Promoting FAFSA

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Promoting FAFSA

• MASFAP
• Fall 2008
• Presenter Jaime Newcomb
• Missouri Baptist University

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Quick Facts About MBU

• Missouri Baptist University is an evangelical
  Christian, liberal arts institution and has as
  its purpose the offering of programs of study
  leading to professional certificates,
  undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees in an
  environment where academic excellence is
  emphasized and a Biblically based Christian
  perspective is maintained.
• 83 of MBUs undergraduate students are Missouri
  Residents (based on 2007-2008 FAFSA data)
  
• 7 of MBU undergraduate students are majoring in
  Theology (based on FA-07 enrollment)
  
• MBUs published financial aid deadline is October
  1st.

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ACCESS Missouri Grant

• This program provides need-based grants. To be
  eligible, a student must
  
• Have a FAFSA on file by April 1 with an EFC of
  12,000 or less. Any FAFSA corrections must be
  made no later than July 31st.
  
• Be enrolled full time at a participating Missouri
  postsecondary school.
  
• Maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• Not be pursuing a degree in theology or
  divinity.
  

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Promoting FAFSA

• With any type of change, need to collaborate with
  other offices.
  
• Public Relations
• Academic Advisors
• Admissions
• Athletic Coaches
• I.T.
• Students

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Promoting FAFSA

• Get key players involved.
• Analyze what you have been doing in the past and
  why it hasnt worked.
  
• Explain the benefit for your office.
• Explain what it will do for other offices and the
  university as a whole.
  
• Explain how it will affect your students.
• Get everyone involved including your students!
• Be creative and have fun.

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MBU Enrollment Numbers
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Completed FAFSAs by April 1st
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Promoting FAFSA

• 04-05 to 05-06 11.4 increase
• 05-06 to 06-07 7.3 increase
• 06-07 to 07-08 26.2 increase
• 07-08 to 08-09 63.8 increase!!!
• Minimal increase due to enrollment

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MBU FAFSA Promotion

• Financial Aid Month February
• Banners around campus
• Yard Signs on campus and extension sites
• Mailings
• E-mails
• News Video
• Brochures
• FAFSA countdown on MBU Website
• Got FAFSA? T-Shirts

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Promoting FAFSA
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Promoting FAFSA

• Countdown Timer used on the MBU website.
  Countdown to April 1!

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Promoting FAFSA

• Yard signs and Banners were placed around the
  campus and at all MBU extension sites.

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• The Financial Services Office, Admissions Office
  and student workers wore Got FAFSA? T-shirts to
  Chapel and on Fridays during Financial Aid Month.

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Promoting FAFSA

• What will MBU do for 2009-2010?
• Student Computer Desktop
• Wallpaper and Screensaver
• Phone calls to students
• Use of Blackboard
• Student Handbook
• Use as recruiting tool
• Push Enrollment at the same time

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Promoting FAFSA

• What did we learn?
• Change IS possible!
• Processing time
• Packaging
• When one thing changes, other things have to be
  reevaluated.
  
• Scholarships for Religion, Non-Missouri
  Residents
  
• Reevaluate Deadlines

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Promoting FAFSA

• Learn From Each Other!
• What have other schools done?
• What are some ideas?
• Who do you need to talk to in order to make it
  happen?

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Promoting FAFSA

• FREE Tools!!!
• Five Minute FAFSA video (Hilarious)
• www.fastweb.com
• FAFSA Banner for websites
• http//ifap.ed.gov/fafsa/doc0013_bodyoftext
  .html
  
• FAFSA Posters, Brochures, Bookmarks
• http//www.fsapubs.org/
• College Goal Sunday
• www.collegegoalsunday.org
• Countdown Counters

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Promoting FAFSA

• BE PREPARED!!!!!
• Becoming more efficient
• will bring out your
• inefficiencies!!!

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Questions?

• MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
• Jaime Newcomb
• [phone]
• newcoj_at_mobap.edu