Happy New Year CAPFAA!
The Communications Committee welcomes your feedback and participation. Please contact Kelly Matera (kmmatera@albertus.edu), Stacey Musulin (musulins@ct.edu), Michelle Cochran (mcochran@albertus.edu) or Chairperson Kristin Hawley-Johnson (Kristin.johnson@salliemae.com) with any input or questions you may have.
Sincerely,
The Communications Committee
CAPFAA’s 2016 Winter Conference was held at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury, CT December 11th-13th. CAPFAA President Ashley Dutton and the Executive Council expressed appreciation to the entire Winter Conference Committee for their efforts in ...
25 January, 2017By Julie Ryder Lammers, Managing Director of Consumer Advocacy and Government Relations, American Student Assistance This month’s changing of the guard in Washington, DC sets the stage for lawmakers to tackle a number of higher education financing is...
25 January, 2017By Brenda McCafferty, Senior Financial Literacy Trainer, ECMC How sweet these words sound in your ear…well, except for in January. The sound is more like, bills, bills bills. How painful can it be? It seems no matter how hard you try not to over s...
25 January, 2017by Shannon Cross – Student Connections, a USA Funds company The choices students make about college create effects that extend well beyond their time in school. That’s not surprising, as we expect higher education to provide access to a lifetim...
18 January, 2017by Shannon Cross – Student Connections, a USA Funds company Over the past few months, I’ve been speaking with many colleagues about the nonacademic barriers to student success, and I often reference the 2016 FAFSA completion data. Of particular...
18 January, 2017by Stacey Musulin, CT State Colleges and Universities At the 2016 Federal Student Aid (FSA) conference in Atlanta, GA held November 29th – December 2nd, representatives from the Department of Education communicated some changes. Note that in s...
18 January, 2017University of St. Joseph Financial Aid Director and CAPFAA President Ashley Dutton welcomed Mr. Jackson Dutton to the world at 3:37AM on Tuesday, December 20th. At birth, Jackson weighed 8lbs, 1 oz. and was 20″ long. Sacred Heart Student Financial Assistance office is proud to......
18 January, 2017 No commentOn December 14, 2016, Ivette Rivera-Dreyer passed away after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Ivette was Director of Financial Aid at Manchester Community College for many years, but held prior positions at other schools including Capital Community College. Ivette was passionate about the role......
18 January, 2017 No commentSave the date for the 2017 EASFAA Conference! Sunday, May 7 to Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Burlington, VT Registration is coming soon. Visit the conference website at: https://www.easfaa.org/docs/conference/2017/index.html. Did you know? Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S., producing over 500,000......
25 January, 2017 No commentNASFAA Annual State and Regional Training – Satisfactory Academic Progress This is an in-person training with no additional cost over and above EASFAA membership, and the presenter is our very own Steve McDowell! Friday, January 27, 2017 10am to 1pm Norwalk Community College – East......
25 January, 2017 No commentALL CAPFAA MEMBERS ARE INVITED to the next Executive Council meeting at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford on Friday, February 10, 12:30 PM. CAPFAA dues don’t only cover organizational bills, but other CAPFAA services, especially training. Is this training adequate, is it......
25 January, 2017 No commentPlease join us for the 2017 Graduate & Professional Symposium. Some of the topics to be covered at this years event include: Counseling High Debt Students, Details and Considerations on Loan Refinancing with Industry Panel, Working with Students on Debt Relief and Avoiding Fraud, Federal Update......
18 January, 2017 No commentTo view Federal, Financial Aid/Higher Education, Professional Organizations, and State resources click below.
