Region VI February 2007 report to Exec Council

Tri Regional committee progressing.

Tri Regional will be in May either at NYU or Fordham (most likely at NYU).

Representatives from all three regions, new members involved

At least three conference calls have taken place. They are concerned about the budget. It is impossible to have a tri-regional meeting with a $3,000 budget.

Tax Workshop with Jim Briggs planned for February 15 at John Jay College

January 19 regional meeting at Baruch College

Smaller member involvement. (Probably too close to start of spring classes.)

Difficulty in securing meeting space limited when a meeting could be scheduled.

Over 40 signed up and 34 attended. This is a low turnout for our region.

Program included:

Hesc update

Financial Literacy-Personal Financial Guidance for the College Student by Steve Malin from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Fundamentals of Needs analysis-Hands on with Case Studies

Discussion of the Mission Statement. Prior to the meeting, the mission statement from the Governance Committee and a second version were emailed to region 6 members along with the Statement of Purpose from the constitution in order to spark thinking. There was a general discussion about mission and an alternate mission statement was suggested.

The statement which has been forwarded to Judi Miladin and committee follows:

NYSFAAA is a charitable, volunteer association that brings together financial aid professionals to promote professional development, mentoring and networking in an environment of mutual support to facilitate the work of these professionals in promoting, advocating for and providing student access to post-secondary education.

Requested Shelley Worrell to send a picture for the regional page.

Mary Torres-Erickson will forward regional news to Laura Worley for the webletter.