From nmoats at usao.edu Wed Jul 1 16:30:55 2009 From: nmoats at usao.edu (Nancy Moats) Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:30:55 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Inquiry about State GI Benefits Message-ID: <00a801c9fa93$375b0be0$a61123a0$@edu> OASFAA, I have no feel for what is happening in Oklahoma, so if those of you who award a significant number of Veterans are seeing any specific trends, would you please share those with me. You'll notice they would like a reply early Thursday at the latest. Thanks! Nancy Moats OASFAA President From: Haley Chitty [mailto:chittyh at NASFAA.ORG] Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:08 PM To: NASFAA_STATELEADERS at LISTSERV.NASFAA.ORG Subject: Inquiry about State GI Benefits The Associated Press is looking into a story about states like Illinois where many vets are likely to choose to stick with the combination of the old GI Bill and a state benefit - called the Ill. Veterans Grant - because it will pay them more than the new Post 9/11 GI Bill. Please let us know - later today or by early Thursday at the latest - if you are seeing this in your state. Thanks Haley Chitty Director of Communications NASFAA office (202) 785-6959 cell (303) 579-8764 chittyh at nasfaa.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20090701/788daa11/attachment.html From gslcommunications at ogslp.org Thu Jul 2 09:56:14 2009 From: gslcommunications at ogslp.org (GSL Communications) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:56:14 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] OGSLP Offices Closed 7-03-09 Message-ID: <297AF473E6053445A2007FAB9E8BCACFA4DE85@elgar.lan.ogslp.org> The Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program (OGSLP) will be closed tomorrow in observance of Independence Day. Normal operating hours will resume Monday, July 6. Have a safe and happy 4th! ________________________________ Angela O. Caddell Director for Communications, Financial Education, and Outreach OGSLP Communications 405.234.4452 800.522.8506 (TDD/TRS) 800.247.0420 (toll-free) gslcommunications at ogslp.org www.ogslp.org Note: This communication and attachments, if any, are intended solely for the use of the addressee hereof. In addition, this information and attachments, if any, may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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 have received this message in error, please promptly notify the sender and immediately delete this communication from your system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20090702/94f7cb3e/attachment.html From nmoats at usao.edu Thu Jul 2 15:07:31 2009 From: nmoats at usao.edu (Nancy Moats) Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:31 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Board Meeting Summary Message-ID: <009401c9fb50$bba5a3c0$32f0eb40$@edu> OASFAA Members: As a step towards addressing the concern voiced, at the spring conference business meeting, regarding communication between the board and the general membership, I am going to attempt to post a summary following each board meeting. The summary will report in general terms the actions and issues of the board. The incoming 2009-10 OASFAA Board met together with the outgoing board members in June. The basic purpose of the meeting was to close out the previous year; to transfer materials and information to incoming members; to introduce incoming board members and acquaint them with procedures and duties; and start the planning process for the coming year. There was little old or new business to discuss at this meeting. The changes made to the By-Laws at the conference business meeting go into effect July 1, 2009, and the revised documents will be posted to the website soon. The changes implemented a fee for OASFAA membership and the board officially set that amount at $100 per school or corporation for 2009-2010. The contact person at each school will soon receive an information letter and an application/invoice by e-mail. An ad hoc committee existing of the Treasurer, Treasurer-Elect, Past Treasurer and President will establish the internal processing procedures for this process. As we begin the process, we will be glad to have your feedback and will address the issues that improve the system for the members. June 30, 2009 concluded the fiscal year for OASFAA. As we close the books for last year, we will also begin work on the budget for the current year. The next meeting of the board will be July 22, 2009. Please contact your Delegates-At-Large, Carol Stanfield and/or Dustin Davidson, if you have questions or issues for the board. Communication is a two way exchange, so please help do your part. Have a fun and safe Fourth of July! Nancy Moats OASFAA President -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20090702/21de833a/attachment.html From CStanfield at tulsacc.edu Mon Jul 13 14:51:45 2009 From: CStanfield at tulsacc.edu (CStanfield at tulsacc.edu) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:51:45 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] Positions Available Message-ID: Thanks Carol Stanfield Tulsa Community College Financial Aid Advisor 3727 East Apache Tulsa, OK 74115 918-595-8473 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20090713/8d5092bf/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Open positions.docx Type: application/octet-stream Size: 14165 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20090713/8d5092bf/attachment.obj From redington at ogslp.org Fri Jul 17 17:25:09 2009 From: redington at ogslp.org (Edington, Rick) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:25:09 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] Webinar Invitation: Connecting Unemployment Insurance Claimants to Pell Grants: The Financial Aid Basics for the Workforce System Message-ID: <297AF473E6053445A2007FAB9E8BCACFA732F5@elgar.lan.ogslp.org> Below is information regarding a 7/21 Webinar opportunity that might be of interest to One Stop Centers in your area: Webinar Invitation Connecting Unemployment Insurance Claimants to Pell Grants: The Financial Aid Basics for the Workforce System President Obama recently announced the Administration's goal to move more workers into job training while they receive unemployment benefits. TEGL 21-08 addresses the Department of Labor's efforts to link UI and One Stop Centers' services to identify and guide UI claimants into skills development training. Presenters: Stephanie C. Garcia, State and Federal Programs Chief, Office of Workforce Security, Employment and Training Administration Carney McCullough, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education