Overheard NAFSAA Annual Meeting | July 18–21, 2010, Denver, CO
Just two people creates office politics.
The Pell grant program is a fiscal Frankenstein. Even friends on Capitol Hill are questioning how they will be able to maintain Pell at current levels. | Justin Draeger, President, NASFAA
Three hundred schools could have a student loan cohort default rate in excess of 30 percent. | Justin Draeger, President, NASFAA
Double jeopardy is having to report to enrollment management with a dotted line to finance. | Cheryl Storie,Associate Vice President, University of Maryland University College
I’ve had four retirements that hit during a hiring freeze and with volume up more than 50 percent. | Tim Opgenorth,Director Financial Aid, University of Illinois-Chicago
If you have an office of two people you’ll have office politics. | Tim Opgenorth, Director Financial Aid, University of Illinois-Chicago
Offer opinions, not advice, to younger generations.
Older generations were told that there is a time and a place for feedback. Younger generations haven’t been taught this rule. | Curt Martin,Director Financial Aid, Mesa State College
Younger generations want your opinion—not your advice. | Curt Martin, Director Financial Aid, Mesa State College
An optional fifth year in Colorado high schools allows seniors to elect to get college credit paid for by the state. | Charles Dukes, Colorado Department of Education
Right now, for financial aid purposes, confirming the authenticity of diplomas is problematic. There is no official definition of a high school diploma. Is verifying the authenticity of high school diplomas even the responsibility of financial aid offices? | Richard Heath, Director Student Financial Services, Anne Arundel Community College
Students often don’t realize they are being duped when they pay hundreds of dollars for a bogus high school diploma. Through a freedom of information request Kaplan obtained a blacklist of high schools used by Inspector Generals. | Elaine Neely, Senior VP for Regulatory Affairs & Compliance, Kaplan Higher Education
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