07 Mar Spring Conference! Get Excited!
Hello CAFAA, Spring is just around the corner and so is the CAFAA Conference! Last year brought forward many changes to CAFAA and we are utilizing that momentum going into...
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16 Feb I’m Totally Listening. I Promise.
Most of you know that I’m extremely active in the world of Improvisational (improv) theater. Improv is often described as accepting the unknown gracefully. Although I’m a professionally trained improviser...
19 Jan Father Time
Father Time. Another year, come and gone. Another year, ups and downs. Another year, tick and tock. Another year, day to day. Another year and closer to retirement (Right, still...
14 Dec The NEW CAFAA!
As the years come and go with changes to federal Financial Aid from gainful employment to prior prior year, CAFAA brings on a more exciting and welcomed change. Since 1967...
23 Nov Financial Aid: Don’t Take it Personally
How many times have you had the conversation? You’re sitting across from a student discussing their aid package and all they want to talk about is the aid they’re not...
03 Nov Volunteering for CAFAA: Trick or a Treat?
Being asked to volunteer may often seem like a trick to get you to do the job that no one else has signed up for, or for many of us...
05 Oct Let Us Not Forget Why We Do What We Do
Whew! I am one tired gal. Trying to stay on top of new regulations, old regulations, reporting deadlines, corrections to this and corrections to that can make one wonder if...
22 Sep In the Know – How the New CAFAA Membership Model Can Improve Student Success
We all know the feeling – working in Financial Aid can feel like you’re in a castle on a small island with its own strange language, gated behind stacks of...
16 Sep The Importance of Working Together with Other Offices on Campus
Working together with other offices on campus is very beneficial as we can communicate any changes, issues/concerns, new programs, deadline dates, etc that we see coming down the pike So...
09 Sep It’s All About Repayment, ‘Bout Repayment. No Default.
Thanks to Jill Robertson’s timely blog post from last month, I know that every one of you stayed calm, cool and relaxed through the hectic start of a new year....