementation Task Force

• Graduate & Professional Loans Limits

Future

* NASFAA Advocacy Network

Task Force

* Re-examining Paradigms of

Campus-Based Aid

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Advocacy Efforts Center Around

• Increasing access to higher education including early awareness & outreach

• Simplify student aid systems

• Encouraging college persistence and completion

• College savings & financial education

• Minimizing student indebtedness & emphasizing grant & work aid

• Supporting the primacy of need-based aid

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Advocacy and You!

How can you get involved?

• Volunteer to join a task force or for the Advocacy Pipeline!

• Visit with or write to your member of Congress, either locally or in DC!

• Monitor new legislation with the NASFAA Legislative Tracker!

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What Does NASFAA do for Advocacy?

• Organizes Advocacy Pipelines• Distributes Original Research from

NASFAA Task Force and Working Group Reports and Papers

• Advocates for NASFAA members with Congress, Administration, and Department of Education

• Participates in Coalition Groups and Associations

• Holds Briefings for Congressional Staff on Student Aid Issues

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IRS-DRT Issue – What’s Happening

• Not Available Again until October 1st

• NASFAA’s message

– Communication needs to be clear to schools and students

– Schools Need Verification Relief

– Students and Schools Need Clear Instructions

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NASFAA and PPY

• PPY Task Force continues to identify implementation issues, solicit feedback, identify best practices, facilitate collaboration, develop resources, and evaluate implementation

• PPY Toolkit on NASFAA website www.nasfaa.org/ppyresources

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PPY Toolkit

• Checklists for institutions to prep for PPY (financial aid, admissions, etc.)

• Blog posts from aid administrators on PPY

• Webinars on PPY implementation

• Policy work NASFAA has done on PPY

• Financial Aid Timeline Tool

• Implementation Decision Timeline

• Recommended Best Practices

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NASFAA Research Update

• Administrative Burden Survey – Data Visualization

• 2016 NASFAA Benchmarking Report and Staffing and Salary Models

• Study on Consumer Information and Law Student Indebtedness

• Study on Federal Work Study (FWS) [nasfaa.org/fws]

• Study on College Presidents

• Partnership to Assist Displaced Students

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What’s Happening at NASFAA

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Compliance Engine

• Online tool that combines checklists from the self evaluation guide and templates from the policies & procedures toolkit

• Easy to use features• Centralize compliance & policies and

procedures in one place• Also on compliance page – Ask Regs;

Compliance Officer positions Descriptions, How to Guides, Compilations of Legislation and Regulations; Standards of Excellence Review Program

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NASFAA U

• Credentialed Tests Administered Through NASFAA testing center

• Knowledge demonstrated through experience

• Completion of NASFAA self study guide

• Completion of NASFAA facilitated on-line course

• Participation in a NASFAA Authorized event utilizing NASFAA materials

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Off the Cuff

• New weekly podcast

• Unscripted view of hot financial aid and higher education-related topics

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2017 National Conference

• June 26-29, 2017

• San Diego, CA

• Starts on a Monday!

Lisa G. Blazer

National Chair

Lisa.blazer@utsa.edu

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