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Regions VII and VIII PCCS

Conference dates

REGIONS VII & VIII PCCS January 23 & 24, 2012

 (Monday & Tuesday Only start 8:00am each day and ending Tuesday at 2:00pm)



THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
NEAR THE KANSAS
CITY AIRPORT

Click here for Flyer in PDF printable for handouts at your meetings

Owners Track in RED
Basic Classes in GREEN
USDE TRACK


CONFERENCE TENTATIVE AGENDA – Dated As of 01-05-2011

MONDAY JANUARY 23rd

07:00am Registration pre-convene area break
            Sponsored by Deborah John & Associates – Deborah John
            Sponsored by Kessler, Orlean, Silver & Co. – Sandy Alper


08:00am to 08:05am
SALON E
Invocation by Larry Prather-PCCS Ex. Director
Welcome by Ralph LoBosco – USDE –FSA - Area Director Region VII
Welcome by Bob James – USDE – FSA – Liaison for PCCS                  
Welcome by Larry Nienhueser-PCCS Chairperson - Owner
                                                 Old Town Barber College

08:05am to 09:00am
SALON E
Gainful Employment-Final Regulations & Comments
By Mary Lyn Hammer – Champion College Services
Moderator: Larry Nienhueser – Old Town Barber College


09:00am to 10:00am
            SALON  AOWNERS 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


            SALON  B & C – BASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
                        Student Eligibility, 2011/2012
                                    FAFSA, 2011 Tax Returns – Deborah John
                                                                                    Deborah John & Associates
            SALON E – USDE TRACK
                        Reducing Delinquency & Default
                                                            By Mark Walsh - USDE

            SALON  F
                        Panel Discussing Audit Findings    
                                    By Kessler, Orlean, Silver & Co. – Wilke & Associates

            SALON  G & H – ADVANCED FINANCIAL AID 
                        2012-13 Award Year Processing Changes & IRS Data Retrieval
            By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators

            MISSOURI  ROOM                                                
                        Out Sourcing Financial Aid 
                                    By Karen Gibson & Paige Herdricks – EdFinancial Services

            KANSAS  ROOM  
            Attendance Tracking Compliance by Dr. Abu Shaharier - ieLinks 

BREAK 10:00AM
SPONSORED BY WILKE & ASSOCIATES – JAY ALEXANDER
SPONSORED BY RITZERT & LEYTON – STEVEN GOMBOS

      

10:30am to 11:30am

            SALON  AOWERNS TRACK 
                                   Audit Findings, Annual & Compliance Requirements

                                                By Joe Knutte – Knutte & Associates

 

            SALON  B & C BASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
                        Dependency Override & Professional Judgment
                                    By Deborah John – Deborah John & Associates

           
            SALON  EUSDE TRACK
                        Gainful Employment Update by  

           
            SALON  F – Solutions to Successful Repayment     
                                   Guiding Borrowers to Successful Repayment

                                    Borrower Experience & Financial Literacy
                                                By William Lindsey – FedLoan Servicing (PHEAA)        

           
            SALON  G & H – ADVANCED FINANCIAL AID
                        2012-13 Award Year Processing Changes & IRS Data Retrieval
                        By Ruth Chrismore - Student Aid Administrators

 

            MISSOURI  ROOM
                        By Gene Miller

 

            KANSAS  ROOM                      
                        Cohort Default Rate & Repayment Issues
                                                By John Beal - Wright International Student Services     

11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch in the Exhibitors Room – SALON D

SPONSORED BY

STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATORS - RUTH CHRISMORE

WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICE - JOHN BEAL
                  

 

SALON  E

“Regulations, Compliance & Reauthorization Update                 

By Dr. Sharon Bob – Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.                       

By Dave LeFevre – Dunn & Davison of Kansas City, LLC

By Steven Gombos – Ritzert & Leyton, P. C.                       

Moderator: Larry Nienhueser

         03:00pm to 03:30pm
Break in the Exhibitors Area – Sponsored by 
Dave LeFevre & Megan Banks – Dunn & Davison of Kansas City. LLC         
Don Grybas – Gemcor, Inc

                                         

03:30pm to 04:30pm
            SALON  AOWNERS TRACK
            Education Deals in Today’s Heightened Regulatory Climate –
             How Schools are
Being Valued & Effectively Preparing
             Your School for a Sale

            By Megan Banks – Dunn & Davison of Kansas City, LLC
                  By Todd Gates – Spectra Advisors

            SALON  B & C
                        Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
                                    By Don Grybas – Gemcor

            SALON  E USDE TRACK                                                                     
                        R2T4 Review and Updates by
                        By


             SALON  F – PERSONALITY PROFILE
                        Understanding Students & Those We Work with Daily, 
                                    Aid to student & employee retention
                                                By Larry Nienhueser & Lori Ferguson
                                                                        Old Town Barber College 
            SALON  G & H        
                        New Verification Requirements 2012-13
                        By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators   
       

            MISSOURI  ROOM
                        OPEN

            KANSAS  ROOM
            Sail Above the Sharks –
                        How to Navigate through the Infested Waters of Default      

                   By Janice Krieg & Ben McNabb – Partners Financial Services           

04:30pm to 05:30pm

            SALON  A OWNERS TRACK
                        Program Reviews by Retired USDE Personnel
                        By Patricia Edelson & Dennis Cariello – DLA Piper LLP (US)

            SALON  B & C
                        Return of Unearned Funds (R2T4)
                                                By Don Grybas – Gemcor, Inc.

