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“THE MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE” ENDING TUESDAY AT 2:00 PM)
Hilton Philadelphia Airport |
CONFERENCE TENTATIVE AGENDA – Dated As of 1-05-2011
Owners Track in RED
Basic Classes in GREEN
USDE TRACK
MONDAY, APRIL 16th
07:00am All Day Registration in the Foyer |
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08:00am to 08:05am
BALLROOM SALON A, B & C
Invocation by Larry Prather the PCCS Ex. Dir.
Welcome by Debbie Dunn the PCCS Chairperson
Welcome by Nancy Gifford USDE – FSA – Area Director Region III
Welcome by Betty Coughlin USDE – FSA – Area Director Regions I & II
Welcome by Bob James USDE – FSA – Liaison for PCCS
08:05am to 09:00am
BALLROOM-SALON A, B & C
Gainful Employment-Final Regulations & Comments - Panel
By Mary Lyn Hammer – Champion College Services
Moderator: Debbie Dunn – Lancaster School of Cosmetology
09:00am to 10:00am
SALON A – BASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
FAFSA/Student Eligibility/Verification
By Sally Samuels - FAME
SALON B – USDE TRACK
Reducing Delinquency & Default by Craig Rorie - USDE
SALON C – ADVANCED FINANCIAL AID TRACK
Administrative Capabilities
By Deborah John –Deborah John & Associates
LIBERTY 1 & 2
Panel Discussing Audit Findings
Kessler, Orlean, Silver & Co. - Wilke & Associates
LIBERTY 3 & 4 – OWNERS TRACK
Washington Update-APSCU will provide up-to-the-minute
Information on activities from Congress and the USDE that impact
Private sector institutions & the students they serve
By Tammy Halligan or Brie Statham - APSCU
BOARD ROOM
Attendance Tracking Compliance by Dr. Abu Shaharier - ieLink
BENJANIN’S ROOM
Continue Gainful Employment with Mary Lyn Hammer, Raymond Testa
Tony Fragomeni & Others
| BREAK 10:00AM SPONSORED BY WILKE & ASSOCIATES – JAY ALEXANDER BREAK 10:00AM SPONSORED BY RITZERT & LEYTON, P.A. – PETER LEYTON |
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10:30am to 11:30am
SALON A – BASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
Pell Grant Rules-Clock, Nonterm Credit Hour, Term and
Nonstandard Term by Sally Samuels - FAME
SALON B – USDE TRACK
Gainful Employment Update by
By
SALON C – ADVANCED FINANCIAL AID TRACK
Program Integrity Regulations
By Deborah John-Deborah John & Associates
LIBERTY 1 &2 – Solutions to Successful Repayment
Guiding Borrowers to Successful Repayment
Borrowers Experience & Financial Literacy
By William Lindsey - FedLoan Servicing (PHEAA)
LIBERTY 3 & 4 – OWNER TRACK
Audit Findings, Annual & Compliance Requirements
By Joe Knutte – Knutte & Associates
BOARDROOM
Cohort Default Rate & Repayment Issues
By John Beal – Wright International Student Services
11:30am to 01:00pm Lunch in the Hotel in Three Different Areas SPONSORED BY FAME – Sally Samuels & Julia Brown |
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01:00pm to 03:00pm INDEPENDENCE BALLROOM
Regulations, Compliance & Reauthorization Update
By Dr. Sharon Bob – Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, P.C.
By Ron Holt – Dunn & Davison of Kansas City, LLC
By Peter Leyton – Ritzert & Leyton, P.A.
Moderator: Debbie Dunn – Lancaster School of Cosmetology
| 03:00pm to 03:30pm Break Sponsored by Ron Holt – Dunn & Davison of KC, LLC Break Sponsored by Christine Gregory – Educational Management Services |
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03:30pm to 04:30pm
SALON A
Loan Rules-Clock Hour, Nonterm Credit Hour, Standard and
Nonstandard Term by Sally Samuels - FAME
SALON B – USDE TRACK
R2T4 Review and Updates by
SALON C
New Verification Requirements in 2012-12
By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators
LIBERTY 1 & 2
Developing a Financial Aid Policies and Procedures Manual
By Christine Gregory – Educational Management Services
LIBERTY 3 & 4 – OWNERS TRACK
Education Deals in Today’s Heightened Regulatory Climate – How Schools are
Being Valued & Effectively Preparing your School for a Sale
By Ron Holt & Megan Banks – Dunn & Davison of Kansas City, LLC
Also by Todd Gates – Spectra Advisors
BOARDROOM
Out Sourcing Financial Aid
By Matt Orth & Nick McCook – EdFinancial Services
BENJAMIN’S ROOM SPECIAL SESSION
Washington Update-APSCU will provide up-to-the-minute Information on
Activities from Congress & the USDE that impact Private Sector Institutions
& the Students they serve by Tammy Halligan or Brie Statham - APSCU
04:30pm to 05:30pm
SALON A
Incentive Comp, Disclosures & Misrepresentation: How to Keep Admissions
Compliant by Steve Chema & Ben Walker – Ritzert & Leyton, P.A.
