Sunday, October 8

General and Concurrent Sessions

Location

9am – 12pm

Pre-Con Professional Development (Additional Registration Required)

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

10am – 5pm

Registration Open

12pm – 1:30pm

Lunch for Pre-Con Attendees, Board Members, Conference Committee, Sponsors

2:30pm – 3:45pm

Opening Business Meeting

FAFSA Simplification with QA, Dana Kelly - NASFAA

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

4pm – 5pm

• Student Eligibility Basics, Dana Kelly – NASFAA

• Hitting the Reset Button, Becky Davis – Ascendium

• PJ Policy Changes, JW Kellam – Converse University

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Nautilus Ballroom D

Nautilus Ballroom E

5:45pm – 6pm

First Time Attendees Meet and Greet

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

6pm – 8pm

President’s Reception

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

8:30pm – 11pm

Hospitality Suite Open

Monday, October 9

7am -8:15am

Breakfast

Pre-function Area

8:30am-9:45am

Dependency Status Changes/Issues – Elizabeth Milam – Clemson University, Tycie Stewart – Piedmont Technical College, Ashley Pickett – Benedict College

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

10am – 11am

• Banner – Rachel Elkins, Tri-County Technical College
• Powerfaids – Allison Sullivan and Nicole Pare – FA Solutions

• Colleague – Kyle Wade, Spartanburg Methodist College and Nicole Burton – Trident Technical College

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Nautilus Ballroom D

Nautilus Ballroom E

11:15am – 12:30pm

NASFAA/SASFAA Update, Dana Kelly – NASFAA, Brad Barnett – NASFAA, Carolyn Sparks – SASFAA

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

12:30pm – 2:30pm

Lunch Groups (off site – covered by SCASFAA)

2:45pm - 3:45pm

Better FAFSA – Practical Guidance for Assisting Students in Completing the New FAFSA, Katie Harrison - SCTCG, Gerrick Hampton - CHE, Destra Capers - SCSLC, Nicole Burton – Trident Technical College

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

4pm – 5pm

• Best Practices in Aid Offers, Dana Kelly – NASFAA

• Proactive Payment Planning: Reducing Enrollment Cancellations, Don’t get Ghosted! Andrew Quinn – Brightpoint Community College
• AI in Financial Aid, Samantha Hicks – Coastal Carolina University

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Nautilus Ballroom D

Nautilus Ballroom E

5:30pm -7:30pm

Sponsor Reception (all attendees invited)

Grande Lawn

9pm – 11pm

Hospitality Suite Open

Tuesday, October 10

7:30am – 8:45am

Breakfast

Pre-function Area

9am – 10am

• SCOTUS Decision Panel Discussion, Joey Derrick – USC-Columbia, Heather Boutell – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Sarah Dowd – Trident Technical College, Tangar Young – South Carolina State University, JW Kellam – Converse University

• Counseling Best Practices, ‘Lola Kennedy and Tosh Greathree, Columbia College
• SQL Basics, Zachary Christian - SCTGC and Jennifer Williams – Clemson University

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Nautilus Ballroom D

Nautilus Ballroom E

10:15am – 11:15am

• 2024-25 Verification Changes, Elizabeth Milam – Clemson University
• Web Accessibility Issues, Kyle Phillips – Clemson University
• Can you Afford ($) To Work in Financial Aid?, Brad Barnett – NASFAA Past Chair

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Nautilus Ballroom D

Nautilus Ballroom E

11:30am – 1:30pm

Awards and Recognition Lunch

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

1:45pm – 2:45pm

Top Ask Regs, Dana Kelly – NASFAA

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

3pm – 4pm

• Confidential Student Data: Protecting Your Students While Maintaining Compliance, Katie Harrison – SCTGC and  Kenneth Cole – USC Lancaster
• Trio Programs, DaWayne Nettles -USC TRIO Assistant Director for the Upward Bound Program 
• Managing Others, Heather Boutell – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Nautilus Ballroom D

Nautilus Ballroom E

4:15pm – 5:15pm

• Pensions, 403b’s, IRA’s, Roths… Explaining The Options and Why You Need to Get in the Game, Brad Barnett – NASFAA Past Chair

• Dealing with Difficult Students, Melanie Gillespie – Tri-County Technical College

• Financial Aid Jeopardy, Kathleen Roebuck – Monogram

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Nautilus Ballroom D

Nautilus Ballroom E

5:15pm – 8pm

Night on your own

8pm – 11pm

Networking Event

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

Wednesday, October 11

7:45am – 8:30am

Breakfast

Pre-function Area

9am – 10:15am

Federal Update - Heather Boutell, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

10:15am – 11:30am

State Update  

Nautilus Ballroom A-C

11:30am – 12pm

Closing Business Meeting

Nautilus Ballroom A-C