[Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 193, Issue 2
Judy Cuellar
judy.cuellar at oc.edu
Mon Jun 22 12:00:59 CDT 2020
I pulled the 45 days out of my head, honestly. I went looking for it and
couldn't find it. I sent this accidentally before I finished researching
it. I'll see what I can find.
* Judy Cuellar*
Judy Cuellar, MBA
Director of Student Financial Services
405.425.5190 Phone
405.425.5197 Fax
financialservices at oc.edu <judy.cuellar at oc.edu> Email
www.oc.edu/financial Website
I Believe!
Look for Scholarships on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/OCfinancialservices/> or Twitter
<https://twitter.com/OC_FinancialAid>
Need to send a document to Financial Services? You can use this secure
upload link <https://forms.oc.edu/Forms/dropbox>.
*(For your assistance in pronouncing my last name, the phonetic spelling
is KWAY-ar, to hear it pronounced, go
here http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Cuellar
<http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Cuellar>)*
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On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 11:55 AM Laura Coponiti <lcoponiti at usao.edu> wrote:
> I believe the 15 week requirement has been changed. See documents
> attached that was issued in November 2019.
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> Laura Coponiti
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> Dean of Enrollment Management
> <https://usao.edu/directory/laura-coponiti.html>
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> Troutt 112
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> University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma <http://usao.edu/>
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> 1727 West Alabama
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> Chickasha, OK 73018
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> 405-574-1350 (office)
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> 405-574-1220 (fax)
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> *From:* OASFAA <oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net> *On Behalf Of *Judy
> Cuellar
> *Sent:* Monday, June 22, 2020 11:21 AM
> *To:* oasfaa at lists.onenet.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 193, Issue 2
>
>
>
> We made the decision to "shorten" our fall and spring semesters. We still
> have 15 weeks, we just moved everything forward two weeks. We will end the
> fall semester just before Thanksgiving and start spring on January 25th
> (this might be flexible). We won't have a fall break or a spring break. We
> will offer two winter sessions this year for online courses. One in
> December and one in January.
>
>
>
> As long as there aren't more than 45 days between semesters, the break and
> student loans should be fine. We adjusted our loan periods/academic year.
> Luckily, the decision was made before July 1 so we were able to re-adjust
> everything in COD and Colleague before loans went out. We had to go in and
> adjust any summer aid periods because we are ending summer earlier than we
> had planned so we don't have crossover loan periods. Summer ends August 12
> and fall begins August 13.
>
>
>
> If you plan to shorten the semester to less than 15 weeks, you have to get
> permission through the eligibility application. As it turns out we have at
> least 1 day of instruction in our 1st week which makes us 15 weeks but I
> thought I was going to have to get permission for 14 week semesters. Here
> is what they told me at FSA/SPD Dallas when I asked about a shorter
> semester:
>
>
>
> "Because your request is outside the scope of the two COVID-19 Electronic
> Announcements issued March 5 and April 3, 2020, the Department asks that
> you submit your request via the EligCert update application web site.
> Please take the following steps:
>
>
> - Log in to https://eligcert.ed.gov/
> - In Section A, select “Other” as the application purpose, and type
> in the open field “Request for reduction in academic year”
> - Navigate to Section K, Question 69, and in this free-form text
> box enter your request, being sure to include the following:
>
>
> - Identify each academic program (or groups of programs, such as “all
> four year degree programs”
> - The requested number of weeks in the academic year for each
> program or groups of programs
> - An explanation of the purpose of the request, along with a
> demonstration of “good cause”
> - Any additional relevant information.
>
>
> - When submitting this application, print your signature page, have it
> signed by the appropriate official, scan and email that signature page to
> DallasSPD at ed.gov.
>
>
> - Please be sure to include the phrase “Signature Page,” your school
> name, and your institution’s OPEID number in the subject line of your
> email."
>
> * Judy Cuellar*
>
> Judy Cuellar, MBA
>
> Director of Student Financial Services
>
>
>
> 405.425.5190 Phone
> 405.425.5197 Fax
> financialservices at oc.edu <judy.cuellar at oc.edu> Email
>
> www.oc.edu/financial Website
>
>
>
> I Believe!
>
>
>
> Look for Scholarships on Facebook
> <https://www.facebook.com/OCfinancialservices/> or Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/OC_FinancialAid>
>
> Need to send a document to Financial Services? You can use this
> secure upload link <https://forms.oc.edu/Forms/dropbox>.
>
>
>
> *(For your assistance in pronouncing my last name, the phonetic spelling
> is KWAY-ar, to hear it pronounced, go
> here http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Cuellar
> <http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Cuellar>)*
>
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> 1. Revised Fall Calendar (Danielle Wellman)
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> From: Danielle Wellman <danielle.wellman at okbu.edu>
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> Subject: [Oasfaa] Revised Fall Calendar
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> Our executive team is looking at the possibility of a revised fall
> calendar in light of coronavirus, but before making a decision they want to
> know the financial aid implications of making those changes. I know a lot
> of other institutions are looking at changes for the fall as well. Can
> anyone whose university has made this decision offer light on any pitfalls
> that this may cause or specific things to check or be aware of? I know that
> we will have to change our loan period dates and disbursement dates for
> aid. Specifically I'm wondering about things like having a longer break
> between payment periods (this would create a longer than normal break
> between fall and spring) or things of this nature. Any advise on things I
> should research or be aware of would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
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>
> [Oklahoma Baptist University]
> Danielle Wellman
>
> Director of Student Financial Services
>
> 500 West University, OBU Box 61242 Shawnee, OK 74804
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> Phone: 405.585.5020
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