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• Websites
• Tools and Training
• Listservs
• Financial Aid News
• People

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Websites

• IFAP Information for Financial Aid
  Professionals www.ifap.ed.gov
• Dear Partner/Colleague Letters
• FSA Handbooks and updates
• Worksheets (verification, R2T4, Drug Conviction,
  ect.)
• Electronic Announcements
• Tools and Training
• Links to other ED sites

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IFAP Portal
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Websites

• FSA4Schools - fsa4schools.ed.gov
• FAP Calendar
• Processing Deadlines
• Conference dates
• Links to COD, CPS, NSLDS, ect.
• Resources and Training links
• News headlines

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FSA 4 Schools Website
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Websites

• FSA Publications www.fsapubs.org
• Download and order worksheets and informational
  handouts
• FAFSA worksheets, publications for students and
  families
• Paper copies of FSA Handbooks

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FSA Publication Website
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• Enter your full school OPEID (8 Digit School Code)

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Websites

• Ohio Board of Regents regents.ohio.gov
• News related to state programs
• Information for Students and Families as well as
  Financial Aid workers
• Access to state HEI system for reporting and
  eligibility queries

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Websites

• NCHELP National Council of Higher Education
  Loan Programs, www.nchelp.org
• Student loan related issues and Initiatives
• Common Manual and updates
• CommonLine file layouts
• Forms

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Websites

• NASFAA www.nasfaa.org
• Financial Aid News
• Regulatory updates
• Training and Research
• Encyclopedia of Student Financial Aid
• Event Calendar
• Some items require NASFAA Membership

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Websites

• Sallie Mae/Great Lakes
• Loan Calculators
• Resources for Families
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Higher Ed News (subscription required)
• FMS Providers
• System related information and guides

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Tools and Training FSA Coach

• Tutorials for various Financial Aid topics
• Useful for new and seasoned FA Administrators
• Can be useful to other departments as well

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Tools and Training COD Training

• COD Website Simulation for practice and training
• Lessons for running Grant and Direct Loan reports
• eMPN Simulations to assist in understanding DL
  eMPN process
• Found on the IFAP website

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Tools and Training FISAP

• Web tutorial for the FISAP
• Provides information on how to obtain and report
  data on the FISAP
• Found on the IFAP website

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Tools and Training Technical References

• FSA Download website www.fsadownload.ed.gov,
  can also be found on the IFAP Web site
• Technical references for ED Software (EdConnect,
  EdExpress)
• Technical references for flat file layouts and
  XML templates
• Technical references for ISIR/SAR comment codes

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Tools and Training ED Software Downloads

• FSA Download website www.fsadownload.ed.gov
• ED Software can be downloaded from this site
• EDConnect, EDExpress, DL Tools

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Tools and Training FSA Enrollment

• FSA Enrollment www.fsawebenroll.ed.gov
• Enroll new Financial Aid Members for NSLDS, CPS
  Access and Other online services
• Must be DPA (Destination Point Administrator) or
  Secondary DPA to enroll new users

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Tools and Training Worksheets

• IFAP Website
• Verification worksheets available by award year
• Drug Conviction worksheets
• R2T4 Worksheets
• EFC Formula worksheets and tables, available by
  Award Year

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Tools and Training Schedules and Publications

• IFAP Website
• Pell Grant payment schedules for both 0809 and
  0708
• FAFSAs and Renewal FAFSAs
• Cohort Default Rate Guide
• FSA Handbook, for each award year
• Federal School Code list

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FSA Handbooks
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• Listed by year and updated when new handbooks are
  available each year.

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Tools and Training Laws and Regulations

• IFAP Website
• Federal regulation Codes
• Federal Registers and Dear Partner Colleague
  Letters
• Updates and changes to Federal Programs and Laws

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Listservs

• OASFAA Members can communicate with other
  members with questions and general communications
• Receive Listserv emails by selecting Subscribe in
  your OASFAA membership profile

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Listservs

• FinAid-L National listserv used to communicate
  questions to other Financial Aid professionals
• Sign up for the FinAid-L listserv by sending and
  email to LISTSERV_at_LISTS.PSU.EDU with a single
  line in the text SUB FINAID-L Firstname
  lastname, institution

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Listservs

• FSA Tech National Listserv used to communicate
  with other Financial Aid Professionals
• Also receive PMessages through the list serve
  (same messages that are sent through EDConnect)

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Financial Aid News

• NASFAA www.nasfaa.org
• The Chronicle www.chronicle.com (subscription
  required)
• Financial Aid Officer www.financialaidofficer.co
  m

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Financial Aid News

• Using RSS to receive up-to-date news and
  information
• Many websites use RSS to provide quick access to
  News
• RSS is a very quick and efficient way to access
  information

• RSS feeds can be subscribed to in Outlook 2007,
  Firefox, Internet Explorer and various other
  standalone RSS Aggregators.

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RSS Feeds
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• RSS Feeds are usually indicated on a website by
  the above icon. When you see an icon such as the
  one above, the website supports RSS and you can
  click on the icon to find information on
  subscribing to the news feed.

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Financial Aid News Using RSS

• NASFAA has several news feeds, the main feed is
  Todays News - http//www.nasfaa.org/RSS/TN_Rss.xm
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• IFAP Electronic Announcements -
  http//www.ifap.ed.gov/IFAPWebApp/RSSFeed
• Dear Partner/Colleague letters and regulatory
  changes - http//fsa4schools.ed.gov/SCHOOLSWebApp/
  rss

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Financial Aid News Using RSS

• Financial Aid Podcast - http//feeds.feedburner.co
  m/StudentFinancialAidNews

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People

• Use the OASFAA Member directory
• Located on the OASFAA website under the member
  services, click on Search Member directory
• Co-Workers

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Questions?
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• Dave Clevenger
• University of Northwestern Ohio
• 419-998-3190
• dcleveng_at_unoh.edu

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