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10/6/2008
From the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) ... information which may be of interest to you and/or your students.
You may either scroll through the entire message, or click on the appropriate link(s) to go directly to details about a specific topic:
UPDATES
Reminder regarding need to update links to Mapping Your Future Web site, upcoming operational dates, College Illinois!SM enrollment, and the next Commission meeting
TRAINING EVENTS
Professional Development Opportunities
HOLIDAY SCHEDULES
Processing schedules for upcoming holidays
UPDATES
Reminder: Update Links to Mapping Your Future Web Site
A September 16, 2008 "Special Edition" of Mapping Your Future's E-Update reminds colleges which utilize Online Student Loan Counseling (OSLC) and/or have customized pages that, if not already completed, links must immediately be updated based the new Mapping Your Future site design (which was implemented on
March 28, 2008).
October 15th: 2008-09 Summer Term STS Payment Claims Due
Student To Student Program of Matching Grants (STS) summer term payment claims are due at ISAC on or before October 15, 2008.
October 17th: 2007-08 MAP/IIA Outstanding Amounts Due Deadline
The final round of letters detailing the outstanding amount that must be refunded to ISAC for the FY08 Monetary Award Program (MAP) and the Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program were mailed to financial aid directors in mid-September. The amount due, with proper documentation, must be returned to ISAC on or before October 17, 2008. An explanation of the process and the required documentation can be accessed within the Refunds and Unpaid Claims section of the FAA Zone's Processes area.
October 17th: 2008-09 Byrd Payment Request Rosters Due
Eligibility Certification/Payment Request Rosters for the 2008-09 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program are due back to ISAC on or before Friday, October 17, 2008. Further details are provided at the Payment Procedures for the Byrd Scholarship page of the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area at collegezone.com.
October 29th: 2008-09 College Illinois!SM General Enrollment Period Opens
The 2008-09 general enrollment period for the College Illinois! 529 prepaid tuition plan opens on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 and continues through April 30, 2009.
October 31st: 2008-09 NESP Eligibility Certification/Payment Request Rosters Due
Completed 2008-09 Nurse Educator Scholarship Program (NESP) Eligibility Certification/Payment Request Rosters are due at ISAC on or before October 31, 2008.
November 21st: Next Commission Meeting
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission is set for Friday, November 21, 2008, at National-Louis University in Chicago.
TRAINING EVENTS
November 5th-6th: ILASFAA Mid-Term Workshop
The Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA) and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission are partnering to offer a two-day Mid-Term Workshop on November 5th-6th in Urbana. Additional information, including the workshop agenda and registration details, is available at the Training page of the ILASFAA Web site.
Continuing through December: 2008-09 Training Opportunities
As was announced in an August 19th e-Message, ISAC is offering monthly Webinars that feature a particular scholarship or grant program. In addition, the next quarterly Financial Aid 101: Building a Solid Foundation workshops will take place on December 10th (ISAC's Deerfield office) and December 12th (ISAC's Springfield office). Further details will be posted at the e-Library's Partner Training area at collegezone.com closer to each event.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULES
ISAC and the National Disbursement Network (NDN) offices will be closed on the following dates:
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008
(Veterans Day Observation)
- Thursday, November 27, 2008
(Thanksgiving Day)
- Friday, November 28, 2008
(Day after Thanksgiving)
- Thursday, December 25, 2008
(Christmas Day)
- Thursday, January 1, 2009
(New Year's Day)
Note that ELM Resources will continue to process and transmit files on all of the dates listed above.
Remember that you can access collegezone.com anytime, or send an e-mail message to ISAC's School Services Department. With the exception of holidays, ISAC staff will review and respond to messages during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT).
Processing Schedules
Click on the appropriate link(s) to access holiday processing schedules for loan records [CommonLine and Common Account Maintenance (CAM) files] and/or Monetary Award Program (MAP) and Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program records.
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