2009 Fall Workshops

The MDHE is proud once again to host a series of fall workshops to assist financial aid professionals in keeping up to date with current trends and developments within the industry. This fall, the workshops will feature seven sessions with an array of topics ranging from recent operational and legislative changes, to focus in on the issues facing today's financial aid offices.

September 23, 2009 Columbia, MO Courtyard by Marriott 3301 LeMone Industrial Blvd. Columbia, MO 65201 (573) 443-8000	September 24, 2009 Kansas City, MO Adams Pointe Conference Center & Courtyard by Marriott 1400 NE Coronado Dr. Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 220-4400
September 29, 2009 Springfield, MO Doubletree Hotel 2431 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65803 (417) 831-3131	September 30, 2009 St. Louis, MO Crowne Plaza Hotel - St. Louis Airport 11228 Lone Eagle Dr. Bridgeton, MO 63044 (314) 291-6700

2009 Fall Workshop Agenda

Welcome
Greetings and introductions
Presenters: MDHE Client Service Representatives

Celebrating 30 Years
Opening Session
Presenters: Leanne Cardwell, Shellee Kilbride, and Julie Meyer

• Service & Product Summary
  

Paint the Town Red (or not): Financial Literacy
Best practices in teaching financial literacy, including recent data from a 2009 MDHE survey of delinquent and defaulted borrowers

Presenters: Marilyn Landrum and Sarah Schedler
Imperatives for Change: Building a Higher Education System for the 21st Century
Celebrate the future by hearing about Missouri's coordinated strategic plan (Imperatives for Change) for guiding higher education over the next 15 years
Presenter: Brian Crouse

• Imperatives for Change

RSVP: Simple Digital Forms
Learn how to create and transform any document into an interactive, fillable Portable Document Format (PDF) file
Presenters: Amanda Brown and Chris Hager

Celebrating Success: "Surviving" a Program Review
How to prepare for and what to expect during a school program review
Presenters: Joy Frazier and Holly Wolfe

• Compliance Program Review Feed-Back Form

State Aid & FAMOUS Merrymaking
An update on Missouri's state aid programs
Presenter:  Connie Bestgen, Kelli Reed, and Leroy Wade

• Webinar Survey
• MDHE Administered Program Summary
• Summary of Administrative Rule Changes
• Bright Flight Scholarship
• Public Safety Officer or Employee's Child Survivor Grant
• Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Scholarship
• Vietnam Veteran's Survivor Grant
• Institutional Eligibility
• Access Missouri Financial Assistance
• Kids' Chance Scholarship
• Residency (Proposed Amendment)

Industry Bash: Regulatory & Legislative Updates
The latest industry news and the impact it could have on your office
Presenter: Robert Powell

• Resource Links

You may also view past workshop presentations.