A Challenge,Nick resize It’s almost conference time! You’ve gotten the OK from your supervisor to attend and you’ve teamed up with coworkers to select roommates. You might have already started packing and might have spent some time thinking about what you hope to learn at the...
Looking for a way to get involved, but not really sure where to start?? Consider joining a committee! Do you love working with FAFSA nights and visiting local high schools to get students (and parents!) excited about financial aid?? Consider joining the Financial Aid Awareness/College Goal...
I have never picked a word of the year for myself, but this year I did. I have been fortunate to see some very cool things come together in a few different arenas and they all have a common theme. It caused me to stop...
What can you do to ensure that YOU are nominated for that desired position? Shout your name from the highest mountain Jump up and down reciting “pick me, pick me” Attach reason why you want to be nominated on a chocolate bar Record and perform...
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 this year. The CAFAA Conference Committee has been busy planning this year’s conference that...
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 that teaches and coaches improv in Denver, I still have things I’m constantly working on....
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 just a light at the end of the tunnel). While I try and stay ahead of...
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 CAFAA has been at the forefront in serving the needs of financial aid professionals here...
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 getting. It’s frustrating for both parties. As an administrator all you can do is play...
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 the phrase “congratulations, you’re being voluntold” is all too familiar. You might think, sure it...