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8/19/2008

Monthly Webinars

Beginning this month, ISAC will offer monthly Webinars that feature a particular scholarship or grant program. The topic of the first Webinar will be the Monetary Award Program (MAP) and the Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program and will be presented on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Each session will begin with an overview of the features and benefits of the program followed by more detailed guidance on processing and administering it. For example, the MAP/IIA Webinar will cover topics such as residency verification, the payment claim process, reconciliation and how to use MAPnet reports.

To participate: access the PowerPoint presentation on the Partner Training page in the e-Library at collegezone.com; then dial 877.873.8017 (toll-free) and enter code 8324962# to access the audio portion of the Webinar.

Upcoming Webinar topics include:

MAP & IIA -- August
Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) -- September
Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program -- October
Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) -- November
High School Scholarship Programs (HSSP) -- December

Financial Aid 101 Workshops

ISAC will continue to offer Financial Aid 101 Workshops for new financial aid administrators on a quarterly basis. To register for one of these Workshops, e-mail Kim Eck, Training Coordinator, at keck@isac.org and indicate the date and location which you plan to attend. The dates for third and fourth quarter workshops are:

Thursday, September 18 -- ISAC Springfield Office
Tuesday, September 23 -- ISAC Deerfield Office

Wednesday, December 10 -- ISAC Deerfield Office
Friday, December 12 -- ISAC Springfield Office

Back to School Conference Calls

As the 2008-09 academic year kicks into high gear, ISAC will offer back-to-school conference calls to provide you with an update on state and federal happenings, including information on ISAC processing and reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Mark your calendars for one of the following dates and watch for more details in early September:

Wednesday, September 24, 1 - 2 p.m.
Thursday, September 25, 10 - 11 a.m.

To participate: dial 877.873.8017 (toll-free) and enter access code 8324962#.

ILASFAA Fall Workshop

Get on the Gridiron, ILASFAA's Touchdown Training is the theme for this year's Fall Workshop to be held
November 5 - 6, 2008 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign, IL. A wide variety of financial aid and professional development topics will be offered through a series of general and breakout sessions. The cost to attend this one-and-a-half day workshop is $50 for ILASFAA members and $75 for non-members. More detailed information about the workshop will be available in the coming weeks.

October 2008

September 2008

August 2008

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