From DanGHolt at aol.com Tue May 29 14:12:41 2001
From: DanGHolt at aol.com (DanGHolt@aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 23 20:21:30 2004
Subject: [Oasfaa] FAD position avaialable in Kansas City
Message-ID: <21.c54ad43.28454ea9@aol.com>
Director of Financial Aid
Avila College
Kansas City, Missouri
Avila College (see www.avila.edu), a Catholic institution sponsored? by
the Sisters of St. Joseph in suburban Kansas City, Missouri, seeks a
dynamic, experienced Director of Financial Aid.? As the chief financial
aid administrator, the Director of Financial Aid reports to the
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and supervises two
professional and one support staff.
The new Director of Financial Aid will be responsible for day-to-day
leadership and performance of the Financial Aid Department; he/she will
manage all office personnel and systems to ensure the timely delivery of
institutional, federal, state and private financial assistance to
eligible Avila students in compliance with government regulations and
College policies and procedures.? Under the guidance of the new
Director, the Financial Aid Department is expected to continue or exceed
it's current level of excellence as evidenced by the College's low
Stafford Loan default rate (most recent:? 3.8%), record of no material
audit findings in many years, and a student satisfaction with services
rate of 95%.
The applicant must possess a Bachelor's Degree (Master's preferred) and
have at least five years of financial aid experience, including a
minimum of two years supervisory experience.?? In addition, the
applicant must be familiar with the relevant technology and data
exchanges, have detailed knowledge of Title IV regulations, and be able
to perform all necessary reporting functions.
The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and
education.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with
priority given to those received by June 15.? Interested candidates
should submit a letter of application, resume, transcript and at least
three references to Dr. Esther Ray Mills, 11901 Wornall Road, Kansas
City, MO? 64145.? AA/EOE
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From DanGHolt at aol.com Tue May 29 14:16:37 2001
From: DanGHolt at aol.com (DanGHolt@aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 23 20:21:30 2004
Subject: [Oasfaa] FAD position available in Arkansas
Message-ID: <50.165e5452.28454f95@aol.com>
Financial Aid Director Position Announcement
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John Brown University is seeking applications for Director of Financial Aid.
JBU is a Christian, interdenominational, comprehensive University with
approximately 1,600 students (1,100 undergraduates, 150 graduate, and 350
degree completion undergraduates), located in Northwest Arkansas. JBU?s two
mottos of, ?Christ Over All? and ?Head, Heart, and Hand? best depict the
intentional integration of Christian faith in all educational aspects of the
student experience. Our Financial Aid Office is part of an enrollment
management model and the director reports to the Vice President in this
division of the University.
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Employment Starting date: August 1, 2001
Application deadline: June 30, 2001
Responsibilities include: Administration of Federal, State and institutional
aid programs for all undergraduate, graduate, and degree completion students
(1,100 total on aid). Developing and carrying out enrollment and financial
aid strategies designed to recruit and retain students who fit with the JBU
mission and help us meet our desired enrollment size and shape (quantity and
quality of the student body). Effectively hire, train, and motivate financial
aid staff (five full-time and student support staff). Maintain strong
relationships with other key JBU offices and administrators across campus and
at our Advance Centers (business, registrar?s, information resources,
Advance, and graduate offices). Actively participate in State and National
professional organizations (AASFAA, NASFAA, CCCU ? Financial Aid Directors).
Give financial aid informational sessions and seminars for our on-campus
visitation programs, at area high schools, and at regional college fairs.
Cross-training of admissions staff to assist in the basics of financial aid.
Keep the president and cabinet aware of any key trends or threats related to
financial aid. Generally be an advocate for new and returning students and
families in providing financial access to JBU.? Being a strong advocate for
the financial aid staff in providing resources and opportunities for
professional and personal development.
Qualifications: Bachelor?s Degree (Master?s preferred); five or more years
in financial aid administration (leadership role); extensive knowledge of the
Title IV regulations, experience with non-traditional aid programs (degree
completion and graduate programs); strong computer skills (experience with
financial aid data base management and automated processes); strong
interpersonal and communication skills; strong ability to create good will
with staff, students and parents; servant attitude; commitment to the
Articles of Faith, Mission, and Priority Goals of the University; and a
desire to be a role model for students and staff by demonstrating an active
Christian faith in personal example and in work related activities.
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All candidates must complete the JBU Employment Application and submit a
current resume and reference list. Applications are available through our
Human Resource Office (Kay Jackson ? 501/524-7128 or kjackson@jbu.edu).
