June 2, 2010
(Not Only) Fun & Games at Our Annual Conference
One hundred financial aid professionals were surveyed and the top 6 answers are on the board. The question was, “Name the food financial aid staff would use to describe how they feel after a stressful day in the office."
Make the Most of Freshman Orientation
Financial concerns are among the chief worries of incoming freshmen, topping both educational burnout and academic failure as key reasons students drop out. Let OKMM help you help students beat this disturbing trend.
>> Read more about how OKMM can help you
maximize freshman orientation
Oklahoma CDR Holds Steady
On May 2, for the second time ever, the Department of Education issued preliminary cohort default rate numbers.
New Loan Counseling Resources
Schools making the switch to the Direct Loan program have probably experienced an information overload in recent months. We know how difficult it is for financial aid personnel to sift through the details and give students the important information they need.
>> Check out our new loan counseling tools
Making Work "Work": Resources for Busy Professionals
Spin Failure onto a Constructive Path
>> Read about rethinking failure