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2024 Conference Agenda

FULL PROGRAM AGENDA (Coming Soon)

TENTATIVE AGENDA:

Please find below a tentative agenda. This agenda is meant to give a general outline and is subject to change as details are finalized.  Agenda as of October 18, 2024.

 Date  Time  Description  Location  
Saturday, Nov. 9th, 2024 5:30 - 6:30 Executive Board Meeting* Salon FG  
  7:00 - 9:00 Board Dinner*  
       
SundayNov. 10th, 2024 8:30 - 5:00 REGISTRATION OPEN  
  9:00 - 12:00

NASFAA-U Credential: Verification** (Separate Registration Required)
Instructors:
 - Elizabeth Milam, Director of Financial Aid, Clemson University
 - Loretta Jones, VASFAA President-Elect & Director of Financial Assistance Development, ECPI

Salon F
  9:00 - 12:00 NASFAA-U Credential: Administrative Capability** (Separate Registration Required)

Instructors:
 - Daniel Barkowitz, AVP, University of Miami
 - 
Dana Kelly VP of Professional Development and Institutional Compliance, NASFAA

Salon H
  11:00 - 5:00 Conference Registration Open Pre-function Area
  12:00-1:00 Pre-Conference Lunch* (Executive Board, Conference Committee, Pre-Conference Participants/Instructors)  Salon BC
  12:00 - 3:00 Exhibit Area Set-up Pre-function Area
  3:00 - 4:00 Silent Auction and Exhibit Area Open Pre-function Area
  4:00 - 5:00 Opening Business Meeting
Presiding: Dr. JW Kellam, SCASFAA President & AVP for Student Financial Services, Converse University 
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  5:00 - 5:45 Keynote Session - Journey to Joy: Personal Stories of Resilience in Adversity 

Presenters: Dr. Brandon Wright, Tyrie Rowell, Tanger Young, Samantha Hicks
Moderator: Brad Barnett, AVP for Enrollment Management and Director of Financial Aid, James Madison University

Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  5:45 - 6:00 First Time Attendee's Meet and Greet Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  6:00 - 8:00 President's Reception - ALL are welcome!
Wear PINK to support our charity!
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  8:30 - 11:00 Hospitality Suite Open Room 5054
       
Monday, Nov. 11th, 2024 7:30 - 8:45  Breakfast  Pre-function Area
  8:00 - 12:30 Conference Registration Open Pre-function Area
  8:00 - 12:30 Silent Auction and Exhibit Area Open Pre-function Area

9:00 - 10:00 Concurrent Sessions  
    Session 1: Top Ask Regs
Presenter: Dana Kelly, VP of Professional Development and Institutional Compliance, NASFAA
Salon AB
    Session 2: TBD
Presenter: Lou Murrary, Earnest
Salon GH
    Session 3: Off the On-Ramp: Preparing for the New Student Loan Landscape... Again
Presenter: Shannon Jones, Inceptia
Salon F
  10:00 - 10:15 Transition Break: Visit Sponsors and Charity Booth Pre-function Area
  10:30 - 11:30 CHE Table Talk Pre-function Area
  10:15 - 11:15 Concurrent Sessions: Birds of a Feather  
    Session 1: Colleague
Presenters:
 - Kyle Wade, Director of Financial Aid, Spartanburg Methodist College
 - Nicole Burton, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Trident Technical College
Salon AB
    Session 2: Banner

Presenters:
 - Rachel Elkins, Compliance and Technical Operations Manager, Tri-County Technical College
 - Jennifer Williams, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Clemson University 

Salon GH
    Session 3: PowerFAIDS
Presenters:
 - Allison Sullivan, FA Solutions
Salon F
  11:15 - 11:30 Transition Break: Visit Sponsors and Charity Booth Pre-function Area
  11:30 - 12:30 General Session: A Journey From Poverty... Helped by a Financial Aid Advisor
Presenter: Brad Barnett, AVP for Enrollment Management and Director of Financial Aid, James Madison University
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  12:30 - 2:30 Lunch on the Island (group lunches) Off-site
  2:45 - 3:45 Concurrent Sessions  
    Session 1: What's New with Administrative Capability
Presenter: Dana Kelly, VP of Professional Development and Institutional Compliance, NASFAA
Salon AB
    Session 2: Can You Afford to Work in Financial Aid
Presenter: Brad Barnett, AVP for Enrollment Management and Director of Financial Aid, James Madison University
Salon GH
    Session 3: Navigating First-Generation Students to Success
Presenter: Becky Davis, Ascendium
Salon F
  4:00 - 5:00 General Session: Federal Update
Presenter: Rachelle Feldman, Vice Provost of Enrollment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  5:00 - 6:30 Sponsor Reception - ALL are welcome!
Unwind from a long day of sessions and join us for Happy Hour and bar games with our wonderful sponsors!
Beach Pavilion 
  6:30 Dinner on your own  
 8:30 - 11:00Hospitality Suite OpenRoom 5054
       