Printable applications are also available on our website (Acrobat format):
http://www.jbu.edu/humanres/exempt.pdf
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Please direct all questions and application materials to:
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Don Crandall
Vice President for Enrollment Management
John Brown University
2000 W. University Street
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
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501-524-7150
dcrandal@jbu.edu
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From ClientRelations at ogslp.org Tue May 29 16:47:13 2001
From: ClientRelations at ogslp.org (Client Relations)
Date: Tue Mar 23 20:21:31 2004
Subject: [Oasfaa] Netscape Upgrade
Message-ID: <67B1776185FFD311926100805FC11F9D010646DD@HANDEL>
Ensure Success with Your NetWizardTM Applications!
Upgrade to Netscape Version 4.7 and continue to use the reporting and
printing functions of NetWizard.
Recently, Netscape announced the retirement of versions 4.05 and earlier.
For optimal performance with NetWizard, we recommend that you use Netscape
version 4.7. Another version of Netscape - 6.0 - is available; however, we
have discovered incompatibilities with our NetWizard features. In
particular, Netscape 6.0 impacts Document Direct for the Internet, a tool
that is used to view reports, and Adobe Acrobat, a program that is necessary
when printing from NetWizard. For these reasons, we encourage you to use
Netscape version 4.7.
Instructions and materials for upgrading your Netscape browser are available
online at no cost. For more information, simply visit
http://home.netscape.com/products/index.html?cp=bridpt and follow the
instructions to upgrade to version 4.7.
If you have any questions about how to download Netscape version 4.7, please
call OGSLP Client Relations at (800)-247-0420 or (405)234-4329.
From ClientRelations at ogslp.org Thu May 31 14:18:20 2001
From: ClientRelations at ogslp.org (Client Relations)
Date: Tue Mar 23 20:21:31 2004
Subject: [Oasfaa] New Deferment and Discharge Forms
Message-ID: <67B1776185FFD311926100805FC11F9D8B6F91@HANDEL>
> OGSLP would like to advise you that the U.S. Department of Education (ED)
> recently approved new deferment and cancellations forms. Approval of these
> forms is found in GEN-01-07 (see attached link). These technical changes
> were made to the forms as a result of final regulations that will be in
> effect on July 1, 2001.
>
> The new forms must be used when providing deferment applications to
> borrowers on or after July 1, 2001. If a loan holder receives a previously
> approved form after that date, the loan holder should process that form.
> The loan holder is responsible for being certain that the previously
> approved form is processed using the applicable regulatory provisions.
>
> Just as a reminder, no changes to, deletions from, or additions to the
> prescribed language in these forms will be permitted. Printing
> instructions remain the same as when the forms were originally distributed
> to the community. All eight deferment forms have been modified in addition
> to the two cancellations forms, which are outlined below. You may link to
> these forms via GEN-01-07 (see attached link):
>
> Deferment forms:
> - Education Related
> - In-School
> - Parental Leave / Working Mother
> - PLUS Borrower with Dependent Student
> - Public Service
> - Temporary Total Disability
> - Unemployment
> - Economic Hardship
>
> Discharge forms:
> - Loan Discharge Application: False Certification of Ability to Benefit
> - Total and Permanent Disability Cancellation Request
>
>
> If you have any questions, please contact OGSLP's Client Relations
> Department. Thank you.
>
> <>
>
> Client Relations
> OGSLP
> (405) 234-4329 or 1-800-247-0420
> Fax - (405) 234-4459
> clientrelations@ogslp.org
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From ClientRelations at ogslp.org Thu May 31 16:45:38 2001
From: ClientRelations at ogslp.org (Client Relations)
Date: Tue Mar 23 20:21:31 2004
Subject: [Oasfaa] Electronic Signature Overview
Message-ID: <67B1776185FFD311926100805FC11F9D8B6F9A@HANDEL>
Although this topic has been discussed for many months, it is evident that
Electronic Signatures will be implemented for both FFELP and the FDSLP loan
programs. The U.S. Department of Education (DE) has been busy releasing new
information concerning the implementation of the electronic signature.
Additionally, DE has announced it's plans to implement a PIN-based
electronic signature program for Direct Loans by July 2nd of this year, and
will allow FFELP participants to implement within the same timeframe.
OGSLP would like to provide you with highlights of the most recent
developments.
Release of Dear Partner Letter with Electronic Signature Standards:
Earlier this month, DE released GEN-01-06, informing the student financial
aid community that as a result of the recent passage of the Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act), lenders and
borrowers will soon have the option of using electronic promissory notes and
signatures.
As part of the letter, DE provided the "Standards for Electronic Signatures
in Electronic Student Loan Transactions (Standards)." These Standards
provide guidance to FFELP participants regarding the use of electronic
signatures in conducting student loan transactions, including the use of
electronic signatures for signing loan promissory notes.
