2025 Conference Agenda

TimeSession
Wednesday, March 26th
8:00AM-1:00PMExhibitor Set-Up
8:00AM-4:00PMRegistration Open
8:30AM-11:30AMNASFAA Credential session - Verification
8:30AM-11:30AMNASFAA Credential session - Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
11:00AM-4:15PMExhibit Area Open
Noon-1PMPresident's Welcome and Lunch
12:45PM-1:00PMVendor Introductions
1:15PM-2:15PMInterest Sessions
  • The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
  • Excel Tips and Tricks: Using Functions and Pivot Tables
  • Equitable Access: Navigating Barriers for Undocumented Students in Illinois
  • Enrollment Reporting-How to Survive and Prepare for an Audit
  • A Review of New ISAC Programs
  • New Member Session
2:15PM-
2:30PM		Snack Break
2:30PM-4:00PMGeneral Session - NASFAA Inside the Beltway with Karen McCarthy In-Person with Q&A
4:15PM-5:15PM
Sector Meetings
  • Community Colleges
  • Senior Public Institutions
  • Private Colleges
  • Health Professions & Graduate/Professional
  • Proprietary Colleges
  • Exhibitors
5:15PM-6:30PMVendor Meet and Greet / Happy Hour
6:30PM-8:00PMBuffet Dinner - Awards
8:00PM-9:30PMEntertainment- DJ / Line Dancing / Photo Booth
Thursday, March 27th
7:00AM-9:00AMHotel Breakfast for those staying at the hotel
8:00AM-12:00PMRegistration Desk Open
9:00AM-4:15PMExhibit Area Open
9:00AM-10:00AMKeynote Speaker - Manda Riley
Mental Health: It's like WiFi - When It's Down, Everything's a Struggle
10:00AM-10:30AMBreak & Vendor Time
10:30AM-11:30AMGeneral Session - ISAC Update
11:30AM-11:45AMGeneral Session - MASFAA Update
12:00PM-1:00PMLunch and Business Meeting
12:45PM-1:00PMVendor Introductions
1:15PM-2:15PM
Interest Sessions
  • Blue Icon: Get Ready For a Program Review
  • Implementation Realities of Ability to Benefit, the Illinois State Plan
  • Please Stop Yelling at Me: Navigating Tough Talks and Angry Phone Calls
  • Trends on Financial Aid Application Completion & What They Tell Us
  • The ISAC Payment Trail, from Claim Requests to Close Out
2:30PM-3:30PMInterest Sessions
  • Blue Icon: Fantastic Financial Aid Experiences. Improving Customer Service in the Aid Office
  • R2T4 Panel
  • The Advocacy Advantage: Interactive Introduction to the ILASFAA Legislative Toolkit
  • New Professional Employee Expectations
  • Secondary Confirmation, SAVE, and Citizenship Scarier than the Oregon Trail
3:45PM-4:15PMBreak & Vendor Time (Snack)
4:30PM-5:30PM
System Meetings
  • Campus Solutions / PeopleSoft
  • Banner
  • Colleague
  • Homegrown
  • CAMS Enterprise
  • PowerFAIDS / Jenzabar
6:00PM - 8:00PMDinner on your Own
8:00PMEntertainment- Trivia
Friday, March 28th
7:00AM-9:00AMHotel Breakfast for those staying at the hotel
8:00AM-9:00AMRegistration Desk Open
8:30AM-9:30AMInterest Sessions
  • Ask an ISAC Member Panel (Open Q&A)
  • Managing a Cross-Generational Staff
  • Study Abroad: Wrangling, Roping, and Herding
  • Undocumented Students
  • Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
9:45AM-10:15AMGeneral Session- State Treasurer
10:15AM-10:30AMSnack Break
10:30AM-11:45AMGeneral Session - ISAC / ICCB / IBHE
11:45AM-12:00PMPassing of the Gavel / Remarks by New President & Intro to the 2026 Conference