Overheard NAFSAA Annual Meeting | July 18–21, 2010, Denver, CO
Ability to benefit testing can be a “wild west scenario.”
Despite the fact that savings in a 529 tax-advantaged college savings account is “locked-up,” the money still can count against a family’s eligibility for public assistance. | Mark Huelsman, Policy Analyst, New America Foundation
Our faculty satisfactory academic progress committee has a 98 percent denial record…that’s harsh. | Julie Poorman, Financial Aid Director, East Carolina University
We look at 25 to 30 financial aid appeals each week. A multidisciplinary team makes the decision. If the students disagree they can appeal to me. | Eric Weber, Dean, Student Enrollment Services, Salt Lake Community College
The GAO discovered a “Wild West” scenario regarding Ability to Benefit testing. Test administrators sometimes give test-takers the answers because they feel sorry for them. | Elaine Neely, Senior VP Regulatory Affairs & Compliance, KAPLAN Higher Education
Zachary’s Law restricts the award of PELL grants to sex offenders. | Christi Millard,Director Financial Aid, Salt Lake Community College
The success of students comes first and the university second.
In the next five years, legislators pushing students into community colleges to save state money will negatively impact HBCU’s, Tribal Colleges and Hispanic-serving four-year institutions. | Carlos Clark,Director of Student Financial Aid, Prairie View A&M University
Last year we saw an 18 percent increase in enrollment but a 48 percent increase in financial aid applications. This year we’re running 29 percent ahead. That can’t continue on our reduced resources. | Eric Weber,Dean Student Enrollment Services, Salt Lake Community College
A 20 percent increase in students results in an 80 percent growth in financial aid workload. With layoffs and hiring freezes, schools are drowning. | Anthony Humphreys,Director Financial Aid, Presidium
How do we get in front of our borrowing students before they have buyer’s remorse? | Julie Selander, Associate Director One Stop, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
The catchall financial aid answer is “It depends.” | Larry Chambers, Director Student Services, Ithaca College
Some of us have lost the focus of building long term relationships with students. The heart of enrollment management is the success of students first and the university second. | Dale Gaubatz, Executive Director Enrollment Management, The Whelan Group
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