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President:  Andrea Swain
President Elect:  Diane Usher
Vice President:  Jennifer Cone
Treasurer:  Noel Simpson
Secretary:  Allen Cowett
Past President:  Greg Silva
Congratulations

We would like to congratulate our newly elected board members.

As of our October meeting the RIASFAA Board will be:

President:  Diane Usher, Roger Williams University
President-Elect:  Jennifer Cone, Salve Regina University
Past-President:  Andrea Swain, College Planning Center of RI 
Vice-President:  Allen Cowett, Johnson & Wales University 
Treasurer:  Jennifer Dutch, Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 
Secretary:  Jim Olick, Johnson & Wales University

We hope everyone enjoyed the June Conference.

RIASFAA is on LinkedIN

To help our past and present members stay in touch we have added RIASFAA as a group on LinkedIN, a professional networking site.

Join by following this link: RIASFAA on LinkedIN

American Student Assistance® (ASA) new training series

American Student Assistance® (ASA) is excited to announce our new training series which will cover a variety of timely topics for financial aid administrators from July through September. Since the summer months can be particularly busy, the training events will take place conveniently over WebEX.

All sessions will be from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET except July 29, 2009, and September 2, 2009, which will be from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET.

Below are the scheduled dates and the topics: 

July 8, 2009
Implementing a Program of Financial Literacy on Campus

July 15, 2009
Financial Literacy – Getting Your Students to Pay Attention

July 22, 2009
Ten Key Ideas FAO's Should Know When Implementing Financial Literacy Programs

July 29, 2009
Regulatory Update

August 5, 2009
Innovations in Entrance and Exit Counseling

August 12, 2009
Regulatory Update

August 19, 2009
The A to Zs of Written Policy Requirements

August 26, 2009
Regulatory Update

September 2, 2009
Repayment Options: Featuring Income Based

September 9, 2009
Lower Your CDR: Cohort Default Management Best Practices

September 16, 2009
Helping Your Students Create a Financial Roadmap

September 23, 2009
Put Loans - The Impact on Institutions and Borrowers
 
For more details or to register for any of the training events above, please visit our website or contact your Account Executive Jeff Bentley at jbentley@amsa.com or (617) 728-4524.


All of ASA’s training events are offered free of charge.

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