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SASFAA Update

Mr. Bryan Erslan, the SASFAA President, represents well, providing exceptional training events and timely legislative updates. SASFAA aims to be fiscally prudent, focus on students, and enhance membership benefits.

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SASFAA Update

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  1. SASFAA Update Presenter: Mr. Bryan Erslan SASFAA President Eastern Kentucky University (KY)

  2. AASFAA President – Stephanie Miller • Attends SASFAA Board Meetings with Voting Privileges • Represents Alabama quite well and is very engaged and will frequently ask questions to ensure understanding of key issues throughout the year • Voice on behalf of AASFAA on the SASFAA Executive Board

  3. SASFAA Goals for 2018-19 • Be fiscally prudent with decisions made throughout the year with regards to association expenses • Provide exceptional training events throughout the year in a variety of mediums, Fall Training Event, Webinars on key issues, Pre-Conference Sessions, Annual Conference, and New Aid Officers Workshop • Provide timely legislative updates to the membership and be responsive when and if key legislation is pending

  4. SASFAA Goals for 2018-19 - Continued • Partner closely with NASFAA and continue to serve as an advocate for financial aid programs and continue to develop key partnerships and relationships at the state and federal levels • Focus on Students and how we continually help students • Create a taskforce to consider the financial structure of the association. • Create a taskforce to update the Conference Handbook • Continue the taskforce to create a Vendor/Sponsor Handbook

  5. Membership Benefits • Training Sessions • Advocacy • Networking Opportunities • NASFAA Partnership

  6. Training Sessions • Webinars – TBD – SASFAA will offer 3-4 throughout the year, first webinar will be in November • Management Institute – Held in October for two days in Knoxville, TN (over 30 participants and outstanding speakers) • Pre-Conference Workshops • Banner Population Selections – ½ Day Sunday • Excel for Financial Aid – All Day Sunday • Leadership Symposium – Begins Saturday Morning through Sunday afternoon - Coordinator –Sandra Neel, University of Louisville

  7. Training Sessions (Cont.) 56th Annual SASFAA Conference • February 17-20, 2019, Buckhead, GA • General Sessions – 378 attendees • Department of Education Officials • NASFAA Representatives • Concurrent Sessions (Nearly 50) • Charity – College Foodbanks & Local Atlanta Foodbanks & Two South Carolina Colleges – Raised over $2,500 • Keynote Speaker – Voices of Lee • Regional Exchange - MASFAA President

  8. SASFAA New Aid Officers Workshop Wofford College - Spartanburg, SC June 3-8, 2019

  9. Advocacy • SASFAA Hill Visits • Will be held in May 2019 • Ron Gambill, SASFAA Legislative Committee Chair in collaboration with committee to develop talking points along with working closely with NASFAA Staff • Approx. 50 new elected officials are in the new Congress

  10. Networking Opportunities • Learn innovative techniques to administer FA • Engage with Colleagues • Chat with New Professionals • Discuss FA Changes • Develop Lifetime Friendships

  11. NASFAA Partnership • Advocate Key Federal Issues 2019 NASFAA National Conference Location:Orlando, FL Dates: June 24-27, 2019 • Conduct Leadership Workshop/Training • Presenters for Annual Conference • Host Regional Presidents Meeting

  12. SASFAA Making A Difference Scholarship – 2ndYear • Four students were awarded $500 – Students were from Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, & North Carolina this year. • Committee was made up of five current SASFAA Board Members

  13. Alabama Volunteers – SASFAA Board Member • Stephanie Miller – Executive Board- State President

  14. Alabama Volunteers (Cont.) SASFAA Committee Members Please stand and be recognized

  15. Special Recognition • SASFAA Past-Presidents • SASFAA Former Officers • Vice President • Treasurer • Secretary • SASFAA Former Committee Chairs

  16. SASFAA Board Members 18-19 Elected Officers • Bryan Erslan, President (KY) • William Spiers, President-Elect (FL) • Sharon Oliver, Past-President (NC) • Celena Tulloss, Vice-President (TN) • Tarik Boyd, Secretary (VA) • Jenelle Handcox, Treasurer (NC)

  17. Conference Sites • Norfolk, VA • Hilton Norfolk The Main • February 9-12, 2020 • Montgomery, AL Renaissance Hotel & Spa February 19-23, 2021

  18. Thank You AASFAA for Supporting SASFAA!

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