State Student Financial Aid Workshops
Registration Coming Soon

The dates and locations for the annual state student financial aid workshops are set for Tuesday through Friday, May 14 - 17, 2013.

Several important topics will be covered including results of the legislative session, changes to the Unit Record Reporting tool, and a review of program policies and updates for State Need Grant, State Work Study, and the College Bound Scholarship.

Tues, May 14 at Yakima Valley CC
Wed, May 15 at Spokane CC
Thurs, May 16 at N Seattle CC
Fri, May 17 at Centralia College

If your school is equipped and you prefer to use an ITV option, please contact Kristin Ritter by email with the names of the administrators that will be participating, your school's KORRS number, and at least one contact phone number from your school.

For more information, please contact Kristin Ritter.

Kristin Ritter
Washington Student Achievement Council
kristinr@wsac.wa.gov
360-753-7850

Mark Your Summer Calendars
WFAA 2013 Summer Training Event
7/9/13 - Pacific Lutheran University
7/10/13 - Gonzaga University

Registration Coming Soon

These training days will include updates from WSAC and the Federal Department of Education. A more complete agenda will be coming soon!
For your 2013-2014 WFAA membership and summer training, the cost will only be $75.00. (The training event itself is $35.00 which includes lunch.)

Training Opportunities:

Federal Department of Education Training Opportunities:
Training Catalog: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/ifap/training/index.jsp

Training Announcements:
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/ifap/byDCLType.jsp?type=ANN&year=2011

Training Opportunities Provided by Servicers:
http://www.nelnetloanservicing.com/training/
http://www.usafunds.org/schools/Pages/Training.aspx/

https://www.mygreatlakes.org/web/FAP/training/findAvailableEvents?selected=training

Conferences:

-- Click Here to Make Your Hotel Reservations --
-- 2013 WASFAA Session Proposal Form --
-- Click Here for Tentative Agenda --
(Specific Breakout Sessions will be Posted in March)

Nowhere else can you get the depth and breadth of the professional development opportunities that NASFAA offers. Every year, we provide a wide variety of programs for experienced, intermediate, and beginning financial aid officers.

• Register now and receive a confirmation email that includes information on how to reserve your sleeping room.
• New This Year! In addition to access to session handouts, registrants will also receive access to all recorded interest sessions.
• Freeman Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore confirmed to give Opening Session Keynote Address.

Traci Stensland
VP for Training
Whitworth University
tstensland@whitworth.edu

Training Committee
Isabelle Mora - St. Martin's University
Marilyn Ponti - Whitman College
Lyssa Thaden - ASA
Sherri Peterson - Gonzaga University
Kay Soltis - Pacific Lutheran University
Paula Nagel - Seattle University
Dawn Knight - Nelnet
Emily Smith - Bastyr University
Julie Japhet - Washington Student Achievement Council
Georgette Chun - Western Washington University
Jody Kolterman - University of Phoenix