Financial Aid PackagingTo date the FAO has packaged 2,946 students for some type of aid source. A slight increase in the number of students packaged for aid during Spring registration is expected.*Please note this is not exclusive to Federal, State and Institutional aid. This includes State Employee discount recipients, KSU, and other institution employee waivers and Donovan Scholars.
Processing• The FOA continues on the weekly processing schedule of Importing and exporting FAFSA details, Loan and Pell data. Disbursements also occur on a weekly basis unless otherwise directed. • Awarding, Award Letters, and Missing Information Letters continue on a weekly basis as well.
Projects• Ongoing projects are Verifications. To date the FAO has verified 394 students. • Clean-up. The FAO is in the process of evaluating all of our Federal Aid programs to ensure complete compliance with all State and Federal Regulations, including but not limited to returns.
TechnologyThe FAO is working with IT to obtain the needed updates to maintain functionality within the BANNER system. Because the new system will not go live until March 2017 (estimate), version 8.28 is needed. Version 8.26.1 is currently used.
Upcoming Activities
New FAFSA dateThe 2017-18 FAFSA became available October 1, 2016 for students to complete. The FAO hosted, Financial Aid Nights every Tuesday in October from 4:30 to 6 pm. Our office remained open to assist student with FAFSA completion and any other FA need.
PeopleSoftFA is continuing to work closely with our implementation team. We are up to date and on schedule with implementation.
Professional Development• The two of the newest members to the FAO attended the FALL KASFAA conference. This is a professional Financial Aid Organization, of which each KSU FAO staff is a member. This organization provides trainings and keeps all members up to date on State and Federal Aid news. • Assistant Director Frank Kincaid will attend the Southern Association of Student Federal Aid Administrators conference in February. • Interoffice training is conducted on a weekly basis. Staff members are trained in their areas of specialization and Federal Aid regulations.
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