Executive Council Minutes/Report

Executive Council

Minutes/Report:
DATE: October 17, 2010 - Indiana Report
LOCATION: Chicago
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The Indiana Student Financial Aid Association is actively engaged
sponsoring ten high school guidance counselor workshops being held
throughout the state in October and November. The association
assumed many of the logistical chores this year as cutbacks with
state funding eliminated the ability of our state grant partners
from continuing to meet those duty needs. It has gone well though
as we are continuing to serve the needs by educating hundreds of
counselors on federal and state aid changes.

Progress continues on development of our 75th Anniversary
Conference to be held on December 16 and 17 at the Indianapolis
North Marriott. Retired NASFAA President, Dallas Martin, will be
the keynote speaker at the special Thursday evening banquet. Prior
to dinner, he and Joe Russo, Director of Student Financial
Strategies for the University of Notre Dame, will be conducting a
book signing in honor of Joe’s new work “The Art and Science of
Student Aid Administration in the 21st Century”. Dallas wrote the
foreword to the book. The enthusiasm is running high for this
unique conference that will entwine traditional sessions, geared
towards helping with daily work issues, around a set of general
sessions focusing on the historic significance of the financial aid
industry and our pertinent current role in shaping higher
education. This will definitely prove to be a must-see event.

Preparations are also in high gear for College Goal Sunday this
coming February. Site expansion and increased visibility through
advertising are both expected in this coming year as we strive to
help more students than ever gain awareness of the options
available to assist them in paying for their advanced degrees. We
are confident with the volunteer team being assembled that this
will prove to be another great year of service for students through
this initiative.

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POSTED BY: Thomas M Ratliff