Happy Monday! Back to the real world after spending three days together at MASFAP last week…what an amazing conference! Respond to this post and tell us your favorite part(s) of last week’s conference so we can reminisce!

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Crystal BruntzCrystal Bruntz on November 11, 2014 at 9:05 am said:
Sooooooo much fun! It was awesome to see the work of so many people come together and put on one heck of a conference! I LOVED the painting and LOVED the shopping spree for the Idiots Club!!! Can’t wait to see what MASFAP has in store for next year!

OK MASFAP – we are up to 230 people registered for the MASFAP Fall Conference! Let’s get out and register if you haven’t yet! Remember that after this conference, the next MASFAP is not until November 2015. REGISTER TODAY at http://www.masfap.org/docs/conferences/site/index.html

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jstnchsbrwn on October 28, 2014 at 8:37 am said:
See you all soon!

Just a shout out to the MASFAP Blog to see if anybody read the October edition of the MASFAP Monitor, which I posted Tuesday, 10/14/14 on the listserv…What articles did you enjoy? Blog back by commenting!

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[email protected]@ccis.edu on October 15, 2014 at 11:50 am said:
I love the idea of passing out college information for Halloween! This might become my new tradition. Early awareness brochures to the parents and candy to the kids. John Brandt, you might have been kidding but this made my day!

Who is happy it’s Friday? Tell us about your crazy week! Also, don’t forget to register for the fall conference at www.masfap.org. If the Director pays and attends then any and all from that institution can come for free! Check out the informative sessions by viewing the program agenda at http://www.masfap.org/docs/conferences/site/program.html. We want record-breaking attendance for the conference!

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JBarnes on October 5, 2014 at 10:36 am said:
It has been a crazy week, but it ended with a great MASFAP Banner FAMS training on Thursday, an amazing PPA session with Lisa Hoskins on Friday and Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D was inaugurated as SLU’s 33rd president. Happy Weekend everyone!

Kim Becking, the keynote speaker for our upcoming Fall MASFAP Conference wrote an article that was recently highlighted on Maria Shriver’s website: http://mariashriver.com/blog/2014/09/how-i-learned-to-be-alone-without-feeling-lonely-divorced-moms/. Register for the conference at www.masfap.org – this conference includes an exciting keynote speaker, great sessions, and priceless networking!

Did anyone use the Constitution Day video provided to MASFAP members by the Civic Education Committee? Please reply with a comment on how your school celebrated Constitution Day!

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GenaGena on September 19, 2014 at 8:37 am said:
Missouri S&T focused on the idea that the Constitution has evolved and that it represents ever-expanding rights of both citizens and non-citizens. A senior in petroleum engineering read the Preamble to the Constitution and speaker Craig Stevenson, director of federal relations for the University of Missouri System discussed the UM System’s role in harnessing Missouri talent in Washington, D.C. via its Congressional Fellows program. Participants in the Congressional Fellows program discussed their experiences. A good time was had by all! Constitution Day!

Exciting news – I just heard our friend Ginny Burns will be doing regional trainings across the state speaking on the topic of Customer Service! Be on lookout for more information from SLAP, FANG, KC RAP and OAKFAP!

Join your colleagues November 5th -7th for what is sure to be an adventure at the Fall MASFAP Conference. Register at www.masfap.org!

Earlier this month the Program committee met for the first time. In the room, and on teleconference were a number of people for whom I have a great deal of respect, and who have accomplished a great deal, both in their professional careers and within MASFAP. A number of them were directors, and many of them have served on the executive board, previously or currently. As the meeting time came and went, it suddenly dawned on me: as the Vice-President, this meeting was going to start when I started it! We had a productive day, discussing themes, special guests, charities, activities and so on. At no point did I ever have the feeling that I was “in charge”, which is partly my personality, but partly due to the passion and creativity of the people who consistently devote their time to the betterment of the financial aid community in Missouri. Knowing that is the case makes me realize just how important my job as Vice-President is. I don’t have to be the person who comes up with every idea, I just need to be the person to coordinate all the ideas that are already there in order for us to make the conference the very best that it can be. With all of those people along my side, and knowing the opportunity I’ve been given this year, I’m sure that we will have a terrific time this December at the Lake.

 

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