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Regions VII and VIII PCCS

Conference dates
25th ANNUAL WORKSHOP JANUARY 24th & 25th, 2011

(two full days)
(CONFERENCES ARE STARTING ON MONDAY AT 8:00AM ENDING TUESDAY AT 5:00 PM)

THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
NEAR THE KANSAS
CITY AIRPORT

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Owners Track in RED
Basic Classes in GREEN


CONFERENCE TENTATIVE AGENDA – Dated As of 8-20-10

25th ANNUAL WORKSHOP JANUARY 24th & 25th, 2011

MONDAY JANUARY 24th 

07:00am Registration pre-convene area break sponsored by Deborah John & Assoc.

 08:00am to 09:00am SALON A
                                                Facing the Headwinds of
                                                Cohort Default Rates

                                                By Mary Lyn Hammer –
                                                Champion College Services

09:00am to 10:00am  SALON  A
                                               by Dean Obenauer    
                                                     National Student Loan Program

                                    SALON  B & C
                                               Basic Financial Aid Track–
                                               Overview of Programs

                                                & Eligibility Requirements
                                                By Deborah John

                                                       Deborah John & Associates   
      

                                    SALON  E
                                                USDE Track –
                                                Reducing Delinquency & Default

                                                            By Mark Walsh  

                                    SALON  F
                                                by Don Grybas – Gemcor Inc.

 
                                     SALON  G & H 
                                    Advanced - 2011-12 Award Year,
                                                Review FAFSA & SAR/ISIR

                                                Professional Judgment, Pell Grants-military 
                                                            By Ruth Chrismore –
                                                Student Aid Administrators

                                    MISSOURI  ROOM                                                
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM  
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry 

BREAK 10:00AM SPONSORED BY WILKE & ASSOCIATES – JAY ALEXANDER

10:30am to 11:30am SALON  A
                                               Owners Track –
                                                Audit Findings, Annual &
                                                Compliance Requirements
                                                By Joe Knutte – Knutte & Associates

                                    SALON  B & C
                                                Basic Financial Aid Track –
                                                Application Process, Needs

                                                Analysis & Student Eligibility
                                                Requirements

                                                            By Deborah John –
                                                Deborah John & Associates

                                    SALON  E
                                                USDE Track –   

                                    SALON  F
                                                Personality Profile –
                                                Understanding Students & those

                                                we work with daily, aid to student
                                                & employee retention

                                                By Larry Nienhweser & Lori Ferguson –
                                                School Owners

 

                                    SALON  G & H
                                                Advanced –
                                                Application of Final Rule Changes from

                                                Reauthorization
                                                by Ruth Chrismore 
                                                 Student Aid Administrators

                                    MISSOURI  ROOM
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM                      
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry 

 

11:30am to 01:00pm Lunch is on your own – Hotel or area Restaurants
$5.OO DISCOUNT TICKET FOR THE HOTEL BUFFET
SPONSORED BY KESSLER, ORLEAN, SILVER & CO – SANDY ALPER


01:00pm to 01:05pm              SALON  E                             

Welcome Region VII & VIII PCCS – Larry Prather, Ex. Dir.
           
Invocation by Larry Prather
           
Region VII & VIII PCCS Chairperson – Larry Nienhweser         

Ralph LoBosco – USDE FSA Area Dir. Region VII
                       
Bob James – USDE FSA – Liaison for PCCS

01:05pm to 02:30pm  SALON  E
                                               FSA Title IV Policy
                                                by Jeff Baker or Dan Klock USDE     

                                                Moderator: Bob James

02:30pm to 03:00pm SALON  E
                                                by Elaine Neely –
                                                Kaplan Higher Education           

03:00pm to 03:30pm              Break in the Exhibitors Area –
                                                Sponsored by 

                                                       Ron Holt –
                                                Dunn & Davison of Kansas City. LLC     
          

03:30pm to 04:30pm SALON  A
                                                Owners Track -
                                                Change of Ownership by Ron Holt    

                                    SALON  B & C
                                                            by Don Grybas – Gemcor Inc. 

                             SALON  E                                                                 
                                    USDE Track –

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

                                    SALON  G & H        
                                                Entrance and Exit
                                                Counseling Requirements

                                                By Ruth Chrismore –
                                                Student Aid Administrators
         

                                    MISSOURI  ROOM
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry

04:30pm to 05:30pm  SALON  A
                                                by Myra Pfannenstiel
                                                            National Student Loan Program  

                                    SALON  B & C
                                                 By Don Grybas – Gemcor Inc.               

