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Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
Dennis and Dana were joined today by Michael Dear, 2020-2021 CCCSFAAA Past President (and FA Director at Mira Costa College). We talked re-engagement with campus/faculty/staff/students, the past 2021 CCCSFAAA conference, and more.
Our "I Dare You To" selections were to TAKE VACATION (from Mike), to WATCH Yasuke on Netflix (from Dana), and to BUY expensive (more than $300!) wired headphones (from Dennis).
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Besides getting sidetracked in audiophile talk, we covered a lot of news today:
FSA Electronic Announcement regarding Active DUNS numbers
Emergency Broadband Benefit program for Pell Grant recipients
Update on CSAC's WebGrants for Institutions improvements
Free training from Attigo on Hitting the Reset Button, Balancing Act of Work and Home, and more.
FA Director job opening at UW Superior.
NASFAA article on Negative EFCs and the report it comes from.
A major donation to the Foundation for California Community Colleges.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
We welcomed back to the show (for their third time?) incoming CCCSFAAA President Anafe Robinson. We talked about re-engagement (i.e., the return of faculty, staff, and students to campus) and plans for CCCSFAAA in 2021-2022 (including our spring 2022 conference).
Anafe's "I Dare You To" challenge was for people to go outside and disconnect from their digital world.
Dennis's "I Dare You To Read" selection was Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Besides talking about our weekends and such, the topic of the day was SCHOLARSHIPS. We'll probably revisit this topic in the future and dive in even deeper.
Dennis's "I Dare You To Read" selection is probably a repeat: Confessions of a Scholarship Winner by Kristina Ellis.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
We covered a lot of topics and news today, including:
FSA retiring the FSA ID website.
FSA releasing Volume One of the 2021-2022 FSA Handbook.
A University Business Magazine article on transforming the student experience at college (based on a Barnes and Noble Education report).
Politico article on CSUs and UCs requiring vaccinations for fall semester.
NASFAA wants to hear from you!
CSAC making improvements to WebGrants for Schools.
Article from Pierce College's student newspaper regarding financial aid.
NASFAA training.
FSA releasing an updated 2021-2022 list of school codes.
Free training from the USDE MSURSD.
Dennis's "I Dare You To Read" selection is the 2020 Wristwatch Annual guide.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
As Dennis couldn't find enough news to fill a show, we talked about other things, including Dana hitting the mall, Dennis going to Dodger games, FWS usage this past year of COVID, and items brought up during two roundtable sessions at the recent CCCSFAAA conference. All of this will be used to build out topics to talk about in future episodes when we invite back many of our previous interviewees.
Dana's "I Dare You To Listen To" selection was Questlove's podcast Questlove Supreme. Dennis's was Ben Fold's podcast Lightning Bugs.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
We talked about a lot of things, including Dana wrapping up her home improvements, past episodes, future plans for the show, a CCCSFAAA/CASFAA/WASFAA combo-conference at sea, and more. Just a fun episode today (we hope).
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Dennis flew solo one last time as Dana wrapped up her home improvements. Here's the news we covered in today's episode:
FSA Electronic Announcement regarding the 2021 Annual Training Conference.
WASFAA conference next week (April 26-30).
CSAC webinars for high school counselors and financial aid professionals.
FSA Partner website has the FSA Handbook - in a newly minted digital format.
NASFAA article about the costs of performing verification on student files (using info from a phys.org report).
Money Magazine article about how to "appeal" (not "negotiate") for more financial aid.
Forbes Magazine article on how to maximize merit-based aid.
Dennis's two "I Dare You To Read" selections were Vinyl: The Art of Making Records and Best-Selling Albums of All Time.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Dana was still busy doing home improvements, so Dennis spent the whole show talking about books about financial aid, including:
How To Pay For College When You're Broke! by Jessica Brown
Filing the FAFSA by Mark Kantrowitz and David Levy
Twisdoms about Paying for College by Mark Kantrowitz
How to Appeal for More College Financial Aid by Mark Kantrowitz
Confessions of a Scholarship Winner by Kristina Ellis
Game of Loans by Beth Akers and Matthew Chingos
Reinventing Financial Aid by Andrew Kelly and Sara Goldrick-Rab (editors)
Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream by Sara Goldrick-Rab
The Art and Science of Student Aid Administration in the 21st Century by Joseph Russo
Dennis's "I Dare You To Watch" selection is the Hemingway documentary-series on PBS.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Dana was knee-deep in home improvements so Dennis flew solo on this episode, talking about:
LA Cash for College workshops for high school students.
NASFAA article about students and the difficulties of completing the FAFSA.
NASFAA Student Aid Reference Desk.
FSA webinars for April and May.
NASFAA article on a report regarding ROI on a college degree.
Money Magazine article on negotiating for more financial aid.
Article on the Alice Echo-News Journal website regarding SAP.
Article on the UNLV website about financial aid verification.
Story on the Good Morning America website about financial aid.
Dennis's "I Dare You To Read" selection was Lost Ballparks.
Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want us to discuss? Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.