2025 Conference Agenda

"Empowering Professionals in Higher Education "

 

Day/Meeting Location

Time

Topic

 

May 13, 2025

Tuesday

 

 

 

2:00 – 7:00 PM

Corporate Partner Set up

 

MarMonte lounge/patio

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Conference Registration 

 

 

5:00 – 5:30 PM

Corporate Partner Meeting

 

MarMonte lounge/patio

6:00 – 7:00 PM

Mixer with cocktails/appetizers

 

 

 

 

 

May 14, 2025

Wednesday

 

 

Pacific Ballroom

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

 

8:00 – 8:30 AM

Presidents Welcome, Opening Remarks & Board/ Corporate

 

 

8:30 – 9:30 AM

Washington Legislative Update

 

 

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Corporate Partner Break

 

Concurrent 

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Deep Dive into Student Financial Services for new SFS professionals

 

Concurrent 

10:00 – 11:00 AM

From Chaos to Clarity: Streamlining Workflow and Onboarding

 

 

11:00 – 12:00 PM

Brunch

 

Pacific Ballroom

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Strategies for Reducing Receivables

 

Concurrent 

1:15 – 2:15 PM

Third Party Sponsor Collections

 

Concurrent  

1:15 – 2:15 PM

How to Protect Against Identity Theft & Complying with Safeguarding Regulations

 

Break

2:15 – 2:45 PM

Corporate Partner Break

 

Pacific Ballroom

2:45 – 3:45 PM

Becoming a Champion of Change

 

TBD

4:30 PM

PacWest Dinner 

 

 

 

 

 

May 15, 2025

Thursday

 

 

 

7:30 – 8:30 AM

Breakfast

 

 

8:30 – 9:00 AM

General Remarks & Committee Member Candidate Introductions

 

Pacific Ballroom

9:00 – 10:00 AM

FAFSA and FVT Reporting

 

 

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Corporate Partner Break

 

Pacific Ballroom 

10:30 – 11:30 AM

Collection on Higher Ed Debt

 

 

11:30 – 12:45 PM

Lunch

 

Pacific Ballroom

12:45 – 1:45 PM

Ask the Attorney

 

Concurrent 

1:45 – 2:45 PM

Work Life Balance and Avoid Burnout

 

Concurrent 

1:45 – 2:45 PM

Effective Management of Student Employment

 

 

2:45 – 3:15 PM

Corporate Partner Break

 

Pacific Ballroom 

3:15 – 4:15 PM

Financial Responsibility Agreements

 

TBD

4:30 PM

Happy Hour

 

 

 

 

 

May 16, 2025

Friday

 

 

 

8:00 – 9:00  AM

Coffee Talk and Birds of a Feather -ERP systems

 

Pacific Ballroom

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Practical uses of AI in Higher Ed

 

 

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Corporate Partner Giveaway and Introduction of 2025-26

 

PacWest SFS

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