From calexander at osrhe.edu Wed Jul 5 16:44:30 2006 From: calexander at osrhe.edu (Alexander, Carol) Date: Wed Jul 5 16:43:34 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] Important OHLAP Reminder Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB161A1B@postman2.osrhe.edu> Many of you have downloaded (or will be soon) the OHLAP Official Eligibility list from our server. This is just a reminder that those students whose eligibility will expire on 7/31/06 are still included on this list for schools who are still working on summer claims. There are around 700 students (the majority graduated high school in 2001) who will lose their eligibility after the Summer 2006 term. Please pay close attention to this date (located in the far right column of the spreadsheet) to be sure not to pre-package an OHLAP award for these students for the Fall 2006 semester. If you have any questions, please let me know. Carol Alexander Scholarship Coordinator Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 phone: 405.225.9160 fax: 405.225.9392 Mailing Address: PO Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 From AGEECL at nsuok.edu Thu Jul 6 07:44:43 2006 From: AGEECL at nsuok.edu (AGEECL) Date: Thu Jul 6 07:43:31 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] Signing On Message-ID: <44AD05BB.3090604@nsuok.edu> Good day. Could someone give me the instructions for signing on to OASFAA? We have new employees I'd like to be on the list. Thank you. Charlie Agee NSU Tahlequah From sjoyner at otag.org Fri Jul 7 13:44:18 2006 From: sjoyner at otag.org (Joyner, Shiela) Date: Fri Jul 7 13:43:33 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] 2005-2006 OTAG Disbursements / End of Year Wrap Up Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB1B0E68@postman2.osrhe.edu> We are continuing to receive refunds for 2005-2006 OTAG awards disbursed to students who were later found to be ineligible. If your institution is currently holding OTAG funds that need to be returned due to student ineligibility, we need to hear from you right away. We are in a situation regarding our SLEAP matching requirements where the amount of state funds expended has a direct affect on the amount of SLEAP funds we can retain. Due to some late, significant, and unexpected refunds, we find we must return a portion of the SLEAP funds to USDE, and we need to get this matter settled without further delay. Cooperation in this regard is appreciated. Please contact me if you have questions concerning this request. Shiela *********************** Shiela Joyner, Director Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education P. O. Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 Internet: sjoyner@otag.org Voice: (405) 225-9378 Toll Free (877) 662-6231 Fax: (405) 225-9392 From bfair at osrhe.edu Fri Jul 7 14:27:18 2006 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Fri Jul 7 14:26:28 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] OHLAP/Academic Competitiveness Grants Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB130313@postman2.osrhe.edu> FYI - We have received several inquiries about OHLAP not being listed as an option for the "rigorous high school program of study" on the FAFSA worksheet to which students are directed for determining their potential eligibility for the new Academic Competitiveness Grants. We contacted the U.S.D.E. about this issue and received the response below this morning. In short, they are aware of the omission and hope to have it corrected soon. We responded to the email below to further inform them that the OHLAP option impacts thousands of Oklahoma students and we requested that they correct the problem as soon as possible. Bryce Fair ================================================================= -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 9:18 AM Subject: RE: State Specific Rigorous Programs Thanks for your email. Right now the following additional programs for Oklahoma students to qualify for the ACG are on the FSA website: Oklahoma Certificate of Distinction State Scholars Initiative High Schools That Work Because of the quick turn around of getting these programs approved and getting the info to the web developers to post, the "Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP)" was not included on the site when it went live. The OHLAP program will be added to the FSA website shortly (hopefully within the next week or so) so that students who qualify through this option will be able to self-certify themselves. I apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any additional questions, please let me know. ================================================================= Bryce Fair Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Phone: (405) 225-9162 Fax: (405) 225-9230 E-mail: bfair@osrhe.edu Mailing Address: P.O. Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 Street Address: 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 From DanGHolt at aol.com Mon Jul 10 14:26:06 2006 From: DanGHolt at aol.com (DanGHolt@aol.com) Date: Mon Jul 10 14:25:14 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] DFA position available in Jonesboro, AR Message-ID: <3b0.5647f3f.31e403ce@aol.com> Dear Friends, ASU-Jonesboro has the Director of Student Aid position open in the Enrollment Services unit. In our Financial Aid & Scholarships Office, we have both a scholarships director and student aid director. I still perform some of the higher-level director functions--Fisap, budgeting, professional staff hiring, etc. (I would be glad to give the Fisap up though.) A person with Banner experience for our new student aid director would be tremendous. Our Enrollment Services unit is made up of the following departments: Financial Aid, Testing Center, Scholarships, and Admissions. See below if you have interest or know of someone to pass this along to. Thanks, Gregory Thornburg Dean of Enrollment Services Arkansas State University PO Box 2762 State University, AR 72467 870-972-2398 Phone 870-972-3898 Fax _gthorn@astate.edu_ (mailto:gthorn@astate.edu) Director of Student Aid/Associate Dean of Enrollment Services Institution: Arkansas State University Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Arkansas State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. In pursuit of this commitment, Arkansas State University seeks a Director of Student Aid/Associate Dean of Enrollment Services. The Director is responsible for the overall administration and management of the federal student aid programs. The Director has primary administrative responsibilities for directing the efforts of twelve staff members, the management of aid packaging, and information systems. An important focus of this position is attention to the completion of a conversion to SCT ?s Banner system. Student financial aid packages are being processed in Banner for the first time for the 2006 fall semester. The Director of Student Aid serves with the Director of Scholarships in a collaborative office called Financial Aid & Scholarships. Both directors work very closely with the Dean of Enrollment Services in providing combined services to ASU students. A renovated Reng Student Services Building will be completed in the next few months on the ASU campus. The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships will move to this building. The new building will create a ?one-stop? service area for students by bringing the majority of student service functions into one building. As a result of the move, the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships will have expanded space and service capabilities. Major responsibilities of the Director of Student Aid include: ? Provide leadership and vision for organizing and directing all functional areas of the financial aid staff. ? Prepare and present financial aid reports and analyses including institutional annual reports, institutional assessment plans and Information Technology plans. ? Work with students and parents in providing the necessary resources for students to attend ASU. ? Develop packaging strategies which support institutional goals and establish outreach initiatives to best assist students in their ability to access the resources necessary to succeed at ASU. ? Represent the financial aid staff on university and community committees and work with outreach programs. ? Provide supervision for staff hiring, training and evaluation. ? Work under general direction of the Dean of Enrollment Services to collaborate with the other Enrollment Services departments which include Scholarships, Testing Center, and Undergraduate Admissions. Qualifications: Masters degree required with emphasis in business, psychology/counseling, education or a related field; plus five years experience in student aid, two years must be in a supervisory capacity. The Director of Student Aid/Associate Dean of Enrollment Services is a 12 month, full-time position. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. About ASU: Arkansas State University, located in Jonesboro, enjoys a reputation as a quality regional institution of higher education and is recognized for offering special services to the people of the Arkansas Delta and beyond. Employees benefit from a generous and flexible compensation package. Some of those benefits include health insurance, annual and sick leave, cultural opportunities, contributions from ASU toward a retirement fund, educational privileges and many more. To apply: Apply on-line at http://www.applicantharbor.com/asujobs/. A resume and list of three professional references should be attached. The review of applications will begin July 24, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions concerning this position should be directed to the Dean of Enrollment Services at 870-972-2398. From sjoyner at otag.org Tue Jul 11 09:56:15 2006 From: sjoyner at otag.org (Joyner, Shiela) Date: Tue Jul 11 09:55:21 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] Question for OTAG Excel Report Users Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB1B0E81@postman2.osrhe.edu> Our IT staff asked us to make an inquiry regarding the version of Excel our institutions using the Excel reporting option for OTAG are currently operating with. Our OTAG reports have been created in Excel 97 SR2 for several years, and we would like to move to an updated version, if that is possible without creating problems for our reports users. If you process OTAG Excel spreadsheet reports, please respond to reports@otag.org providing the version of Excel that you currently use. If you are unsure what version (Excel 1997, 2000, 2002, or 2003) you are using, you can open Excel, select Help on the toolbar, select About MS Excel. A dialogue box will open, and the version of Excel will be displayed in the box. We appreciate your assistance in providing this information. Please contact me if you have questions or need more information. *********************** Shiela Joyner, Director Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education P. O. Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 Internet: sjoyner@otag.org Voice: (405) 225-9378 Toll Free (877) 662-6231 Fax: (405) 225-9392 From kelli.kelnar at efsi.net Thu Jul 13 17:44:37 2006 From: kelli.kelnar at efsi.net (Kelli Kelnar) Date: Thu Jul 13 17:42:18 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] SWASFAA President-Elect Nominations Message-ID: <013b01c6a6cd$ee1ef2f0$0302a8c0@Mar9087we> Good Afternoon, SWASFAA is about to close nominations for all open positions and we are still in need of nominations for President-Elect. Here is a brief description: President-Elect: This person serves for one year in preparation for the term as President. The President acts as the chief executive officer of the association providing leadership and serving as the official spokesperson of the Association. In the year immediately following the Presidential year the person serves on the Board of Directors as the Immediate Past President. Please give thought to nominating someone or you may nominate yourself! Below please find the website for the online nomination form: http://www.swasfaa.org/docs/forms/off_nom.html Thanks! Kelli Kelnar EFSI SWASFAA Nominations & Elections **************************************************************************************************************************** This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. EFSI **************************************************************************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20060713/64ae2088/attachment.html From pmcconahay at ou.edu Fri Jul 14 08:15:01 2006 From: pmcconahay at ou.edu (Mc Conahay, Pamela K.) Date: Fri Jul 14 08:14:02 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] Signing On In-Reply-To: <44AD05BB.3090604@nsuok.edu> Message-ID: <13C6AAE71C512F4E9DC7970DF41BCF8E05FB6206@XMAIL.sooner.net.ou.edu> Charlie, The instructions for subscribing to OASFAA-L are on the OASFAA webpage at http://www.finaidapps.ou.edu/OASFAA/index.html Just select "OASFAA-L" from the links on the left. To save you some time, here's what you'll find there: OASFAA-L The Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid Advisors (OASFAA) offers an electronic mailing list for Oklahoma financial aid personnel. The electronic mailing list will allow OASFAA members to communicate with one another with greater ease and speed than conventional methods. How to Subscribe The electronic mailing list is easy to use. The mailing list is called OASFAA. You may subscribe via the internet by visiting: http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa You may also contact OGSLP's Client Relations Department and they will gladly subscribe you to the OASFAA listserv on your behalf. How the Mailing List Works If you send a message to OASFAA, that message will be routed to everyone subscribed to the mailing list. With the mailing list, you only have to send a message to one address for it to be sent to multiple recipients. However, be careful that you only send to the mailing list what you want distributed to all the subscribers. If you want to send a message to one individual, be sure you address the message specifically to that person, not the entire mailing list. You will receive information instructing you how to post messages to the listserv once you have subscribed to OASFAA. Who to Contact with Questions or Problems The OASFAA mailing list is sponsored by the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program. If you have any questions or encounter problems with the mailing list, please direct your questions to: OGSLP-Policy Implementation, Training & Communications P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, OK 73101 (405) 234-4440 (800) 247-0420, Ext. 440 policytrainingcommunications@ogslp.org And, remember---once subscribed, you'll get a monthly reminder from the listserv administrator (mailman-owner@....) about your subscription that includes links to the page used to change your settings (i.e. unsubscribe, change to digest, etc.). Pam McConahay Assoc. Dir., Compliance, Training & Lender Relations University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services 1000 Asp Avenue, Room 216 Norman OK 73019-4078 (405) 325-4617 Fax (405) 325-7608 pmcconahay@ou.edu This message, and attachments if any, from the University of Oklahoma may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, you are prohibited from reading, disclosing, reproducing, distributing, disseminating, or otherwise using this information. