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   Just the Facts Committee
 
   
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 MASFAA Announces Just the FACTS! Training Opportunity

The MASFAA Executive Council and Just the FACTS Planning Committee are pleased to announce the details of the 2007-08 Just the FACTS! Training. Building on the success of prior years, MASFAA is pleased to once again offer comprehensive, fundamental and inexpensive training to our newest members.

The FACTS (Financial Aid Core Training Seminar) uses NASFAA's CORE training materials to provide training in the basics of the financial aid process from A to Z. The training begins with a description of the federal financial assistance programs and concludes with valuable information regarding the various resources available to you as a new financial aid professional. Please note that the focus of the training is on federal needs analysis and programs. Institutional Methodology is not a component of this training.

The training will be offered over a period of five weeks, one day per week at no cost to MASFAA members. Trainers are seasoned financial aid professionals who have extensive experience in the administration of federal financial aid at various types of institutions (public, private, 2-year, 4-year, graduate or undergraduate).

You must be a MASFAA member in order to register for the training. Please log into the web site using your membership ID and password. If you have not yet become a member, you must do so before you can register for the workshop series.

 Registration Policy

The training is intended to be comprehensive and it is expected that participants will attend all five weeks (one day per week) of the training. Space is limited and classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Priority will be given to aid professionals currently working at academic institutions, and to individuals who have not previously attended the Just the FACTS series. Attendance will be limited to two participants per educational instituition or school; additional participants from the same institution/school will be placed on a wait-list until registration has closed. These registrants will be admitted if space permits. Associate members are welcome to attend if space permits.

 Training Dates & Topics

(Training will be offered at one site: -- Northeastern University, Boston, MA

All sessions run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with an hour break for lunch. Registration and a complementary continental breakfast will be available starting at 8:30 am. Lunch will be provided.

October 02, 2007 Overview of Student Aid Programs; Application Process; Federal Methodology
October 09, 2007 Student Eligibility; Verification; Cost of Attendance; Counseling Skills
October 16, 2007 Campus-Based Programs: Administrative Requirements; Calculation of Federal Pell Grant Awards; ACG/SMART Grants; Packaging and Notification of Awards
October 23, 2007 FFEL & Direct Loans: Reviewing Program Requirements, Calculating Loan Amounts, and Repayment Features and Counseling Requirements; Professional Judgment
October 30, 2007 Return of Title IV Funds; The 3 R’s (Resources, Research and Networking), Graduation from the Program

 Faculty

Kathy Anderson College Relationship Manager MEFA
Allene Begley Curto Associate Director of Financial Aid Springfield College
Tony Erwin Director of Financial Aid Services Northeastern University
Linda Mularczyk Director of Financial Aid Mt. Ida College
Lynne Myers Director of Financial Aid College of the Holy Cross
Bernie Pekala Director of Financial Strategies Boston College
Martha Savery Director of College Relations MEFA
Merdith Stover Associate Director of Student Fin Services Babson College
Marcia Toomey Director of Financial Aid Endicott College
Partricia White Director of Financial Aid Harvard Graduate School of Education

 Just The Facts List-Serve

When you register your name will be added to the Just the FACTS list-serve. The list serve will provide a forum for communicating questions and announcements regarding the training with your fellow participants and trainers. Notification regarding delays or cancellations due to inclement weather will be posted to the list-serve.

 Snow Date Policy

Snow Date policy: In case of inclement weather, further information will be posted to this site.

 Directions/Transportation Options

Driving Directions to:
Northeastern University
Renaissance Parking Garage
835 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02118

From the north (via I-93 or Route 1: Take the Storrow Drive exit, and proceed to the Fenway exit. Follow signs for Boylston Street inbound, and bear right onto Westland Avenue. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue, proceed to the third traffic light, and turn right onto Columbus Avenue. The Renaissance Parking Garage is at 835 Columbus Avenue.

From the west (via Route I-90, Massachusetts Turnpike): Take Exit 22 (Copley Square), and bear right. Proceed to the first traffic light, and turn right onto Dartmouth Street. Take the next right onto Columbus Avenue. The Renaissance Parking Garage is at 835 Columbus Avenue.

From the west (via Route 9): Proceed east on Route 9; it will become Huntington Avenue. Turn right onto Ruggles Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Tremont Street. At the second set of lights, turn left onto Melnea Cass Boulevard, and then turn left onto Columbus Avenue. The Renaissance Parking Garage is at 835 Columbus Avenue.

From the south (via I-93, Route 3): Take Exit 18 (Massachusetts Avenue/Roxbury/Frontage Road). Turn left at the third light, staying in one of the two left lanes. Proceed straight onto Melnea Cass Boulevard. Continue for approximately two miles and turn left onto Columbus Avenue. The Renaissance Parking Garage is at 835 Columbus Avenue.

Via public transportation
Northeastern is accessible by subway via the Green Line of the MBTA. From downtown Boston, take an “E” train outbound to the Northeastern stop, the first stop above ground. The campus can also be reached from downtown via the Orange Line by taking any train going outbound to Forest Hills and getting off at Ruggles Station. Commuter rail lines connect with the Orange Line at Ruggles Station, Back Bay Station, and North Station.


 

 


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