Draft Conference Agenda:

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Thursday 9/28

 

8 to 9 - Light Breakfast and refreshments

9 to 9:30 - EASFAA President - Danette Burgess, American University, DC

9:30 to 10 - Vendor Break

10 to 11 - NASFAA Speaker

11:15 to 12:15 - Rebecca McFarland, M.Ed & MA (she/her) Director of Compliance & Training, Student Financial Services Southern New Hampshire University on Student Aid Index

11:15 to 12:15 - How can your financial aid website improve college access? Tara Durante, Caerus Communications
12:30 to 2 - Lunch, MASFAA Business Meeting 

2:15 to 5:15 - Credential on Verification - EASFAA

2:15 to 3:15 - Department of Education Fraud presentation by Dept. of Ed Special Agent Mark Deckett from the Boston ED Inspector General’s office
3 to 3:30 - Vendor Break
3:30 to 4:30 - Financial Aid Jeopardy - Julie Lawton, Conference Co-Chair, Cognitive Financial

3:30 to 4:15 - Excessive Student Loan Debt - Will O’Shea or DEI
5:30 to 6:30 - Cocktail Hour

6:30 to TBD - Dinner and entertainment

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Friday 9/29

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8 to 9 - Breakfast

8:30 to 9:30 - Cost of Attendance and FAFSA simplification - Mila Tappan, FAME

9:30 to 10 - Vendor Break

10 to 11 - New Mainer Session Floreka, FAME

10 to 1 - COA Credential

11 to 12 - Discussing Cost:  Simple strategies to reassure families of your institution’s value - 

Maureen Fagen, Sallie Mae

11 to 12 - Pell for incarcerated persons - Jamie, UMA

12 to 1 - Breaking Bad and Building New Habits – Based on the book, Atomic Habits, by James Clear - Donna Shelby, Citizens Bank

1 - Conclusion and Grab and Go lunch.

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