National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)

As a part of June’s Advocacy Pipeline, NASFAA hosted three members – Emmilee Mitchell, FAAC® from Mercer University, Tarik Boyd M.S.Ed from Chattahoochee Technical College, and Melissa D. from Rhode Island School of Design – for meetings with congressional staffers from Georgia and Rhode Island. In their meetings on Capitol Hill, Emmilee, Tarik, and Melissa focused their advocacy on improvements to student loan system and robust funding for campus-based aid. Here's what they had to say about their experience participating in the NASFAA Advocacy Pipeline: https://ow.ly/gViN50SKXRU #HigherEducation #HigherEd #Advocacy #StudentLoans #FinancialAid #EducationAccess #CampusBasedAid

Congratulations 🎉 to our two 2024 NASFAA Meritorious Achievement Award winners, Heather Boutell and Kay Lewis! Every year, NASFAA presents the 🏆 Meritorious Achievement Award to individuals who have made important contributions to the Association or to the profession.

NASFAA, along with several higher education organizations, on Tuesday sent a letter ✉️ to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) urging the department to make sure it releases a reliable 2025-26 FAFSA with end-to-end functionality, even if it means the form’s release date is delayed to as late as December 1, 2024. It’s essential that the 2025-26 FAFSA be “fully functional, reliable, and predictable for all students — no matter how complex their circumstances — from the first time they log on until they receive their financial aid offers,” the organizations wrote. That includes timely processing of applications and the ability for applicants and schools to make corrections. In the letter, the organizations also wrote that they would like to work with ED to support a “timely release of a functioning #FAFSA in any way needed.” Partners: National College Attainment Network (NCAN) National Association for College Admission Counseling SHEEO (State Higher Education Executive Officers Association) National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP)

Karen provides an update on NASFAA's advocacy efforts for delaying the Gainful Employment (GE) and Financial Value Transparency (FVT) October 1, 2024 institutional reporting deadline to July 2025. 📢 Learn how you can take action alongside NASFAA: https://lnkd.in/dpmwnYiE

Meet the NASFAA Presidential Search Committee (PSC)! Chaired by Dr. Sharon Oliver, the PSC will be responsible for finding NASFAA’s next permanent President & CEO. Committee Members: Amy Cable Heidi Carl Amanda Cornelius Alex DeLonis, FAAC® Sarah Everitt, Two NASFAA staff liaisons, Beth Maglione and Sydney Evans, round out the committee as non-voting members. Learn more about the PSC members and the work they are undertaking: https://ow.ly/xjph50SIaQA

NASFAA is seeking a highly motivated, self-starter to join its team as a Certification and Credentialing Specialist. This position is responsible for providing operational and project support in the administration, entry, collection, review, and reporting of information relevant to NASFAA's certification and credentialing testing products and programs. Learn more about this remote position and apply by July 31, 2024 for full consideration: https://lnkd.in/e9hiKXmk #Hiring #JobOpportunity #JobOpening #RemoteWork

Karen and Jill help clear up some confusion we've heard from NASFAA members about Gainful Employment (GE) program length limitations and reporting. 🎧🎙️Listen to their full discussion in the latest episode of the NASFAA "Off The Cuff" podcast: https://ow.ly/XBhj50SHsQy

As a part of May’s Advocacy Pipeline, we hosted two members – Scott Skaro from United Tribes Technical College and Danielle Hayden from Carleton College – for meetings with congressional staffers from North Dakota and Minnesota. We asked the Advocacy Pipeline participants to share their thoughts and key takeaways from their time advocating with congressional staffers: https://lnkd.in/dPwmsmnu

Congratulations to the 2024 NASFAA Regional Leadership Award winners: 🏆 Kelly Morrissey (EASFAA) 🏆 Susan Teerink (MASFAA) 🏆 Janet Riis (RMASFAA) 🏆 Sharon Oliver (SASFAA) 🏆 Cindy Perez (SWASFAA) 🏆 G. Michael Johnson (WASFAA) The NASFAA Regional Leadership Award is presented to individuals, who need not be financial aid administrators, who have made outstanding contributions to the financial aid profession at the regional and state levels over a sustained period of time. 

In an annual report conducted by Gallup and Lumina Foundation, U.S. adults who either stopped out, or never enrolled in a postsecondary education program, collectively cited the biggest barrier to accessing a degree or credential is the cost of college. We summarized the key findings from the report that NASFAA members should know: https://ow.ly/Pmzw50SCthR #HigherEducation #HigherEd #CollegeAccess #FinancialAid