7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration Are Open
Location: Event Center Pre-Function
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast Buffet
Location: Ovation
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibitor Area Open
Location: Event Center Pre-Function
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
From FASFA Simplification to the July 4th Reconciliation and Beyond: What Don't We Know
Robert Weinerman, Iron Bridge Resources
Location: Ovation
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break and Visit the Exhibitors
Location: Event Center Pre-Function
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3 Act): A Panel of Schools
Meredith Schor, Director Financial Aid, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr. Nathan Franklin, Deputy Director of Student Financial Services, University of Delaware
Chris Zimmerman, Dean Financial Assistance and Retention, College of Southern Maryland
Location: Ovation
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Coffee/Tea Break and Visit the Exhibitors
Location: Event Center Pre-Function
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Session 1: Building Awareness of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Becky Davis, Ascendium
Location: Spotlight
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Session 2: Overview of the Student Aid Index (SAI) (Basic)
Robert Weinerman, Iron Bridge Resources
Location: Feature
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Session 3: CollegeBound Foundation - We're in your backyard helping students!
Location: Limelight
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch and Awards
Location: Ovation
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Breakout Session 1: Using Pell Grant for Prisoners/Continuing Ed Classes
Ginny Zawodny, Community College of Baltimore County
Brittany Benton, Community College of Baltimore County
Location: Spotlight
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Breakout Session 2: Budgeting Techniques for College Students
Meredith Schor, Director of Financial Aid, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Location: Feature
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Breakout Session 3: Effective Presentations
Catherine Boscher-Murphy
Location: Limelight
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Snack & Beverage Break and Visit the Exhibitors
Location: Event Center Pre-Function
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session 1: Incorporating Charisma Into Your Career
Julie Lawton, Monogram
Location: Spotlight
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session 2: Power in Partnership, Elevating Campus and Athletic Collaboration
Daphne Lewis, NCAA Eligibility Specialist, Morgan State University
Location: Feature
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session 3: Professional Judgement is an Adventure
Catherine Boscher-Murphy
Location: Limelight
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Break and Visit the Exhibitors
Location: Event Center Pre-Function
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Session 1: MD State Update/ MHEC Meeting
Al Dorsett, Director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance, Maryland Higher Education Commission
Location: Spotlight
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Session 2: DE State Update/ DHEO Meeting
Lisa Condon, DE Higher Education Office
Location: Feature
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Session 3: DC Update/ DCTAG, DC OSSE Meeting
Location: Limelight
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner on your own