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of AGEECL Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 7:45 AM To: OASFAA (E-mail) Subject: [Oasfaa] Signing On Good day. Could someone give me the instructions for signing on to OASFAA? We have new employees I'd like to be on the list. Thank you. Charlie Agee NSU Tahlequah From calexander at osrhe.edu Fri Jul 14 08:58:31 2006 From: calexander at osrhe.edu (Alexander, Carol) Date: Fri Jul 14 08:57:26 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] OHLAP Eligibility List #2 Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB161A6F@postman2.osrhe.edu> An updated OHLAP Eligibility List is available on the ftp server and can be accessed by using the login and password information that you have used in the past. The majority of the high schools have submitted their final paperwork, however we are still waiting on a few schools and cleaning up some of the stragglers. I will post a message to this listserv when future updates to the list are made. Expiration dates: Just another reminder to watch for expiration dates for students as some may be expiring at the end of July or the end of 2006. We also had some expiration dates on the first list that were incorrect. I apologize for that .. these have been corrected and updated. Please keep in mind that students who graduated in May 2006 are NOT eligible for OHLAP during the 2006 summer term. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for your patience! Carol Alexander Scholarship Coordinator Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 phone: 405.225.9160 fax: 405.225.9392 Mailing Address: PO Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 From sjoyner at otag.org Mon Jul 17 14:22:19 2006 From: sjoyner at otag.org (Joyner, Shiela) Date: Mon Jul 17 14:21:14 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] Follow Up Regarding Question for OTAG Excel Report Users Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB1B0EF7@postman2.osrhe.edu> Attached is a spreadsheet that reflects responses received to date regarding our 7-11-06 inquiry for OTAG Excel report users. If you have not responded with the version of Excel you use, and you want your needs to be considered when we make a decision regarding upgrading the version used for creating OTAG reports, please respond to reports@otag.org with your institution's information. If you are unsure what version (Excel 1997, 2000, 2002, or 2003) you are using, you can open Excel, select Help on the toolbar, select About MS Excel. A dialogue box will open, and the version of Excel will be displayed in the box. We appreciate your assistance in providing this information. Please contact me if you have questions or need more information. <> *********************** Shiela Joyner, Director Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education P. O. Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 Internet: sjoyner@otag.org Voice: (405) 225-9378 Toll Free (877) 662-6231 Fax: (405) 225-9392 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Cooper Nelnet- Tulsa SSC 918.496.8449 jeremy.cooper@nelnet.net _____ From: oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Hancock, Ron Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:28 AM To: oasfaa@lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] Tulsa Nelnet Office - Power Outage Our School Service Center in Tulsa is currently experiencing a power outage (ever notice how the power never goes out on a 60 degree day??). As a result, their phone lines are not functioning either. We will post a message to the listserv to let you know when power has been restored to the Tulsa office. In the interim, please contact me if you need anything or have any questions. The Loan Generation Contact Center (1.877.804.3603) is not impacted and will continue to be available for borrower inquiries. Thanks! 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It's one of those societal responsibilities that everyone "just knows"......like you have to file income taxes, you need a driver's license to drive a car, you can register to vote at 18. I struggle between my "ignorance of the law is no excuse, did we need to send you a letter telling you of every other law you're subject to, haven't you ever walked into a public library or a post office in your life?! " opinion and my "how is society helped by denying this person a benefit that will improve society and his life, when he's too old to be of use to our military now anyway?" opinion. The students I've dealt with in the past on this issue have, by and large, been students that I am DARN GLAD aren't going to be joining the military and being handed a gun. If they don't tell me that they intentionally didn't register because they don't believe in war, etc., I give them a pass. After all, these are the students who probably need an education more than most...... Pam McConahay Assoc. Dir., Compliance, Training & Lender Relations University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services 1000 Asp Avenue, Room 216 Norman OK 73019-4078 (405) 325-4617 Fax (405) 325-7608 pmcconahay@ou.edu This message, and attachments if any, from the University of Oklahoma may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, you are prohibited from reading, disclosing, reproducing, distributing, disseminating, or otherwise using this information. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Thank you. ________________________________ From: oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Marilyn Schwarz Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:23 PM To: oasfaa@lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] (no subject) I have a Selective Service issue I could use some help with. The Selective Service System sent me a letter indicating that they never sent notices regarding the requirement to register but that it is my final decision to determine if my student's failure to register was not knowing or willful based on the documentation submitted with this letter. The student attached a letter stating that he never knew about the requirement to register because he was home schooled from the age of eight and his father was born and raised in another country. Any advice you can give me on how you would handle this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Marilyn Schwarz Financial Aid Director Murray State College (580) 371-2371, Ext. 145 mschwarz@mscok.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20060718/625d3f80/attachment.html From calexander at osrhe.edu Thu Jul 20 14:51:54 2006 From: calexander at osrhe.edu (Alexander, Carol) Date: Thu Jul 20 14:50:42 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] OHLAP-Plus for Fall 2006 and new claim forms Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB161AB0@postman2.osrhe.edu> As you will recall from the spring 2006 semester, there was a limited one-time source of residual scholarship funds available to be awarded to students from the federal Gear Up grant. These funds were not extinguished during the spring and summer terms, and according to our calculations, we will have enough funding to continue these awards through the fall 2006 semester. However, we do not expect funds to be available for the spring 2007 semester so these will be fall-only awards. The funds are required to be awarded under criteria similar to the OHLAP-Plus award of previous years. The funds are available to students under the following stipulations: * The student must be receiving an OHLAP award * The student must have graduated from high school in 2002 or before * The student must be eligible for a Pell Grant of any amount (EFC of $3,850 or less, this is the same as what was done for spring 2006) * The amount of the award will be equivalent to the student's OHLAP award * The award must not create an overaward situation; however, because these funds are federal GEAR UP funds, the award can be used to replace EFC The 2006-07 claim forms are currently available on the OneNet server where you access the eligibility report. I will begin maternity leave in early August, so if you have further questions, please contact Bryce Fair at bfair@osrhe.edu or Lynn Dennis at ldennis@osrhe.edu. Claim forms should be e-mailed to Lynn. Carol Alexander Scholarship Coordinator Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 phone: 405.225.9160 fax: 405.225.9392 Mailing Address: PO Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 From SMcGill at ucok.edu Fri Jul 21 13:44:12 2006 From: SMcGill at ucok.edu (SMcGill@ucok.edu) Date: Mon Jul 24 09:40:44 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] Fw: [swasfaaL] SWASFAA Conference - Hotel Update Message-ID: ''When life isn't a bed of roses, remember who wore the thorns". Unknown Sheila McGill, Director Office of Student Financial Aid Nigh University Center, Room 141 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma 73034 Office (405) 974-2300 Fax (405) 974-3895 ----- Forwarded by Sheila McGill/Enrollment Management/UCO on 07/21/2006 01:44 PM ----- "Rick Renshaw" 07/21/2006 11:37 AM To "April Chavez" , "Alvina Thomas" , "Sherry Gladney" , "Kim Huddleston" , "Lisa Hopper" , "June Hagler" , "Susan Brewer" , "Sheila McGill" , "Raul Lerma" , "Kristi Emerson" cc Subject Fwd: [swasfaaL] SWASFAA Conference - Hotel Update Would you all make sure that this message is sent out to your respective state listservs also? thanks, Rick >>> 7/21/2006 11:34 AM >>> Submitted: July 21, 2006 -------------------------------------------------- From: David Page dpage@philander.edu Subject: SWASFAA Conference - Hotel Update Message: Good day all! It has come to my attention that several of you have heard or received communication that our host hotel, the Renaisance Hotel has sold out of rooms for our conference. THAT IS INCORRECT. As of July 18, 2006 we have the remaining number of rooms left on our block for the conference. Tuesday - 58 rooms left Wednesday - 82 rooms left Thursday - 83 rooms left Regarding non smoking rooms. There are only 10 smoking rooms in the entire hotel. So the chance of you getting a non smoking room is pretty good. If you face any resistence regarding the rooms for the conference please contact me immediately. To reserve your room call: Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center www.renaissancetulsa.com 6808 S. 107th East Avenue Tulsa, OK 74133 Hotel Reservations * (918) 307-2600 Group Name: SSFSSFA Cutoff Date: October, 2006 As a side note....I understand that we all try and plan for conferences early and those of us planning conferences really appreciate that. However, for those of you who have booked multiple rooms I ask that you try and make decisions on those rooms as soon as you can so our other colleagues that need rooms won't be left out. Thanks for your assistance and cooperation in this matter. Again, thanks and I look forward to seeing you in