Usage of the Standards is voluntary and lenders are free to develop their
own standards to protect the enforceability of their loans. However, DE has
stated that lenders who use the their Standards will be protected from the
loss of federal benefits on a loan if the loan is determined to be legally
unenforceable by a court based solely on the processes used for the
electronic signature or related records. For your reference, listed below is
a link to GEN-01-06 that includes the Electronic Signature Standards.
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/gen0106.html
Town Hall Meeting:
Several of the industry associations sponsored a joint Town Hall Meeting on
Electronic Signatures on May 3rd. During this meeting, DE advised that
regulations will not be issued at this time. They believe that the
"Standards for Electronic Signatures in Electronic Student Loan
Transactions" provides sufficient guidance to FFELP participants.
Discussion during the meeting included the topic of authentication. The
Standards require lenders to confirm the borrower's identity through an
authentication process. This process is made available through DE's
contractor, NCS Pearson. Expected charges for this authentication process
for low volume users (less than 500 thousand requests per year) has been
reduced from $0.28 to $0.25 per transaction.
Note: The attached link leads to a set of Questions and Answers from the
meeting that is posted to NCHELP's web site. This site contains an entire
section devoted to progress on Electronic Signatures including DE's
presentation, information provided by NCS Pearson (DE's contractor for the
project) and FFELP Community Comments on the Standards.
http://www.nchelp.org/esign/esignQ&A.htm
More information...
As you can see, much is going on with this topic. It is yet to be seen
whether FFELP participants will choose to use the PIN model provided by DE
or choose to implement electronic signatures using their own methodology.
One major issue is the requirement that the PIN be mailed to the borrower,
potentially lengthening the application process. (see Electronic Standards
for more in depth information regarding the overall process).
OGSLP expects much to develop on this subject over the next several weeks
and will continue to keep you advised.. The topic is also to be discussed at
various industry conferences including the NCHELP Spring Convention
scheduled for the first week of June. OGSLP staff will be present and will
pass on all pertinent information as we receive it. However, in the interim,
if you have any questions or are unable to access any of the attached
documents, please contact Client Relations at (405) 234-4329 or
1-800-247-0420 or via email at clientrelations@ogslp.org.
Client Relations
OGSLP
(405) 234-4329 or 1-800-247-0420
Fax - (405) 234-4459
clientrelations@ogslp.org
From JWichert at francistuttle.com Fri Jun 1 09:13:47 2001
From: JWichert at francistuttle.com (Jerome Wichert)
Date: Tue Mar 23 20:21:31 2004
Subject: [Oasfaa] FERPA Training Materials
Message-ID:
There are several FERPA packets left over from the support staff training session. If you can use the material in your office please contact Thomas Ratliff (580-774-3022) and he will send you the material.
Jerome Wichert
OASFAA President
From ClientRelations at ogslp.org Fri Jun 1 14:41:28 2001
From: ClientRelations at ogslp.org (Client Relations)
Date: Tue Mar 23 20:21:31 2004
Subject: [Oasfaa] Enhancement to Disbursement Service EFT Process
Message-ID: <67B1776185FFD311926100805FC11F9D8F6063@HANDEL>
Coming Soon - OGSLP makes exciting changes to its Disbursement Service EFT
process!
We've evolved from a paper-check business to a "paperless," or Electronic
Funds Transfer (EFT) business. We're changing our business process to
reflect this trend*.
* OGSLP is pleased to announce that enhancements have been made to the
set up process for EFT disbursements received through OGSLP's Disbursement
Service. This means that as an EFT school, you will soon receive EFT
disbursements from Sallie Mae Guarantee Services, on behalf of OGSLP, for
all of the Disbursement Service lenders you use that do not require an EFT
agreement prior to the first EFT disbursement. This is based on the loan
programs you are currently setup for (Stafford only, PLUS only, or both),
and it is regardless of guarantee type.
* A benefit of this change for schools is that they will no longer
need to collect approvals from most Disbursement Service lenders prior to
receiving an EFT. However, some lenders do continue to require EFT
contracts. In those instances, once we receive approval, we will continue
the EFT set up process for those lenders.
* Prior to making this change, we would like to know from our schools
if there are any OGSLP Disbursement Service lenders from which you do not
want to receive funds via EFT. Additionally, please advise us if you would
like to add EFT to any of the loan program types for which you are currently
receiving paper checks. Disbursement Service Lenders, we would also like to
know if you have any school exceptions for the EFT process. Clients with
any of this necessary information should contact Penny Gandy at
pgandy@ogslp.org or send via fax to (405)234-4459.
Note: This is based on the loan programs that you are currently setup for
(Stafford only, PLUS only, or both). In addition, if you request a check for
any borrower that does not want EFT, you will continue to receive a check.
As always, if you have questions, you should call an OGSLP Client Relations
staff member at (800)247-0420 or (405)234-4329 or email at
clientrelations@ogslp.org.