Fred Sellers, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education Moderator: Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration Date: 07/21/09 Time: 3:30pm Eastern (2:30pm/Central, 1:30pm/Mountain, 12:30pm/Pacific) Length: 90 minutes The Webinar will share ideas and proposals to serve UI claimants and will address questions and highlight issues including: * What is the target audience, who is eligible to receive a Pell Grant and how should they apply? * What are the steps to connect UI Claimants to Pell-eligible education and training? * What role can the Workforce System play to assist in the application process? * Who are the strategic partners in a successful application process? * What is the comparison between federal Pell Grant guidelines and state eligibility policy? The Webinar will include a panel representing key partners in the Pell Grant, UI, and the One Stop Center collaborative effort. Carney McCullough and Fred Sellers, Senior Policy Analysts at the U. S. Department of Education; Gay Gilbert, the Employment and Training Administration's Administrator of the Office of Workforce Investment; and Stephanie C. Garcia, State and Federal Programs Chief of the Office of Workforce Security will serve as presenters. Register Now!!! Registration for this Webinar is limited and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click the link below to login to Workforce3 One and register today! http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000919434225407676/info <> Please click the following link to perform a simple system diagnostic before you attempt to join the live Webinar: http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm If you are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have speech disabilities and captioning would facilitate your participation in this Webinar, you can register for captioning service through the Federal Relay Conference Captioning. Please note the Federal Relay Service requires at least 48 hours notice (2 working days) to guarantee coverage. For more information, visit http://www.workforce3one.org/page/webinarcaptioninghttp://www.workforce3one.org/support/index.cfm?id=940" \o "blocked::http://www.workforce3one.org/support/index.cfm?id=940. Rick Edington Director for School/Lender Services, Default Prevention & Outreach Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program A division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000 405-234-4333 fax: 405-234-4551 Note: This communication and attachments, if any, are intended solely for the use of the addressee hereof. In addition, this information and attachments, if any, may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law including, but not limited to, the Privacy Act of 1974. 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 have received this message in error, please promptly notify the sender and immediately delete this communication from your system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20090717/06e53704/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/bmp Size: 6262 bytes Desc: Picture (Metafile) Url : http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20090717/06e53704/attachment.bmp From myrna.cross at wosc.edu Tue Jul 21 14:24:02 2009 From: myrna.cross at wosc.edu (Myrna Cross) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:24:02 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] acg question Message-ID: <4A7EC1B7B6484AD79D1E60B5ABD6961C@campus.wosc.edu> Okay, This is a test for those of you who were able to attend NASFAA!!! I have a couple of questions concerning ACG. 1) We have a 2009 graduate who has 30 hours completed (attended concurrent and also had vo-tech cooperative agreement hours while attending high school) and a 3.0 gpa. He meets ACG criteria due to OHLAP elig. We consider students who have 30 hours completed to be 2nd year sophomores. Does he skip 1st year acg eligibility and for this fall and go to the 2nd year amount? 2) Student has 79 earned hours and has been accepted to our RN program. She will be a 1st year nursing student this fall and meets critera for acg. If I certified her for a loan I would code her as a grade level 1 due to the fact that she's in her first year of nursing school. Would she also be elig. for her 1st year acg?? She's never been Pell elig. before now and hasn't used her 1st year acg to date. Thanks so much. Myrna Cross Western Oklahoma State College 2801 N. Main Altus, OK 73521 580-477-7712 580-477-7716 fax From sjoyner at otag.org Fri Jul 31 16:26:36 2009 From: sjoyner at otag.org (Joyner, Shiela) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:26:36 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] Citizens Caring For Children Experience Message-ID: <3B3640988539EC47A50B689936AF65C11A68DB@postman2.osrhe.edu> I have an experience to share with the OASFAA membership that I hope will bring a smile to many. Yesterday was a day for mentors to bring children to the CCC Resource Center for back-to-school "shopping." Having recently become a mentor to a five-year old boy, I arranged to pick him up and head that way. They have shoes, socks, underwear, jeans, pants, and tops arranged just like a department store. There is a good variety (all tasteful, all new) to choose from, and the children are encouraged to pick out things that they like. They have dressing areas and a mirror so the kids can try clothes on to make sure they find just the right outfit. After they complete their apparel selections, their items are "sacked up" and they proceed to the sticker and candy room for a short visit with one of the CCC staff members. They have a basket of videos, and the children are invited to pick out two to take with them. Next a volunteer in the School Supply Room greeted each child, grabbed a list of their needs according to grade level, and escorted them to a HUGE MOUNTAIN OF BACKPACKS where the child made their selection. My little guy picked out a Transformers backpack and was quite excited about his choice -- who knows, maybe you donated that Transformers backpack :-). They then proceeded around the room loading the backpack with supplies, and ended at a rack of books where the child was invited to select a book to take with them. I did not see a child in there who was not smiling. I was so very proud of the work OASFAA has done to accumulate those backpacks and other items we make a game of competing to collect at our conferences. It's surely not a game for these kids, and I just wanted you to know I saw the happy results of OASFAA's efforts on behalf of CCC, and I hope your great efforts will continue. 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