Tulsa for 'Putting on the Ritz * 2006" david page, chair Annual Conference 2006 ------------------------------------------- REPLY: To reply to the person sending this message, use the email address in the 'From' section of message above. Messages replied back to this list will be discarded. POST/MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION: To post a message to this list go to http://www.swasfaa.org. Select 'Listserv' in the 'Member Services' section and follow the instructions for posting or managing your subscription. You will be asked for your SWASFAA username and password. QUESTIONS: Contact support@swasfaa.org ------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20060721/bee34bf5/attachment.html From lcoponiti at usao.edu Tue Jul 25 16:18:33 2006 From: lcoponiti at usao.edu (Laura Coponiti) Date: Tue Jul 25 16:17:21 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: REVISED NASFAA Announcement Message-ID: <008001c6b02f$e2b78fb0$10fc000a@ahlab.usao.edu> Director of Communications NASFAA NASFAA Invites Applications for Assistant Director for Communications (Web Reporter) The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) seeks an Assistant Director for Communications to analyze student aid-related regulatory and legislative initiatives and write original articles for publication in Today's News and the NASFAA Web sites. Excellent research and writing skills required, as well as at least five years recent experience in student financial aid. This position reports to the Director for Communications. Specifically the Assistant Director for Communications: 1. researches the law governing Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended and current regulatory or administrative issues, and writes Web site articles about these topics; 2. analyzes proposed and final federal regulations and legislative initiatives, and writes related articles; 3. writes news articles based on Federal Register documents, Department of Education Dear Colleague/Partner Letters and Announcements, training documents and manuals, research reports; and other similar items. 4. attends and reports on hearings, conferences, and meetings held by the Department of Education, Congress, NASFAA, and other related organizations; 5. works with other staff members to identify and report on events and publications; 6. edits and proofreads association documents and publications; and 7. performs other related duties as may be assigned by the Director for Communications. Must have a minimum of five years recent financial aid experience, knowledge of Title IV student financial aid regulations, and familiarity with Department of Education resources (such as IFAP). Excellent research and writing skills, and ability to manage multiple projects required. Experience with Web-based training is a plus. Applicant must be willing to live in the Washington, D.C. area. Application Instructions: Send letter of application and resume, including three references, by August 1, 2006 to: ConardL@NASFAA.org, or to: NASFAA 1129 20th Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036-3453 Attention: Linda Conard, Director for Communications [no phone calls, please] Competitive salary with excellent benefits. NASFAA is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. -----Original Message----- From: Marty Guthrie Sent: Thu 7/20/2006 1:35 PM To: NASFAA_STATELEADERS@LISTSERV.NASFAA.ORG Cc: Subject: NASFAA Invites Applications for Assistant Director for Communications (Web Reporter) NASFAA Invites Applications for Assistant Director for Communications (Web Reporter) The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) seeks an Assistant Director for Communications to analyze student aid-related regulatory and legislative initiatives and write original articles for publication in Today's News and the NASFAA Web sites. Excellent research and writing skills required, as well as at least five years recent experience in student financial aid. This position reports to the Director for Communications. Specifically the Assistant Director for Communications: 1. researches the law governing Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended and current regulatory or administrative issues, and writes Web site articles about these topics; 2. analyzes proposed and final federal regulations and legislative initiatives, and writes related articles; 3. writes news articles based on Federal Register documents, Department of Education Dear Colleague/Partner Letters and Announcements, training documents and manuals, research reports; and other similar items. 