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• 2025 Leadership Symposium Summit

  • When
    07 May 2025
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    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Columbia College

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  2024-2025 has been a year of BIG change. The Leadership Symposium will address some of those challenges. We will offer a round table of Directors from a cross section of the types of schools across the state to try to answer your questions about life in the financial aid office during FAFSA simplification and any other questions that are keeping you up at night that you may want to ask the panel. Topics will include but are not limited to staffing changes, new regulations and reporting requirements. We will also have a session addressing Inclusion in Higher Education.

  SCASFAA is offering 5 registration scholarships ($75.00 each) for this training. If your institution has limited funds, send me an email explaining your school’s budgetary challenges to Leehr2@mailbox.sc.edu.

  Finally, if you missed the opportunity to study and earn your NASFAA Administrative Capability credential, we are offering it once again at a discounted price that you would have to pay if you took the test on your own. 

  A delicious lunch from Apple Spice is included in the registration fee. Your choices are:

  • Granny Apple Turkey on Honey Wheat:  Tangy sliced green apples, Havarti cheese, lettuce, and our famous apple cider vinaigrette dressing on top of our oven roasted turkey breast.
  • BLT avocado on Honey Wheat:  The ultimate BLT piled high with bacon, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese, avocado, sprouts, and our signature sauce.
  • Vegetarian on 13-Grain:  Mushrooms, cucumbers, vine-ripened tomatoes, sprouts, roasted red peppers, and avocados on lettuce with cheddar cheese and pesto mayonnaise.
  • Roast Beef & Provolone on 13-Grain:  Lean roast beef and provolone cheese with Dijon horseradish sauce.
  • The Italian on Sourdough:  Salami, pepperoni, ham, provolone cheese, pepperoncini, tomatoes, green leaf lettuce and Vidalia onion mayonnaise.

  We look forward to seeing you then.

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• Virtual Summer Training Summit

  • Start
    03 Jun 2025
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  • End
    06 Jun 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Webinar

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  We hope you will join us for our Summer Virtual Training Summit!  This free event is comprised of four different virtual sessions, held over the first week of June.  See below for a tentative list of sessions & featured speakers. 

  Once you complete registration, the Zoom meeting link will be included in the additional details.  That link will work for every session, so be sure to add the sessions you wish to attend to your calendar!
  
  Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 10:00AM
  Artificial Intelligence Session
  Presenter: Wes Fondren, Ph.D., Associate Provost for AI, Academic Technology, and Professional Development, Coastal Carolina University

  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 10:00AM
  Working with Veteran Students
  Presenter: Kala Hudson, Ed.D., Director of Adult Learning and Veterans Services, Converse University

  Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10:00AM
  Remembering the Why: Reclaiming Calm, Boundaries, & Purpose in Financial Aid
  Presenters: Justin Draegar, Senior Vice President, Affordability, Strada Education Foundation; Samantha Hicks, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Coastal Carolina University

  Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:00AM  
  “Ask Me Anything” Session
  Panelists: Various financial aid leaders from across the state

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