Dear Colleague:
As we announced in an Aug. 16, 2023 Electronic Announcement, the EDExpress for Windows 2024–25 software has a modernized user interface. To provide users with an opportunity to learn more about the enhanced software, we are pleased to announce the second webinar in a two-part series.
In this webinar, we will cover updates to the software’s Release 2.0 functionality, including the Pell Grant and Direct Loan modules. The webinar will include a demonstration of additional user interface enhancements and updates for the new Student Aid Index (SAI) and Enrollment Intensity data elements.
During the webinar, users will have the opportunity to view the software’s new look and feel and ask questions by typing them into the chat during the webinar and a live Q&A session following the presentation.
Federal Student Aid staff will present this webinar on Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 1–2:30 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.
EDExpress 2024–25 Modernization Part 2 Webinar
Date/Time: Thursday, March 28, 2024, 1–2:30 p.m. ET
Link to Join Webinar: Microsoft Teams Link
You do not need to register for this webinar. Participation will be available on a first come, first-served basis and we can accommodate up to 20,000 attendees.
Note: In the first webinar in this series, we demonstrated key features of the updated EDExpress user interface, including new functionality in Release 1.0 to support FAFSA Simplification and to protect federal tax information (FTI). If you missed the live event, the recording, presentation slides, and transcript are available on the FSA Training Center. Once you log in, go to “Recorded Training” on the main menu bar, select “Webinars and Training Videos,” and choose the “FSA Resources” category to locate the “EDExpress 2024–25 Modernization Part 1 Sept. 14, 2023” webinar materials.
Refer to the sections below for more information about the Part 2 webinar, including instructions to add a reminder to your calendar.
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:
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Log into the FSA Training Center (fsatraining.ed.gov).
Note: If you do not have a username and password for the FSA Training Center, select "Create new account" at the bottom of the login page and follow the instructions to create a username and password.
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Select the “Upcoming Webinars” icon on the home page.
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Locate the 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: Handout, Recording, and Transcript
A PDF handout will be available for download the day before the live webinar in the “Upcoming Webinars” section of the FSA Training Center. 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 video recording and transcript will be posted the week following the session. Once you log in to the FSA Training Center, go to “Recorded Training” on the main menu bar, select “Webinars and Training Videos,” and locate the recording in the “FSA Resources” category.
We look forward to sharing details about the modernized software with our EDExpress user community. If you have questions about the webinar, please contact us at helpdesk.fsatraining@ed.gov.
If you have questions about the EDExpress software, please contact the FPS Help Desk (formerly CPS/SAIG Technical Support) at 1-800-330-5947 or by email at support@fps.ed.gov.
Sincerely,
Federal Student Aid