4. attends and reports on hearings, conferences, and meetings held by the Department of Education, Congress, NASFAA, and other related organizations; 5. works with other staff members to identify and report on events and publications; 6. edits and proofreads association documents and publications; and 7. performs other related duties as may be assigned by the Director for Communications. Must have a minimum of five years recent financial aid experience, knowledge of Title IV student financial aid regulations, and familiarity with Department of Education resources (such as IFAP). Excellent research and writing skills, and ability to manage multiple projects required. Experience with Web-based training is a plus. Applicant must be willing to live in the Washington, D.C. area. Application Instructions: Send letter of application and resume, including three references, by August 1, 2006 to: ConardL@NASFAA.org, or to: NASFAA 1129 20th Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036-3453 Attention: Linda Conard, Director for Communications [no phone calls, please] Competitive salary with excellent benefits. NASFAA is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. From lcoponiti at usao.edu Tue Jul 25 16:23:04 2006 From: lcoponiti at usao.edu (Laura Coponiti) Date: Tue Jul 25 16:21:49 2006 Subject: FW: [Oasfaa] Fw: [swasfaaL] SWASFAA Conference - Hotel Update Message-ID: <008101c6b030$83d60d40$10fc000a@ahlab.usao.edu> From: David Page dpage@philander.edu Subject: SWASFAA Conference - Hotel Update Message: Good day all! It has come to my attention that several of you have heard or received communication that our host hotel, the Renaisance Hotel has sold out of rooms for our conference. THAT IS INCORRECT. As of July 18, 2006 we have the remaining number of rooms left on our block for the conference. Tuesday - 58 rooms left Wednesday - 82 rooms left Thursday - 83 rooms left Regarding non smoking rooms. There are only 10 smoking rooms in the entire hotel. So the chance of you getting a non smoking room is pretty good. If you face any resistence regarding the rooms for the conference please contact me immediately. To reserve your room call: Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center www.renaissancetulsa.com 6808 S. 107th East Avenue Tulsa, OK 74133 Hotel Reservations * (918) 307-2600 Group Name: SSFSSFA Cutoff Date: October, 2006 As a side note....I understand that we all try and plan for conferences early and those of us planning conferences really appreciate that. However, for those of you who have booked multiple rooms I ask that you try and make decisions on those rooms as soon as you can so our other colleagues that need rooms won't be left out. Thanks for your assistance and cooperation in this matter. Again, thanks and I look forward to seeing you in Tulsa for 'Putting on the Ritz * 2006" david page, chair Annual Conference 2006 ------------------------------------------- REPLY: To reply to the person sending this message, use the email address in the 'From' section of message above. Messages replied back to this list will be discarded. POST/MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION: To post a message to this list go to http://www.swasfaa.org. Select 'Listserv' in the 'Member Services' section and follow the instructions for posting or managing your subscription. You will be asked for your SWASFAA username and password. QUESTIONS: Contact support@swasfaa.org ------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20060725/82ca8c71/attachment.html From SMcGill at ucok.edu Thu Jul 27 13:43:52 2006 From: SMcGill at ucok.edu (SMcGill@ucok.edu) Date: Thu Jul 27 13:43:05 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] Need your Help Message-ID: Currently, at the University of Central Oklahoma we have a recruiting office that is responsible for recruiting students, identifying and awarding all freshmen scholarship recipients and entering that data into the system so that we can see those resources. We are looking at making some changes. Would anyone be interested in sharing how scholarships are handled on your campus. I am also interested in whether or not the financial Aid office has the ability and discretion to award some of your institution dollars. Sheila McGill, Director Office of Student Financial Aid Nigh University Center, Room 141 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma 73034 Office (405) 974-2300 Fax (405) 974-3895 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20060727/a94d3653/attachment.html From sjoyner at otag.org Fri Jul 28 12:59:12 2006 From: sjoyner at otag.org (Joyner, Shiela) Date: Fri Jul 28 12:57:53 2006 Subject: [Oasfaa] 2006-2007 OTAG Program Information - Including Fall Awarding Cutoff Message-ID: <10ECF874043D5B4F8898258D307160EB1B0F71@postman2.osrhe.edu> We can now create pre-populated OTAG Award Claim Forms for your use in identifying your potential OTAG awardees for 2006-2007. Unless you are processing early disbursements; however, we ask that you use any reports issued at this time as work copies for your internal office processes only. The OTAG database changes daily as new ISIR records are loaded. Holding a "stale" report for any length of time to complete and submit when you are ready to disburse funds to your students can create data mismatches when we process your completed Award Claim Form, and we are very much interested in avoiding as many mismatches as possible. If we have been holding a request for a work copy Award Claim Form for your institution, you can expect to receive the report shortly. We appreciate your patience while our IT staff has worked to move the current year reports programming into production, and we do apologize for the delay. Institutions scheduled to receive reports include those listed below. If your institution is not on this list, and you would like to receive a work copy Award Claim Form, please send a message to reports@otag.org. Please be reminded that OTAG does not automatically