OGSLP Online News is sponsored and operated by the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program, a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. This electronic newsletter provides information to schools and lenders participating in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. (405) 234-4440 or (800) 247-0420. ED Announces Cash Management Training -The Title IV Cash Management Life Cycle will be offered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) beginning on September 10, 2003 at 55 locations around the country. Special Allowance Rates Announced - The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released the special allowance rates for the quarter ending June 30, 2003. We Be Buggin! - The default prevention poster "Student loan payments got you Buggin'?" sponsored by the Oklahoma Lender Advisory Council, Inc. (OLAC) Default Management Committee and OGSLP was honored with the Award for Excellence (2nd place) by the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association. Mapping Your Future Enhances Online Student Loan Counseling - Mapping Your Future has released a new, fully compliant version of Online Student Loan Counseling. This new version features a new format of the test for students and an updated financial aid administrator (FAA) access area for schools. Mapping Your Future Chat Room on August 5, 2003 - Mapping Your Future will offer "Standardized Tests and College Admissions" chat on August 5, 2003 from 6-7 p.m. Are you Enrolled in ED's Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) Notification Process - ED has reported that several hundred schools did not enroll in the electronic cohort default rate (eCDR) notification process by the June 1 deadline. Common Manual News - In OGSLP's June Online Newsletter, we talked about the newly restructured July 2003 Common Manual and that the new electronic version resides on OGSLP's website. Most recently we mailed a copy of the 2003 e-Collection to Oklahoma schools and lenders. In addition to the Common Manual, e-Collection includes the 2003-04 Financial Aid Handbook along with other useful resources. Students Increasingly Turn to Private Loans (The Chronicle of Higher Education) - Private loans increasingly determine whether students can attend the college of their choice, according to a report released on Tuesday (7/15) by the Institute for Higher Education Policy," reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. Tracking Reauthorization - In addition to educational association and industry websites, which provide reauthorization updates, you can also track the progress of legislation by accessing these governmental sites: House
Committee Releases Guiding Principals for Reauthorization Legislation - NASFAA Conference Handouts Available - We know that many of you were not able to attend NASFAA in Salt Lake City. Even though you weren't there, it doesn't mean you have to miss out on the interest session handouts that are available online at http://www.nasfaa.org/SubHomes/AnnualConference2003/handouts2003.htm. NASFAA will continue to update this site periodically. Mark Your Calendars Now! - The fall OASFAA Conference will be held in Oklahoma City from Wednesday, October 22 through Friday, October 24. The conference site is the Meridian Convention Center. Plan on joining your colleagues in solving "the mysteries" of financial aid. Online News is provided as a service to our colleagues by OGSLP. Please send comments or questions to the Policy Implementation, Training, and Communications Division at policytrainingcommunications@ogslp.org, or by phone at 405.234.4440 or 1.800.247.0420. |
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