2003 COHEAO Mid Year Meeting Agenda

July 27-29, 2003 - Seattle, Washington

Contact Andrew Stringer (202) 289-3910 with any further questions about this meeting.

Sunday, July 27, 2003
4:00 - 6:00 pm Registration
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Welcoming Reception: Food and Beverages

Monday, July 28, 2003
8:00 am - 3:00 pm Registration
8:00 - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 am

Welcome

Jeanne Dotson
Director, Loan Repayment
Concordia College
COHEAO President

Welcoming Remarks (Via Videotape)
The Honorable Patty Murray
United States Senator

9:00 - 9:50 am Opening Address: Improving Higher Education Attainment Rates Through Community Action: What They’re Doing in Seattle
Speaker:

Gerry Van Booven
Supervisor, Training
Northwest Education Loan Association
9:50 - 11:00 am

Session: Safeguarding of Personal Information: How the Federal Trade Commission regulations are affecting colleges and their service providers

Speaker:

Laura Berger, Esq.
Attorney
Federal Trade Commission,
Division of Financial Partners
Moderator: David Stocker
Sallie Mae
11:00 - 11:10 am Break
11:10 - 12:15 pm

Session: Collection Issues In 2003: Rapid Changes and New Opportunities

Speakers:

Carl Perry
Aman Collection Services
  Bill Cantalope
Collection Company of America
  Victoria Pirrung
Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc.
Moderator: Michael Richter
Weber State University
12:15 - 1:30 pm

Luncheon
1:30 - 2:45 pm

Session: The Latest Information from the Department of Education on Perkins Policies, Regulations and Forms

Speaker: Pam Moran
Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
Moderator: Carolyn Hampton
University of Pittsburgh
2:45 - 3:00 pm Dessert Break
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Session: Consolidation Loans: What Will They Mean For the Future of Higher Education – a Financial Analysis

Speaker: Sarah Ducich
Director, Government and Industry Relations, Sallie Mae
Moderator: Robert Frick
University Accounting Service

Tuesday, July 29, 2003
7:30 - 8:15 am Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 9:15 am

Keynote Address: The Future of Higher Education in America: An Institutional Perspective on Changes to the Higher Education Act and the Reauthorization Process

Speaker: Terry Hartle
Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education
Moderator: Carol Tiffany
Harvard University
9:15 - 10:15 am

General Session: Electronic Processing and other Campus technology issues

Speaker: Ralph Hosterman
Pennsylvania State University
Moderator: Robert Perrin
Williams & Fudge, Inc.
10:15 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 11:20 am

General Session: Perkins Loan Program Current Issues: Consolidation Loans, Interest Rates and Tight Budgets

Speakers: Lettie Clark
Manager, Institutional Loan Programs
Gonzaga University
  Susan Pugh
Director, Office of Student Financial Assistance
University of Indiana-Bloomington
Moderator: Nora Corralez
ACS Inc.
11:20 - 12:30 pm

Special Town Hall Meeting: Looking Ahead: What Is the Future For Perkins Loans and for Higher Education in General? Where is the Higher Education Act Reauthorization taking us, and what should we do about it.

A directed discussion with audience participation encouraged.

Presentors: Alisa Abadinsky
University of Illinois, Chicago
COHEAO Vice President
  Terry Hartle
Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
American Council on Education
  Mark Mundy
RC Services, Inc.
Chair of the COHEAO Reauthorization Work Group
Moderator:
 		Harrison Wadsworth
Washington Partners, LLC
COHEAO Executive Director

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