provide Award Claim Forms, and that institutions should request them according to their needs. Francis Tuttle Technology Center Gordon Cooper Technology Center Mid-America Christian University Northeastern State University Northern Oklahoma College Oklahoma City University Oklahoma Panhandle State University Oral Roberts University Rogers State University Southwestern Oklahoma State University Tri-County Technology Center Wes Watkins Technology Center Excel spreadsheet reports will be created in Excel 2003. If your institution uses Excel 2002 or later, you should be able to benefit from features such as being able to delete entire rows when processing pre-populated Award Claim Forms. We have determined April 25, 2006 to be the FAFSA receipt date cutoff for fall awards. Pre-populated reports will include records for students who met this cutoff and have a 1500 or lower EFC. If funds remain available after fall disbursement activity is concluded, we will accept spring 2006 award claim forms for students with FAFSA receipt dates later than April 25. The OTAG statutes continue to require awarding priority for eligible renewal applicants (limited to those who received OTAG awards in 1999-2000 and have received OTAG funds in all subsequent award years). This year we have identified a total of ten renewal applicants, and two of these students have EFCs greater than 1500 that are eligible under the Effective Family Income (EFI) formula and will require special handling. Cameron University and Northeastern State University are the lucky folks who have a renewal student who will require special handling if they are enrolled and otherwise eligible. We will contact these institutions to provide detailed information. As a reminder, OTAG policy amendments effective in 2006-2007 are listed below. * Undergraduate students are no longer limited to 10 FTUG disbursements. * Eligibility for undergraduates is limited to students who have not already received their first bachelor's degree. Note: Students who meet the 1500 EFC cutoff and the April 26 FAFSA receipt date cutoff will appear in pre-populated Award Claim Forms, even if they have reported on their FAFSA that they will have their first bachelor's degree by July 1. They will be highlighted in yellow on the Award Claim Form to call your attention to them; if they have indeed received their first bachelor's degree, you should delete them from your report before submitting it to OTAG for awarding and disbursement of funds. We have no experience regarding the accuracy of the students' self-reporting on the FAFSA and felt it would be best to include them at least initially -- if we find that the students generally do respond accurately to this question, we can always adjust our report programming to begin excluding them. * Pro-rated awards have been discontinued. The only remaining difference in OTAG eligibility and Pell eligibility is OTAG's Oklahoma residency requirement. All other Pell and general Title IV eligibility requirements are applicable to OTAG. Of course, OTAG continues to have a lower EFC and receipt date cutoff for awarding purposes due to limited funds availability. We received 105 applications from undocumented students with receipt dates of April 25 or earlier. The application, awarding, and disbursement for undocumented students continues to be a process that is maintained separate from "regular" OTAG students. If you have undocumented students who are awarded OTAG, we will notify the students of their award approval, and you will receive a pre-populated Award Claim Form containing their award information. In the next few days we will provide details regarding a new reports upload/download website process for the scholarship and grant programs administered by the State Regents' office. Phase I of this new process will be limited to OTAG reports only. We think you will find this new process a much more efficient means of delivering report data than sending e-mail attachments. Stay tuned for more information regarding this new process. We shared with you earlier a proposal regarding the timeliness of OTAG award claims and disbursement of funds to students to become effective in fall 2006. The comments we received regarding our proposal were all positive, and we will be implementing the procedures and deadlines that all institutions will be required to adhere to. A copy of the 2006-2007 procedures and schedule is attached for your reference. We will send reminders of approaching deadlines to the OASFAA list serv, and we ask that you please make sure all staff on your campus involved in OTAG awarding and reporting are subscribers. If you need assistance in adding subscribers, please let us know and we will direct your request to the list serv administrators. Please contact our office if you have questions or if we can provide more information regarding the OTAG program in 2006-2007. <<06-15-06-OTAG process-06-07.doc>> *********************** Shiela Joyner, Director Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education P. O. Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 Internet: sjoyner@otag.org Voice: (405) 225-9378 Toll Free (877) 662-6231 Fax: (405) 225-9392 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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