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Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Today we covered the myriad resources available to financial aid professionals, including:
CCCSFAAA - Get to know our website, and follow us on Twitter!
CASFAA - Check out their website, and get the CASFAA Chronicle in your email inbox!
NASFAA - They offer so much, including training, conferences, webinars, and reference materials.
IFAP (Information for Financial Aid Professionals website from the U.S. Dept of Ed's FSA (Federal Student Aid) - Your nearly one-stop website for finding info about federal aid programs.
CCCCO (California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office) - They've re-established their webpage just for us!
CSAC (California Student Aid Commission) - For all your Cal Grant and Chafee Grant needs!
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Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts. Or, search for "CCCSFAAA" on Google Podcasts or the Apple Podcasts app.
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"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
We talked of a number of things... including the Annual Statewide Financial Aid Workshops (co-sponsored by CSAC, CASFAA, and CCCSFAAA) and how you can get involved. Contact Luanne Canestro or Jennyfer Pulido (co-chairs of the CASFAA High School Relations Committee) to find out how you can be a presenter or moderator for one (or more) of the fall workshops.
We also covered the continuing changes to the CCCSFAAA website, how to follow us on Twitter, and that our podcasts are now available through Google Podcasts and the Apple Podcast app.
In our "Last Sip" segment I "Dare You To Read..." two books by Cal Newport:
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (2016)
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (2019)
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" (WBC) is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
We talked about how CCCSFAAA members can get involved with the association. We recapped the realigned association committees for 2020-2021 and how YOU can join us in our efforts to advocate for financial aid for students in the California community colleges.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
We talked about the realignment of association committees, going from 16 to 12 committees for 2020-2021. Our new committee structure is:
Awards
Bylaws, Policies & Procedures
Communications
Conference
Federal Issues
Fiscal Stability & Growth
Nominations & Elections
Scholarships
State Issues
Sunshine (Membership Connections)
Training
Web Oversite
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
We talked about the Financial Aid Regional Representatives (FARR) / CCCSFAAA Executive Board (EB) meeting held over two days earlier this week. We summarized the major topics discussed on Day 1:
2020-2021 CCCCO allocations (BFAP-SFAA, SSCG, AB19, Technology)
Issues and challenges at the CCCs (CA Community Colleges)
Legislative update
Financial aid research
ICAN update
CCPG paper app redesign
CCCCO website - FA resources for FA staff: FA resources for staff
Regional rep reports
Topics from Day 2:
Web Oversight report
Treasurer's report
State Issues
CSAC report
Federal Issues
Update on 2021 CCCSFAAA conference
Committees - realignment and assignments
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Welcome to the fifth episode of "What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" WBC is a podcast produced for CCCSFAAA, the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association.
Today, we talked about the staff at the CCCCO (California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office) that work directly with the CCCSFAAA executive board, the CASFAA Segmental Representative, and the State Senate of the California Community Colleges representative. And, we spoke about our association relation with CSAC (California Student Aid Commission).
To get us ready for the weekend, Dennis spoke of two books he's recently read:
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
One She'll Darken by Fauna Hodel
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Welcome to the fourth episode of "What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" WBC is a podcast produced for CCCSFAAA, the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association.
Today, we continue our introductions of executive board members, diving into our regional representatives, including an explanation of the dual-role our reps take on for the association and state Chancellor's Office,
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Welcome to the third episode of "What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" WBC is a podcast produced for CCCSFAAA, the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association.
Today, we talked about many of the executive board member positions in CCCSFAAA. Also, continuing from yesterday (episode 002), we expanded upon FAMMS, the Financial Aid Multi-Media Showcase.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Welcome to the second episode of "What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" WBC is a podcast produced for CCCSFAAA, the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association.
Today, we talk about our 2020 conference, plans for our 2021 conference, and the plan to launch FAMMS, the Financial Aid Multi-Media Showcase.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Welcome to the inaugural episode of "What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" WBC is a podcast produced for CCCSFAAA, the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association. Our first episode will answer the questions, What is CCCSFAAA? What is "What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" Who is this Dennis person? And, who is Dana? Stay tuned for more episodes.
Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.
Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc.
Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts.
"What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?" is a Studio 1051 production. Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.