                                    SALON  E
                                                USDE Track –

                                    SALON  F
                                                 By Deana Echols – Kaplan Higher Ed

                                    SALON  G & H
                                                Verification exclusions &
                                                Understanding Tax Returns

                                                By Jay Alexander & Ruth Chrismore

                                    MISSOURI  ROOM
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM                                                                              
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry

 

05:30pm to 07:00pm Welcome Hospitality Reception in Hotel Atrium

PIZZA***JUMBO SHRIMP
Sponsored by Deborah John & Associates- Deborah John

 

           
07:00pm BUS LEAVING TO THE CASINO, back by 10:00pm
Sponsored by Knutte & Associates – Joe Knutte & Kathy Hays

 

TUESDAY JANUARY 25th

07:00am to 08:00am              Break in the Exhibit Area
                                                Sponsored by

                                                Jonathan Tarnow –
                                                Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

 

08:00am to 09:00am  SALON  A
                                                Owners Track –
                                                Administrative & Financial

                                                Capabilities & How They
                                                Affect Title IV Eligibility

                                                            By Ruth Chrismore –
                                                Student Aid Administrators 

                                    SALON  B & C
                                               Title IV Regulatory Exposure Outside of the
                                                Financial Aid Office
                                                By Jonathan Tarnow
                                                      Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

                                    SALON  E
                                                USDE – FSA Track –

                                    SALON  F
                                                OPEN

                                    SALON  G & H
                                                 By Marta Maldonado
                                                       Kaplan Higher Education Corp.
 

                                    MISSOURI  ROOM
                                                 Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM
                                               Session Available Please Contact Larry

09:05am to 10:00am  SALON  A
                                                Owners Track -
                                                Top Breaking Legal Issues in 

                                                Program Reviews, Audits and Investigations
                                                            By Joel Rudnick-
                                                Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.
 

 

                                    SALON  B & C
                                                                OPEN

                                    SALON  E
                                                USDE – FSA Track – 

                                    SALON  F
                                                by Deana Echols 
                                                  Kaplan Higher Education Corp.
 

                                    SALON  G & H
                                               Disbursing Title IV Aid,
                                                Disbursement Rules Notifications & Authorizations
                                                Overpayment/Over-awards/Reporting

                                                            By Deborah John –
                                                Deborah John & Associates

                                    MISSOURI  ROOM
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM
                                                Session Available Please Contact Larry                                  

10:00am to 10:30am              Break Sponsored
                                                by Trudeau & Trudeau Associates

                                                       John Parnell

 
10:30am to 11:30am  SALON  A
                                                Owners Track –
                                                Mergers & Acquisitions Session

                                                            By John Parnell –
                                                Trudeau & Trudeau Associates


                                    SALON  B  &  C
                                                By Don Grybas – Gemcor Inc.

                                    SALON  E
                                                USDE–FSA Track–
                                                Reducing Delinquency & Default

                                                            By Mark Walsh
                                    SALON  F
                                                OPEN

                                    SALON  G & H                                                                                
                                                Calculating Eligibility
                                                Pell Grants & Loans – Part I

                                                Non-Term Programs /
                                                New and Transfer Students

                                                            By Ruth Chrismore –
                                                Student Aid Administrators

        

                                    MISSOURI  ROOM – Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM – Session Available Please Contact Larry

11:35am to 12:30pm  SALON  A
                                                By Marta Maldonado –
                                                Kaplan Higher Ed.
 
     
                                    SALON  B & C
                                                Consumer Information
                                                (26 Consumer Disclosures) 

                                                            By Deborah John -
                                                Deborah John & Associates


                                    SALON  E
                                                USDE Track – 

                                    SALON  F
                                               National Student Loan Program

                                    SALON  G & H        
                                                Calculating Eligibility Pell Grants & Loans – Part II
                                                Term  Based Programs / New and Transfer Students
                                                            By Ruth Chrismore – Student Aid Administrators  
       
                                    MISSOURI  ROOM – Session Available Please Contact Larry

                                    KANSAS  ROOM – Session Available Please Contact Larry

12:30pm to 01:30pm SALON  D   Lunch Sponsored by Student Aid Administators  
                                                                                                Ruth Chrismore
(EXHIBITORS DRAWING DURING LUNCH - WIN ONE PRIZE ONLY)


01:30pm to 03:30pm  SALON  E                 
“Regulations, Compliance & Reauthorization Update”
 Dr. Sharon Bob – Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C
 Ron Holt – Brown & Dunn, P.C.
Peter Leyton – Ritzert & Leyton
Moderator: Larry Nienhweser


03:30pm to 04:00pm              SALON  E
                                                ASK A FED – Panel of USDE
                                                            Moderator: Bob James

Thank you all for a great conference, see you next year same place, same month


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