Region 3 General Meeting

REGION 3 GENERAL MEETING Hosted By Tompkins Cortland Community College March 28, 2008

WELCOME: Sean View

Sean View, Chair, opened the meeting at 10:25 and thanked Sharon and TC3 for hosting.

EXEC COUNCIL UPDATE - Sean for Gina Soliz

 NYSFAAA Budget questionnaire – only one person returned the survey on ranking the budget items. Please send them back, if possible.  The website is temporarily down for revamping. It will be up shortly.  Region 5 has a new Exec Council Rep. – Patricia Arcuri

TREASURY REPORT – Sean for Pat Johnson

 The current balance is $137.59.  Still waiting for $3000 revenue sharing check, and $500 support staff workshop.

STATE UPDATE - Dawn Langdon

 HESC has redesigned the DocTrac cover sheet. You can download it at http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/CA/1/HESC_DocTrac_Process  The newly implemented Residency Tracking system had virtually eliminated duplicate residency affidavits. Please use the updated version of the Residency Affidavit which can be downloaded at hesc.org in the Transaction Processing area under Forms and Bulletins.  ATB- for the spring 2008 term, students may take an approved ATB exam up to the last day of the term. This extension of the original time table accommodates the Spring 2008 restrictions limiting students to one of four ATB exams approved by the NYS Board of Regents. Beginning with the summer term of academic year 2008-09, students must take and pass one of the four approved exams within the institution’s drop/add period or within 30 days of the first day of classes, whichever is earlier to be eligible for a State award. If you have any questions contact Operational Services at (518) 474-3552 or [email protected].

LENDER UPDATES

 Anne Barton passed around a schedule of the Learning Links NSLP’s Professional Enhancement Series.

REGIONAL BUSINESS

CONFERENCE 2008 – Bill Cheetham

 The conference fee of $350 was approved.  We have access to the whole Adams Mark Hotel so there should be plenty of room.  There will be 2 exhibiting areas.  Darin Rooker is taking Sean’s place as assistant program chair.

NEW BUSINESS  Sean View is leaving Region 3 and relocating to Salt Lake City. He was thanked for his contributions to the region and wished well. Before he leaves, and when the web is back up, he will send out request for nominations for Chair to serve through June 2009. Sharon Karwowski will send out a ballot.  Kate Bellefeuille is looking for volunteers to be on the guidance counselor committee. E- mail Kate or Jackie Darquea if interested.

OPEN DISCUSSION – SLATE DRAFT REGULATIONS

A passionate and lively discussion transpired. Some of the highlights:  Mark Humbert attended the SUNY Directors meeting where Joe Frey spoke. He said they are still working on the legislation.  Guidelines are being interpreted differently by different schools and confusion still exists.  Schools are concerned about their web-sites being in compliance and if they should have web links to the banks.  Does a verbal recommendation constitute a “list’?  Preferred lender lists for alternative loans by DL schools also need to be in compliance.  A Webinar supported by NYSFAAA would be helpful.

The meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon.

Respectively submitted: Bonnie Rooker, Secretary

Attending: Ambrose Price, Citizens Bank Anne Barton, NSLP Bonnie Rooker, Cayuga Community College Cathy Patella, Wells college Darcie Stephens, Bank of America Dawn Langdon, HESC Debi Mansour, Citi Diane Dixon, NY Chiropractic College Laura Helmick, PNC Bank Jan Klotz Jerome Moss, Keybank Karen Blankenburg, Wachovia Education Finance Kate Bellefeuille, Onondaga CC Kathy Flaherty, SUNY Oswego Katrina Delgrosso, Chase Laura Burns, Wells college Mark Humbert, SUNY Oswego Michael Rivera, Chase Co Finance Sarah Hicks, TC3 Sean Rafferty, College Loan Corp Sean View, Hobart & William Smith Sharon Karwowski, TC3 Sheila Coolay, SUNY Oswego Tim O’Donnell, Access Group Vince Scalise, College Loan Corp. WenJuan Huang, TC3 William Cheetham, LeMoyne College Mary Ann Atkinson, Hamilton College