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10/9/2009
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) would like to make you aware of the following information, which may be of interest to you and/or your students.
You may either scroll through the entire message, or click on the appropriate link(s) to go directly to details about a specific topic:
UPDATES
Save Illinois MAP Grants campaign, upcoming operational dates, College Illinois!® enrollment, and the next Commission meeting
TRAINING EVENTS
Financial Aid 101 Workshops
UPCOMING SCHEDULES
Processing schedules for upcoming days when the ISAC offices will be closed
UPDATES
October 15th: Student Rally for Save Illinois MAP Grants Campaign
In September, ISAC and numerous other higher education entities kicked off the Save Illinois MAP Grants campaign, which is aimed at rallying public support to urge state lawmakers to restore full-year awards made under the Monetary Award Program (MAP) for the 2009-10 academic year. MAP is ISAC's need-based aid program, which aids in paying tuition and mandatory fee expenses and helps pave the way to college for many Illinois students who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend.
Encourage your students to make their voices heard at a student rally which is planned for 12:30 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, October 15th in the parking lot of the Illinois Education Association (100 E. Edwards) in Springfield, Illinois.
Be sure to visit the campaign Web site at www.saveillinoismapgrants.org/ to learn about more scheduled events in which concerned citizens can participate (including an ISAC public hearing on October 12th at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale), as well as to access resources available for use in calling, writing or visiting your legislators to encourage their pursuit and support of restoring funding for MAP.
October 15th: 2009-10 STS Summer Term Payment Claim Deadline
The summer term payment claim deadline date for the 2009-10 Student to Student Program of Matching Grants (STS) is October 15, 2009. Specific details are available at the STS Payment Procedures page of the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area.
October 30th: 2009-10 NESP Eligibility Certification/Payment Request Rosters Due
Completed 2009-10 Nurse Educator Scholarship Program (NESP) Eligibility Certification/Payment Request Rosters are due at ISAC on or before October 30, 2009.
October 30th: Compliance Rosters for 2008-09 Teacher Education Programs Due
Enrollment Status Verification for Compliance Rosters are due on October 30, 2009 for colleges with students who received funds from the the following ISAC-administered programs during the 2008-09 academic year: the Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Program, the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program, the Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program, and the Nurse Educator Scholarship Program (NESP). Details are provided in an August 12th e-Message.
November 1st: College Illinois!® Enrollment Opens
College Illinois! enrollment opens on Sunday,
November 1, 2009. Beginning in November, contracts for Illinois' 529 prepaid tuition program (which allows families to lock in future college tuition and fee costs today) will be available for purchase year-round, rather than during a limited enrollment period. Access the College Illinois! Web site for more information.
Updated informational brochures can be ordered through the Order Materials area of collegezone.com, beginning the first week of November.
November 13th: Next Commission Meeting
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission is set for Friday,
November 13, 2009, at North Central College in Naperville.
TRAINING EVENTS
Financial Aid 101: Building a Solid Foundation Workshops
As was announced in an October 7th e-Message, the next quarterly Financial Aid 101: Building a Solid Foundation workshops will take place on October 26th (Prairie State College) and October 28th (ISAC's Springfield office). Further details are available at the e-Library's Partner Training area at collegezone.com.
UPCOMING SCHEDULES
The following are upcoming dates on which the National Disbursement Network (NDN) and/or ISAC offices will be closed:
- Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (Veterans Day Observation) - both ISAC and NDN offices closed
- Wednesday, November 25, 2009 (Furlough Day Closure) - ISAC offices only closed
- Thursday, November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving Day) - both ISAC and NDN offices closed
- Friday, November 27, 2009 (Day after Thanksgiving) - both ISAC and NDN offices closed
- Thursday, December 24, 2009 (Furlough Day Closure) - ISAC offices only closed
- Friday, December 25, 2009 (Christmas Day) - both ISAC and NDN offices closed
- Friday, January 1, 2010 (New Year's Day) - both ISAC and NDN offices closed
Note that ELM Resources will continue to process and transmit files on all of the dates listed above.
Remember that you can access collegezone.com anytime, or send an e-mail message to ISAC's School Services Department. With the exception of days when the ISAC offices are closed, ISAC staff will review and respond to messages during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT).
Processing Schedules
Click on the appropriate link(s) to access holiday processing schedules for loan records [CommonLine and Common Account Maintenance (CAM) files] and/or Monetary Award Program (MAP) and Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program records.
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