WELCOME TO NYSFAAA 2025 CONFERENCE MINISITE

NYSFAAA 2025 Conference Agenda

Wednesday

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM - Registration
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM - Lunch & Welcome
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM - Breakout Sessions

  • Cost of Attendance
  • Cross-Department Talent Strategy
  • Avoiding the Institutional Fallout of Rising Student Loan Defaults

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM - Keynote Address
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM - Breakout Sessions

  • Our NYSFAAA Stories: Demystifying Involvement
  • How to Successfully Navigate an Audit
  • What Did I Say? My Intentions Were…

5:00 PM – 6:15 PM - President’s Reception


Thursday

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM - Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM - NASFAA Update
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Breakout Sessions

  • Professional Judgment Lab
  • Ethics in Financial Aid
  • Incorporating Charisma into Your Career
  • Graduate School Roundtable

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM - Lunch & Awards
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM - Breakout Sessions

  • Compliance in Financial Aid
  • Who Is Your HERO?
  • The Critical Role of Lender Lists

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM - Breakout Sessions

  • Income-Driven Repayment & Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Anti-Racist Aid Administration
  • Military-Affiliated Updates

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Breakout Sessions

  • Financial Aid Fraud Rings
  • SAP in Action
  • Reconnecting Through Listening
  • Prison Education Program Roundtable

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Networking & Cocktail Hour
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Evening Reception


Friday

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM - Breakfast & NYSFAAA Business Meeting
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM - Breakout Sessions

  • Managing Change & Cultivating Future Leaders
  • Washington Update
  • FWS Community Service Jobs & P-12 Partnerships

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM - HESC Update