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• Equality Talk Book Club - White Fragility: Why It Is So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

  • When
    February 26, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  MASFAA's Equality Talk Book Club

  White Fragility: Why It Is So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Dr. Robin DiAngelo

  Our live, online, discussion for this book will be held on February 26, at 11 am (Central).

  
  

  Mission Statement: As leaders of the financial aid community, it is our goal and duty to help students obtain access to a college education and achieve their educational goals. By expanding our understanding of diverse groups, book club members will strive to think critically and inclusively to inform decision-making, the populations we serve, and our communities at-large. 

  MASFAA’s Equality Talk is designed to: 

  • Expand participants’ awareness and appreciation of diversity 
  • Promote open and extended discussion of inclusion and equity issues
  • Provide a safe setting to be vulnerable as we expand our knowledge of critical issues 
  • Connect and enhance the feeling of community within the organization

  Join MASFAA's book club and converse on these important topics with your Midwest colleagues. Check out the Equality Talk Book Club page here.

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• FAAC® Exam Preparation Workshop

  • When
    March 07, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Kirtland Community College, Grayling, Michigan

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  Financial aid administrators are entrusted with significant responsibility, and the FAAC® designation affirms the professional commitment not only to those responsibilities, but also their commitment to uphold the highest ethical standards.
  

  Since 2019, an elite group of more than 650 financial aid professionals have earned the esteemed FAAC® designation — and you now have the opportunity to access an intensive preparation course to help you prepare for NASFAA's Certified Financial Aid Administrator^® (CFAA) Program knowledge exam! At this in-person workshop, you will use a suite of materials prepared by NASFAA.

  Registered participants will receive a comprehensive set of preparation resources and complimentary access to the certification knowledge exam. Resources include: 

  • Exam preparation guide for candidates
  • Self-assessment worksheet
  • Exam preparation workshop handouts
  • Practice exam and diagnostic report

  This full workshop is $300 for MASFAA members, and $400 for non-MASFAA members. This is a significant cost savings as the exam and Exam Preparation Guide are $525 if purchased directly from NASFAA — and that doesn't include an in-person preparation workshop!

  Lunch is provided and included in the registration fee. 

  Change And Cancellation Information

  You may request to cancel your registration for a full refund until February 21, 2025. After that time, you will be charged the full registration cost. Requests must be submitted to the Treasurer (treasurer@masfaaweb.net) in writing to be considered. 

  Registration fees may be transferred to another individual up to 14 days before the event begins. Requests must be submitted to the Treasurer-Elect (treasurer-elect@masfaaweb.net) in writing to be considered. Transferring registration fees to another individual may require the recipient to become a MASFAA member in accordance with the registration policies for the event. Memberships are non-transferrable.

  PARTICIPANT CONDUCT

  All participants must agree to abide by the MASFAA Appropriate Behavior and Conduct Clause.

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• ISFAA Annual Conference

  • Start
    March 12, 2025
  • End
    March 14, 2025
  • Location
    Indianapolis, IN

  
  

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• WVASFAA Conference

  • Start
    March 19, 2025
  • End
    March 21, 2025
  • Location
    Glade Springs Resort, Daniels, West Virginia

  
  

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• ILASFAA Annual Conference

  • Start
    March 26, 2025
  • End
    March 28, 2025
  • Location
    Embassy Suites by Hilton, East Peoria, IL

  

  
  

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• WASFAA Annual Conference

  • Start
    March 26, 2025
  • End
    March 28, 2025
  • Location
    Oneida Hotel, Green Bay, WI

  

  
  

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• IASFAA Spring Conference

  • Start
    April 08, 2025
  • End
    April 11, 2025
  • Location
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  
  

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• FAAC® Exam Preparation Workshop

  • When
    April 14, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois

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  Financial aid administrators are entrusted with significant responsibility, and the FAAC® designation affirms the professional commitment not only to those responsibilities, but also their commitment to uphold the highest ethical standards.
  

  Since 2019, an elite group of more than 650 financial aid professionals have earned the esteemed FAAC® designation — and you now have the opportunity to access an intensive preparation course to help you prepare for NASFAA's Certified Financial Aid Administrator^® (CFAA) Program knowledge exam! At this in-person workshop, you will use a suite of materials prepared by NASFAA.

  Registered participants will receive a comprehensive set of preparation resources and complimentary access to the certification knowledge exam. Resources include: 

  • Exam preparation guide for candidates
  • Self-assessment worksheet
  • Exam preparation workshop handouts
  • Practice exam and diagnostic report

  This full workshop is $300 for MASFAA members, and $400 for non-MASFAA members. This is a significant cost savings as the exam and Exam Preparation Guide are $525 if purchased directly from NASFAA — and that doesn't include an in-person preparation workshop!

  Lunch is provided and included in the registration fee. 

  Change And Cancellation Information

  You may request to cancel your registration for a full refund until March 31, 2025. After that time, you will be charged the full registration cost. Requests must be submitted to the Treasurer (treasurer@masfaaweb.net) in writing to be considered. 

  Registration fees may be transferred to another individual up to 14 days before the event begins. Requests must be submitted to the Treasurer-Elect (treasurer-elect@masfaaweb.net) in writing to be considered. Transferring registration fees to another individual may require the recipient to become a MASFAA member in accordance with the registration policies for the event. Memberships are non-transferrable.

  PARTICIPANT CONDUCT

  All participants must agree to abide by the MASFAA Appropriate Behavior and Conduct Clause.

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• OASFAA Annual Conference

  • Start
    April 23, 2025
  • End
    April 25, 2025

  
  

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• MASFAA Matters Webinar: Prison Education Programs

  • When
    April 24, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  Access to federal financial aid, including Pell Grants, was returned to students who are incarcerated as of July 1, 2023. The initiation of these Prison Education Programs (PEPs) is a complex process. Consideration of partnerships, authority, processes, and financials can be overwhelming. Schools that are already committed to operating a PEP face an interesting clash of changes, as PEP initiation coincides with FAFSA Simplification, creating a complex process and ecosystem to navigate. NASFAA provides national technical assistance to both financial aid and prison education administrators and is available to address the creation and operation of PEPs.

  Click here for more information and to access the event!
  

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• OASFAA Annual Conference

  • Start
    March 25, 2026
  • End
    March 27, 2026
  • Location
    Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center, Lewis Center, OH

  
  

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