SALON B
Consumer Information Requirements
By Kristi Cole – Deborah John & Associates
Also by James Moore - USDE
SALON C
Verification & Where to find Required Data on Tax Returns
By Jay Alexander – Wilke & Associates
& by Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators
LIBERTY 1 & 2
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
By Don Grybas – Gemcor Inc.
LIBERTY 3 & 4 – OWNERS TRACK
Program Reviews by Retired USDE
By Patricia Edelson – DLA Piper LLP (US)
BOARDROOM
Financial Aid’s Personnel Best Practices to Ensure Compliance
By Eileen Keller – Salmon Sims Thomas
BENJANIN’S ROOM
Negotiated Rulemaking Update & Washington Udate – AACS Conference
By Tony Fragomeni – Empire Education Group
05:30pm to 07:00pm Welcome Hospitality Reception – Cash Bar in the Exhibitors Area SPONSORED BY KNUTTE & ASSOCIATES – JOE KNUTTE/KATHY HAYS |
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| SPONSORED BY MARY LYN HAMMNER WITH CHAMPION COLLEGE SERVICES WILL HAVE A GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT AND DEFAULT PREVENTION TRAINING SESSION AT 7:00PM IN ONE OF THE MEETING ROOMS IN THE HOTEL WITH PIZZA, THEREFORE, YOU NEED TO SIGN-UP AT THEIR EXHIBIT DURING THE CONFERENCE. LIMITED NUMBER |
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TUESDAY APRIL 17th, 2012
| 07:00am to 08:00am Break in the Exhibitors Area Sponsored by |
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08:00am to 09:00am
SALON A
Clock to Credit Conversion Requirements
By Christine Gregory – Educational Management Services
SALON B – USDE TRACK
COD Update by
SALON C
Program Reviews by Retired USDE Personnel
By Patricia Edelson – DLA Piper LLP (US)
LIBERTY 1 & 2
Did You Know? Questions & Answers by Sally Samuels - FAME
LIBERTY 3 & 4 – OWNERS TRACK
Administrative & Financial Responsibilities
By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators
BOARD ROOM
Sail Above the Sharks – How to Navigate through the Infested Waters of Default
By Janice Krieg & Ben McNabb – Partners Financial Services
BENJAMIN’S ROOM
Gainful Employment by Cathy Wetzel
Deborah John & Associates
09:00am to 10:00am
SALON A – BASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
How to Determine Pell Grant Amounts at Non-term Schools
By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators
SALON B – USDE TRACK
Clock to Credit Conversion Requirements by
SALON C
Compliance Issues with Third Party Agreements
By Jonathan Tarnow-DrinkerBiddle&Reath LLP
LIBERTY 1 & 2
Return of Unearned Funds (R2T4)
By Don Grybas – Gemcor Inc.
LIBERTY 3 & 4 – OWNERS TRACK
Schools Planning to Add a Program or Location
By Christine Gregory – Educational Management Services
BOARDROOM
Automate Financial Aid, School & Student Data with the Flexibility
of the Web with FAS’ all new EDGE web Application
By Financial Aid Services
BENJAMIN’S ROOM
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due-The New Title IV Credit Hour Definitions
By Jay Vaughan – Dow Lohnes PLLC
| 10:00am to 10:30am Break Sponsored by Dow Lohnes PLLC – Jay Vaughan Break Sponsored by Mid Cap Advisors – John Parnell |
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10:30am to 11:30am
SALON A – BASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
How to Determine Loan Amounts at Non-term Schools
By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators
SALON B
Top Breaking Legal Issues in Program Reviews, Audits and
Investigations by Joel Rudnick – Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.
SALON C
Determining Cost of Attendance Budgets
By Don Grybas – Gemcor Inc.
LIBERTY 1 & 2
2012 Verification – A New Addition of a Classic
By Sally Samuels - FAME
LIBERTY 3 & 4
Preparing for a US Department of Education Program Review
By Elaine Neely – Kaplan Higher Education
BOARDROOM – OWNERS TRACK
Mergers & Acquisitions by John Parnell – Mid Cap Advisors
BENJAMIN’S ROOM
Incentive Compensation Risks and Traps by
Peter Fleming, Jay Alexander, Barb Alexander
Wilke & Associates, LLP
| 11:30am to 12:00pm / check out of the Hotel-Short Break Sponsored by |
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12:00pm to 12:10pm INDEPENDENCE BALLROOM
Exhibitors Drawing by Terry Hopkins
12:10pm to 02:00pm INDEPENDENCE BALL ROOM
Regions I, II & III PCCS Ex. Director Larry Prather
USDE – FSA – Title IV Policy by Jeff Baker
Moderator: Bob James
Thank you all for a great conference, see you next year same place, same month