[Oasfaa] FW: [SWASFAA Team Chatter] Fall Conference Reflections

Mon Nov 30 09:31:21 CST 2015

Janell Valdez is coming in as SWASFAA's President for her 2016 term and is already getting a head start on her blog posts!

Mendy Schmerer, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Office of Student Financial Aid
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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-----Original Message-----
From: SWASFAA Team Chatter [mailto:blog at swasfaa.org] 
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:06 AM
To: Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC) <Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu>
Subject: [SWASFAA Team Chatter] Fall Conference Reflections

SWASFAA Team Chatter has posted a new item, 'Fall Conference Reflections'

12:30AM, 1:15AM, 2:30AM, 3:00AM...yes, you all have experienced this...constantly waking up during the night before an early morning flight.   Bonus of having a 5:45AM flight to Phoenix, AZ, I had an entire row of seats to myself.  In fact, the only suitcase rounding the Southwest baggage carousal was mine.  I grabbed the lonely bag and made my way to my first NASFAA Board meeting as an observer.

I was a bit nervous about what to expect.  Will I stumble over my name during introductions?  Alas, no need to be nervous.  Many familiar and friendly faces; our own Andrew Hammontree and Lisa Blazer.  Whew, it is going to be ok.

Along with the four regional presidents who are also observers, we took our seats behind the Board members, ready to take in all the discussions.  During the meeting, I realized that we, as financial aid professionals, are so fortunate to have NASFAA and its Board  to advocate, at the national level,
 for us and our students.

Tuesday afternoon ended the meeting.  With "goodbye's" said, and a ride secured to the airport, I reflected on the past week.  A successful SWASFAA Conference, the opportunity to meet our members, sharing best practices of our field, participating in a national board meeting.....wow.  I have a feeling there will be a year full of "wow's" in 2016 for me.

If you want to experience a year full of "wow's", please consider completing a  volunteer form.   Volunteers are the core of SWASFAA.

I look forward to 2016, meeting our members, and year full of saying "wow'".

Mark your calendar now for the annual conference in Oklahoma City, OK, November
2 - 4, 2016.

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