1. The Financial Aid Professional’s Toolkit Methods to stay up-to-date on financial aid rules and regulations

2. Overview 1.IFAP (Information for Financial Aid Professionals) 2.NASFAA 3.Higher Ed News 4.Listservs 5.Department of Education Federal Trainer 6.Financial Aid Toolkit 7.Discussion

3. IFAP Information for Financial Aid Professionals Ifap.ed.gov Points of interest: What’s New Section Calendar iLibrary When to check: weekly, or more if there are new regulations published

4. NASFAA National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Membership required Nasfaa.org Points of Interest NASFAA News Law and Regulation Ask Regs Advocacy, Policy, and Research When to check: Check NASFAA news on the daily

5. Higher Ed News Higher Ed News Reporting Websites Insidehighered.com Educationdive.com Acenet.edu Chronicle.com Daily/Weekly

6. Mailing Lists/Listservs FINAID-L – discussion list for issues facing financial aid offices. Appropriate topics include financial aid administration, FAO job announcements, discussions of changes in federal aid regulations and similar topics - 3500 members, 100+ messages per week – Subscribe by emailing finaid-l-subscribe- request@lists.psu.edufinaid-l-subscribe- request@lists.psu.edu Direct Loan Email List – notices when Federal Student Aid posts operational guidance related to the Direct Loan Program - Subscribe by emailing CODsupport@ed.govCODsupport@ed.gov FSATECH – technical questions about Federal Student Aid systems, software, and mainframe products. Answers are researched by Federal Student Aid system developers. Subscribe through IFAP NASFAA Listserv

7. Department of Education Federal Trainers If you have questions about interpreting new (or current) regulations, can contact Federal Trainer Contact information on MASFAA website

8. Financial Aid Toolkit Financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov Provides information and resources to assist with outreach and counseling students about financial aid topics

9. Discussion What resources are you using/do find the most helpful? Are there any resources that we should stay away from/you’ve had a negative experience with? What are your strategies for interpreting new/difficult gray-area regulations? Are there any resources/information MASFAA could compile to assist you with staying up-to-date?