Tuesday, Nov. 12th, 2024 7:30 - 8:45  Breakfast  Pre-function Area
  8:00 - 11:30 Conference Registration Open Pre-function Area
  8:00 - 11:30 Silent Auction and Exhibit Area Open Pre-function Area

9:00 - 10:00 Concurrent Sessions  
    Session 1: Supporting Success for Low Income Identities in Higher Education

Presenters: 
 - Brad Barnett, AVP for Enrollment Management and Director of Financial Aid, James Madison University
 - Dr. Samantha Hicks, AVP of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Coastal Carolina University

Salon F
    Session 2: Cost of Attendance
Presenter: Dana Kelly, VP of Professional Development and Institutional Compliance, NASFAA
Salon AB
    Session 3: Enrollment Management Focus
Presenters: 
 - Rachelle Feldman, Vice Provost of Enrollment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 - Daniel Barkowitz, Assistant Vice President, University of Miami
Salon GH
  10:00 - 10:15 Transition Break: Visit Sponsors and Charity Booth Pre-function Area
  10:00 - 11:30 CHE Table Talk Pre-function Area
  10:15 - 11:15 General Session Panel: What Are We Doing? 24/25 and 25/26 Review
Presenters: 
 - Brad Barnett, AVP for Enrollment Management and Director of Financial Aid, James Madison University
 - Rachelle Feldman, Vice Provost of Enrollment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 - Daniel Barkowitz, Assistant Vice President, University of Miami
 - Sarah Dowd 
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  11:15 - 11:30 Transition Break: Visit Sponsors and Charity Booth Pre-function Area
  11:30 - 1:30 SCASFAA Awards and Recognition Luncheon Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  1:30 - 3:00 CHE Table Talk Pre-function Area
  1:45 - 2:45 Concurrent Sessions   
    Session 1: Professional Judgement Review
Presenter: Daniel Barkowitz, Assistant Vice President, University of Miami
Salon AB
    Session 2: Financial Aid Jeopardy
Presenter: Loretta Jones, VASFAA President-Elect & Director of Financial Assistance Development, ECPI
Salon GH
    Session 3: Unmasking Deception: A Practical Guide to Preventing Fraud in Financial Aid
Presenter: Bill Ayers, College Ave
Salon F
  2:45 - 3:00 Transition Break: Visit Sponsors and Charity Booth Pre-function Area
  3:00 - 4:00 Concurrent Sessions  
    Session 1: Pell Deep Dive
Presenter: Daniel Barkowitz, Assistant Vice President, University of Miami
Salon AB
    Session 2: What Keeps You Up at Night?
Presenters:
 - Dr Karen Woodfaulk, Director of the Office of Student Affairs, Commission on Higher Education
 - Dr. Gerrick Hampton, Associate Director, Office of Student Affairs, Commission on Higher Education
 - Ms. Kathryn Harris, Scholarship Program Mentor, Commission on Higher Education
 - Ms. Tanya Weigold, Scholarships & Grants Program Manager, Commission on Higher Education
Salon GH
    Session 3: Self-Care, Boundaries, and Stressors: Understanding How to Process Our Stressors in the Changing Financial Aid Landscape
Presenter: Dr. Douglas Bates, LCSW-A, Associate Professor, Winston-Salem State University
Salon F
  4:00 - 5:00 General Session: 24/25 and 25/26 FAFSA Updates
Presenter: Dana Kelly, VP of Professional Development and Institutional Compliance, NASFAA
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  5:30 - 8:00 Dinner on your own  
  8:00 - 11:00 Entertainment and Networking Event Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
       
Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 2024 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast  Pre-function Area
  9:00 - 10:00 SASFAA & NASFAA Update
Presenters:
 - Daniel Barkowitz, Assistant Vice President, University of Miami
 - Dana Kelly, VP of Professional Development and Institutional Compliance, NASFAA
Moderated by: Regina Hailey Smith, SCASFAA President-Elect & USC Trio
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)
  10:00 - 11:30 State Update

Presenters:
 - Ray Jones, South Carolina Student Loan
 - Zachary Christian, SC Tuition Grants Commission
 - Dr. Karen Woodfaulk, SC Commission on Higher Education
 - Dr. Gerrick Hampton, SC Commission on Higher Education
Moderated by: Regina Hailey Smith, SCASFAA President-Elect & USC Trio

Main Ballroom (Salon DE)

11:30 - 12:00  Closing Business Meeting 
Presiding: Dr. JW Kellam, SCASFAA President, Converse University
Main Ballroom (Salon DE)

* events are limited by invitation only
** requires separate registration 




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