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Quarterly WASFAA Committee Report Executive Council Meeting Date June 9 & 10, 2011 Executive Council Meeting Location Spokane, WA

Committee Information Committee Name Ethnic Diversity Action Committee Chair(s) (Name, Place of Employment, State) Luhui Whitebear, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Committee Members (Name, Place of Lilly Foxx, Marylhurst University, OR * Employment, State, note new committee members Angela Kimball, Charter College, WA * with ‘*’) Pending: Fa’aana Tosi, University of Alaska Anchorage, AK * Jodi Kuba, University of Hawaii Manoa, HI *

Committee Goals Strategic Plan Goals that are being met (check all that apply) Goal 1: Leader in providing training and professional development Goal 2: Consolidate and communicate the public policy positions of aid administrators Goal 3: Collaborate and coordinate with other organizations and associations Goal 4: Maintain and enhance the diversity of our membership and Executive Council Goal 5: Increase the participation of members in WASFAA activities Goal 6: Maintain the long-term financial stability of WASFAA Goal 7: Continually improve methods & processes for communicating with member’s Goal 8: Assess & monitor the performance of WASFAA & make strategic adjustments Specific Committee Goals (include progress 1. Develop an EDAC session outline that can be used by states at toward goals and measurement of success) their conferences. 2. Identify or develop an EDAC session for the Annual WASFAA Conference. 3. Submit diversity related articles for the WASFAA Newsletter. 4. Work with Oregon Tribes on the following: potential for automated needs analysis system; financial aid trainings specific to Tribes; advocating for federal student aid programs. (this will include involvement with the Training, Fiscal Planning, Electronic Services, and Federal Issues Committees.

Page | 1 Quarterly WASFAA Committee Report Executive Council Meeting Date June 9 & 10, 2011 Summary of Activities 1. Awarded one EDAC Scholarship recipient for the Sister Dale Brown Summer Institute

Budget Information Approved Budget $1000 Budget Expenditures to Date $0

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