(ANN-22-09) Live Internet Webinars – Wednesday Webinar Series, Winter–Spring 2023 (May 24 SAP Essentials Webinar Canceled)

Publication Date
December 13, 2022
DCL ID
ANN-22-09
Subject
Live Internet Webinars – Wednesday Webinar Series, Winter–Spring 2023 (May 24 SAP Essentials Webinar Canceled)
Summary
This letter announces five upcoming webinars from Federal Student Aid in the ongoing Wednesday Webinar Series. These live webinars discuss the most recent guidance related to a variety of topics, including both Title IV policy and operational updates. The webinars in the winter–spring series will be offered January through May 2023.

Note

May 23, 2023 Update: The SAP Essentials webinar on May 24, 2023 has been canceled. We apologize for the short notice. We will notify the community as soon as we have a rescheduled date.

Dear Colleague:

We are pleased to announce an additional set of webinars in our Wednesday Webinar Series, a series of live, two-hour webinars which cover a variety of topics related to the Title IV programs. The webinars provide the most recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) and the office of Federal Student Aid, including statutory and regulatory updates. Operational information and reminders are also shared. Participants are encouraged to ask questions by typing them into the chat during the webinar and a live Q&A session follows each presentation.

Federal Student Aid staff will present the next set of webinars in this series in January–May 2023. More webinars that address topics of interest to the financial aid community will be announced in the future.

You do not need to register for these webinars. Participation will be available on a first come, first-served basis and we can accommodate up to 10,000 attendees in each session.

Refer to the sections below for more information about each webinar, including instructions to add reminders to your calendar for the sessions that you would like to attend.

Wednesday Webinar Series Schedule and Links, Winter–Spring 2023

All sessions are scheduled for 1–3 p.m. Eastern time (ET). There may be a difference between your local time and Eastern time. To determine local time and its Eastern time zone equivalent, go to time.gov.

See below for complete details about each webinar, including the link to join on the day of the event.

Date/Time: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, 1–3 p.m. ET

Join us as we discuss how to properly administer various types of Title IV disbursements, including early, late, post-withdrawal, and retroactive disbursements. This webinar also includes a brief discussion of G5 drawdowns, G5 and Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System interactions, timely and accurate system reporting, and real-world scenarios.

Link to Join Webinar:

Microsoft Teams Link for Administering Disbursements Webinar, Jan. 11, 2023

Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, 1–3 p.m. ET

Come explore modules at a more advanced level, including scenarios and examples! Specifically, this webinar will focus on mandatory and optional Federal Pell Grant recalculations and how classes offered in modules can impact those recalculations.

Link to Join Webinar:

Microsoft Teams Link for Pell Grant Recalculations for Modules Webinar, Feb. 8, 2023

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 1–3 p.m. ET

We will discuss the verification requirements for the 2023–24 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) cycle, including guidance related to the COVID-19 flexibilities. We will also briefly review verification information related to the 2022–23 FAFSA cycle.

Link to Join Webinar:

Microsoft Teams Link for Verification 2022-23 and 2023-24 Webinar, March 15, 2023

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 1–3 p.m. ET

This webinar will discuss recent guidance from the Department and Federal Student Aid, including statutory and regulatory updates related to the Title IV programs.

Link to Join Webinar:

Microsoft Teams Link for Federal Update Webinar, April 5, 2023

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 1–3 p.m. ET CANCELED

Schools must assess whether students are making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). This webinar is for clock- and credit-hour programs. We will cover how to correctly evaluate SAP and provide answers to frequently asked questions. Attendees will receive an explanation of key concepts such as qualitative and quantitative (pace) measurements, maximum time frame, warning and probation periods, appeals, and academic plans.

Link to Join Webinar:

Adding a Webinar Invitation to Your Calendar

To add an iCalendar invitation to your calendar now, to remind you of the webinar details, follow the instructions below:

  1. Log into the FSA Training Center (fsatraining.ed.gov).

    Note: If you do not have a username and password for the FSA Training Center, click on "Create new account" at the bottom of the login page and follow the instructions to create a username and password.

  2. Select the “Upcoming Webinars” icon on the home page.

  3. Locate a webinar in the table and select the iCalendar file to download and save the invitation to your calendar. The invitation includes the webinar link. If Outlook is not your default calendar, you may download the iCalendar (.ics) file and then upload it to your system calendar. The table on the Upcoming Webinars page also includes a link to the webinar.

Additional Webinar Resources: Handouts, Recordings, and Q&A Transcripts

A PDF handout will be available for download the day before the live webinar in the “Upcoming Webinars” section of the FSA Training Center. Leave behinds, if any, will also be available for download. Once you log in, select the “Upcoming Webinars” icon on the home page and locate the webinar in the table to download the presentation materials.

A recording of the webinar will be posted the day after the live webinar in the “Recorded Training” section of the FSA Training Center. Once you log in, go to “Recorded Training” on the main menu bar, select “Training Videos,” and locate the recording in the appropriate category.

A transcript of the Q&A session will be posted in the same location as the recorded webinar early the following week of the live webinar.

We look forward to your participation in this webinar series. If you have questions, please contact us at helpdesk.fsatraining@ed.gov.

Sincerely,

Federal Student Aid

Last Modified: 05/23/2023