            SALON  E USDE TRACK
                        COD Update by


            SALON  F
            Washington Update – APSCU will provide up-to-the-minute Information       
            On Activities form Congress & the USDE that impact Private Sector
            Institutions & the Student they serve – by Tammy Halligan or Brie Statham

            SALON  G & H
                        Verification & Where to find Required data on Tax Returns
                                    By Jay Alexander – Wilke & Associates
                                                By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators

            MISSOURI  ROOM
            Incentive Comp, Disclosures & Misrepresentation:
                        How to Keep Admissions 

            Compliant by Steve Chema & Ben Walker – Ritzert & Leyton P.C.

            KANSAS  ROOM                                                                              
                        Gainful Employment by Cathy Wetzel
                              Deborah John & Associates

05:30pm to 07:00pm Welcome Hospitality Reception in Hotel Atrium
(if you are not staying in the hotel see Joe or Kathy for free drink tickets)
Sponsored by Knutte & Associates – Joe Knutte & Kathy Hays

(if you are not staying in the hotel see Megan Banks or Dave LeFevre
Sponsored by Dunn & Davison of Kansas City, LLC – Dave LeFevre

JUMBO SHRIMP & CHICKEN FINGERS & WINGS
Sponsored by Deborah John & Associates- Deborah John

 

SPONSORED BY MARY LYN HAMMER WITH CHAMPION COLLEGE SERVICES WILL HAVE A GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT AND DEFAULT PREVENTION TRAINING SESSION AT 7:00PM IN SALON E ROOM IN THE HOTEL WITH PIZZA, THEREFORE, YOU NEED TO SIGN-UP AT THEIR EXHIBIT DURING THE CONFERENCE.            LIMITED NUMBER  

 

TUESDAY JANUARY 24th

07:00am to 08:00am
Break in the Exhibit Area Sponsored by Kessler,Orlean,Silver & Co. – Sandy Alper

08:00am to 09:00am
            SALON  AOWNERS TRACK  
                        USDE FSA – Liaison for PCCS – Bob James


            SALON  B & C
                        Consumer Information – by Cathy Wetzel
                             Deborah John & Associates

            SALON  E                                                                                        
                        Preparing for a US Department of Education Program Review
                                    By Elaine Neely – Kaplan Higher Education

            SALON  F
                        Program Reviews by Retired USDE Personnel
                         By Patricia Edelson & Dennis Cariello – DLA Piper LLP (US)


            SALON  G & HBASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
                        How to Determine Pell Grant Amounts at Non-term Schools
                       By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators


            MISSOURI  ROOM
                                    OPEN

            KANSAS  ROOM
                                    OPEN

09:00am to 10:00am
            SALON  A OWNERS TRACK
            Administrative & Financial Responsibilities for Schools
                                    By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators


            SALON  B & C
            Financial Aid’s Personnel Best Practices to Ensure Compliance
                                    Eileen Keller – Salmon Sims Thomas

            SALON  E – USDE TRACK
            Clock to Credit Conversion Requirements by   
   

            SALON  F
                        Compliance Issues with Third Party Agreements 
                                    By Jonathan Tarnow-DrinkerBiddle&Reath LLP

            SALON  G & H                                                                                  
            Disbursement Regulations by Kristi Cole-Deborah John & Associates

            MISSOURI  ROOM
                        Creating Web Sites on the Inter-net by Terry Hopkins

            KANSAS  ROOM
                        OPEN

10:00am to 11:00am
            SALON  AOWNERS TRACK
                       Mergers & Acquisitions by John Parnell   
                                                                        Mid Cap Advisors

            SALON  B  &  C        
                        Determining Cost of Attendance Budgets
                                    By Don Grybas – Gemcor, Inc.

            SALON  E
            Top Breaking Legal Issues in Program Reviews, Audits and
            Investigations by Joel Rudnick – Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.

            SALON  F
                        OPEN

            SALON  G & HBASIC FINANCIAL AID TRACK
                                     How to Determine Loan Amounts at Non-term Schools   

                                    By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators

            MISSOURI  ROOM  
                        Requirements for Title IV Funds by Bob James

            KANSAS  ROOM
                                    OPEN

11:00am to 12:00pm  Break Sponsored by
By Mid Cap Advisors – John Parnell

12:00pm to 12:10pm             SALON  E   
                                                Exhibitors Drawing by Terry Hopkins  

12:10pm to 02:00pm             SALON  E

Regions VII & VIII 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

 

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