April 10-12, 2024
Location | Philanthropy | Committee Meetings|Schedule | Corporate Support
Location
ClubHouse Hotel and Suites
4400 15th Avenue S, Fargo, ND 58103
Philanthropy
Matthew’s Voice Project (MVP) is a nonprofit that assists unaccompanied, homeless and at-risk youth by providing basic needs to help them stay in school and ultimately graduate. MVP works with each school district’s Homeless Liaison to identify the most critical and personalized needs for students living in cars, shelters, couch-surfing or sharing space with multiple families.
MVP has identified their most critical needs as:
- Monetary donations – Click the link and donate today! Please indicate that the donation is for NDASFAA for tracking purposes. You can add “NDASFAA” to the “add a note to your donation” section if paying by PayPal, the “what’s it for?” section if paying by Venmo or the “write a note (optional)” section if paying by debit/credit card.
- Cash or check also accepted at the conference.
- Hoodies or leggings in any adult size. A donation box will be available at the conference. Gently used hoodies and leggings in styles that teens will wear are accepted!
- Gift cards (gas, restaurants, Target, Walmart, etc.) will be accepted at the conference.
- Cash, check, gift cards, and clothing donations accepted at the philanthropy table during the conference.
Items most of us take for granted would not be available to students experiencing homelessness without the help of the community. NDASFAA is proud to partner with MVP to lift these students up and help them build a stronger future!
Schedule
*Green text indicates links to presentation materials
Wednesday, April 10
| 8:30 – 10:00 | NDASFAA Board Meeting |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | NDUS Pre-Conference Session FAFSA Simplification in Campus Connection Crystal Tangsrud & Sherry Bisek FA Business Analysts, CTS |
| 11:00 – 12:45 | Corporate Support Setup |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Registration |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Welcome Matt Sanchez, NDASFAA President Dr. David Cook, President, North Dakota State University |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Mobile Security Presentation Brad Miller, Director, Information Security, CTS, NDUS –Script/Walk Through Instructions |
| 2:30 – 2:45 | Philanthropy Project: Matthew’s Voice Project Kristie Myers, Senior Financial Aid Administrator, North Dakota State University |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Break/Exhibitors |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Corporate Support Update Jennifer Bickel, Education Market Manager, Bank of North Dakota |
| 3:30 | Dinner on your own/Drive Home |
Thursday, April 11
| 8:30 – 9:15 | Breakfast |
| 9:15 – 10:15 | Burnout and Self-Preservation: Finding Your Balance Kristine Paranica, Ombudsperson, North Dakota State University |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | ND University System Update Brenda Zastoupil, Director of Financial Aid, NDUS |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break/Exhibitors |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Moderated FAAC Panel Crystal Tangsrud, Financial Aid Business Analyst, CTS Laurie Weber, Director of Financial Aid, Minot State University Judy Hager, Director of Financial Aid, University of Jamestown |
| 11:45 – 1:15 | Lunch/NDASFAA Business Meeting |
| 1:15 – 2:00 | Smart Spending and Saving: What I’ve Learned from Students on How to Financially Survive and Thrive During the College Years Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald, Dr. Anne Steiger, Endowed Professor, North Dakota State University |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Birds of a Feather Susan Cordahl, Director of Financial Aid, Mayville State University Karrie Huber, Director of Student Financial Services, University of Mary |
| 3:00 – 3:15 | Break/Exhibitors |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | Financial Literacy Lance Hill, Leader of Education Outreach & Financial Literacy, Bank of North Dakota Kyle Patterson, Education Outreach Coordinator, Bank of North Dakota |
| 4:00 – 4:15 | RMASFAA Update Matt Sanchez, Director Financial Aid and Scholarships, North Dakota University System |
| 4:15 – 5:00 | Social |
| 5:00 | Banquet/Awards |
Friday, April 12
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:15 – 8:30 | Philanthropy Partnership: Matthew’s Voice Project Kristie Myers, Senior Financial Aid Administrator, North Dakota State University |
| 8:30 – 9:15 | How to Survive 24-25 Crystal Tangsrud, FA Business Analyst, CTS |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Financial Aid: Voted Off the SEM Island Matt Sanchez, Director Financial Aid and Scholarships, North Dakota University System |
| 10:00 | Conference Wrap Up |
Corporate Support
