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So, This Is Your First FSA Conference?
A guide to getting the most out of
the experience…
Session 27
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Welcome To San Diego & FSA’s 2007 Fall Conference
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What is the Federal Student Aid Conference?
• Our fall conferences are our premier training opportunity for the financial aid community
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Department Staff Can Help• Red shirts
Red shirted staff are “conference staff”
• Blue ribbonsAll Department employees have blue ribbons attached to their name tags
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General Sessions• Welcome and Opening Remarks• The Secretary’s Commission and
Summits: Vision of Federal Student Aid in the Future
• New Era of Accountability: What Recent Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Mean for Each of You
• 2008-2009 Application Processing System Update
• Federal Update with Q&A
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Hands-on Sessions• SAIG Mailbox & EDconnect #20• FAA Access to CPS Online for New
Users #21• R2T4 on the Web #22• NSLDS for Beginners #23• COD #24• QA Schools #64• ISIR Analysis Tool #66
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Beginners Track• Student Eligibility #30• The FAFSA #31• EFC #32• The ISIR #33• Verification #34
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Beginners Track
• Awarding Aid #35• What is SAP? #36• Disbursing Aid #37• Uncover the Mysteries of the
Law and Regulations #38• The Big Picture #39
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Electronic/Websites• NSLDS Security & What’s New
#1• NSLDS Aggregate Calculations
#2• FSA Assessments #13• EDExpress Update #15• Financial Aid Professionals Portal
#29
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Electronic/Websites
• First Time SAIG Users #44• IPEDS #45• FSA Technical Initiatives #46• e-Authentication #47• Podcasts #50
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Program Compliance• Integrated Partner Management
#3• Compliance Update #6• Top 10 Audit & Program Review
Findings #7
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Program Specific Issues• ACG/SMART Operational Update
#5• Requirements for Federal Grant
Programs #10• Changes to General Provisions
Rules #11• Campus-Based Allocation
Formula #12
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Loan Sessions• Student Loans Going Forward #8• Lender-School Relationships #9• Student Loan Ombudsman #16• Direct Loan Primer #40• Direct Loan Reports #41
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Loan Sessions• What’s New in Direct Loans for
2008-2009 #42• Consolidation Loans #53• Default Prevention #54• FFEL Regulatory & Policy Update
#63
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Lender/GA Track• Skip Trace Tools & Techniques #55 • Emerging Oversight Issues #56• All About Compliance Audits #57• IPM for Financial Partners #58• Hands-on Overview of F.P. Systems
#59• NSLDS for Financial Partners #62
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More Topics• Funding Issues - COD Through GAPS
#4• Resolving Database Match Issues #14• R2T4 Problem Areas #25• Bridging the Cultural Divide #26• Protecting Privacy Information #48• Software Development Lifecycle #49
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Open Forums • HBCU #17• HSI #18• Tribal Colleges #19• Birds of a Feather #28
Graduate/Professional SchoolsCareer Colleges 4-Yr Publics4-Yr Privates2-Yr Colleges IT Professionals
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PC Lab• Ask A Fed – any
policy questions• COD• Default Prevention
& Management• E-App (eligibility &
certification)• e-Campus-Based
system• EDconnect & SAIG
• EDE Suite EDExpress, FAA
Access to CPS, PIN site)
• eZ Audit• FSA Assessments• GAPS• IFAP• ISIR Analysis Tool• NSLDS
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Cyber Cafe
A place for you to do your e-mailPlease be mindful of your time when they are others waiting for a computer
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TIPS• Plan your day• Go to the PC Lab
–Skip a session if you must to avoid crowds
• For hands-on sessions, arrive early
• Ask Questions• Complete Evaluations
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Your turn….
• Ideas…• Clarification…• Questions…
Now Go Learn ….
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Contacts
Deborah Tarpley• Phone: (303) 844-3677 ext. 118• Email: deborah.tarpley@ed.gov
We appreciate your feedback and comments.
We can be reached at:
Margaret Day• Phone: (303) 844-3677 ext. 127 • Email: margaret.day@ed.gov
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Please provide any comments regarding this training or the trainers
to:
Jo Ann BorelTitle IV Training Supervisor
joann.borel@ed.gov202-377-3930