Monday, February 8th Location Event Session Description Presenter(s) & Moderator 11:00 AM - 11:30 Guilford ABC to Visit Sponsors and Charity Tables AM Luncheon/SASFAA Business Meeting Dan Mann, NASFAA Chair 11:30 AM 1:00 PM NASFAA Update & University of Illinois at – Guilford B Dan Mann, NASFAA NASFAA Chair, Dan Mann will provide a NASFAA Update Urbana-Champaign Chair Amy Berrier 1:15 PM 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions – The purpose of this session is to raise awareness of the issues unique to post-secondary schools and the distance education environment and to discuss actions to mitigate the risks associated Yessyka Santana, Dept. of with education fraud. Title IV programs are large, complex, and Ed, Office of Inspector Mitigating Fraud inherently risky because of their design, reliance on numerous General Session 1 Auditorium IV Risks in Title IV entities for administration and oversight, the nature of the student Programs population, and the changes in educational delivery methods, such as distance education. After this presentation, a participant will gain Chris Ratliff a better understanding of the OIG Mission and the recommendations made by the OIG in Management Information Reports to help mitigate fraud risks in Title IV Programs. Federal Ever wondered how the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is Amanda Sharp, NASFAA Methodology: Part II* calculated? This session will describe the underlying principles of Brad Barnett, JMU Session 2 Biltmore need analysis, explain the various federal methodology formula (Continuation from Part I, Monday models, and give attendees an opportunity to perform an EFC hand 9:45am) calculation. Marian Dill This session will provide tips and strategies for working with your Joan Bailey, USF & Tracy Resolving students to quickly resolve issues of database matches that has Jones, USF Citizenship, Selective Session 3 Auditorium III resulted in a resolution being required before the student eligibility Service and Veteran can be determined. Best practices will be discussed, strong Status C-Flags audience participation will be encouraged. Kelly D'Eath
Monday, February 8th Location Event Session Description Presenter(s) & Moderator 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Guilford ABC to Visit Sponsors and Charity Tables 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Luncheon/SASFAA Business Meeting Guilford B NASFAA Update Dan Mann, NASFAA Chair NASFAA Chair, Dan Mann will provide a NASFAA Update Dan Mann, NASFAA Chair & University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Amy Berrier 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions Session 1 Auditorium IV Mitigating Fraud Risks in Title IV Programs The purpose of this session is to raise awareness of the issues unique to post-secondary schools and the distance education environment and to discuss actions to mitigate the risks associated with education fraud. Title IV programs are large, complex, and inherently risky because of their design, reliance on numerous entities for administration and oversight, the nature of the student population, and the changes in educational delivery methods, such as distance education. After this presentation, a participant will gain a better understanding of the OIG Mission and the recommendations made by the OIG in Management Information Reports to help mitigate fraud risks in Title IV Programs. Yessyka Santana, Dept. of Ed, Office of Inspector General Chris Ratliff Session 2 Biltmore Federal Methodology: Part II* (Continuation from Part I, Monday 9:45am) Ever wondered how the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is calculated? This session will describe the underlying principles of need analysis, explain the various federal methodology formula models, and give attendees an opportunity to perform an EFC hand calculation. Amanda Sharp, NASFAA Brad Barnett, JMU Marian Dill Session 3 Auditorium III Resolving Citizenship, Selective Service and Veteran Status C-Flags This session will provide tips and strategies for working with your students to quickly resolve issues of database matches that has resulted in a resolution being required before the student eligibility can be determined. Best practices will be discussed, strong audience participation will be encouraged. Joan Bailey, USF & Tracy Jones, USF Kelly D'Eath