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7 Productivity Power Ups for the Financial Aid Office

CampusLogic
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Too much to do, not enough time to do it is a common refrain we hear in financial aid offices across the country. Thats why CampusLogic compiled 7 tools to save your most precious asset: time. In the financial aid office, especially during peak season, you may think nothing short of cloning can help you get it all done. But we searched high and low and came up with 7 tools that we know will save you enough time to not only take a breath, but maybe even follow it up with a mini desk yoga sesh. Or a latte. Whichever you have missed the most.

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1 PRODUCTIVITY POWER UPS FOR THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE 7
2 Youre running along and then BAM a problem or lengthy process pops up like a Fire Flower and shoots you down. Ever feel like Mario?
3 Maybe you dont viewlife through the lens ofa late 80s video game, but when youre on a tight time schedule, roadblockscan really throw you off your path and feel like theyre derailing your mission. Too much to do, not enough time to do it is a common refrain we hear in financial aid offices across the country.
4 Thats whyCampusLogic compiled 7 tools to save yourmost precious asset: Time In the financial aid office, especially during peak season, you maythinknothing short of cloning can help you get it all done.
5 1. AUTORECONCILIATION
6 Are you tired of staring at Excel spreadsheets to manually compare your COD and SIS data? 1. AUTORECONCILIATION
7 AutoReconciliation handles the whole process for youin seconds. 1. AUTORECONCILIATION
8 Simply upload your SIS data and the corresponding Department of Education data, and AutoReconciliation identifies any discrepancies. 1. AUTORECONCILIATION
9 2.EVERNOTE
10 If youre like me, youll write down an important tidbit of information in a meeting or at a conference and then forget to add it to your mental and electronic catalogue. 2.EVERNOTE
11 Introducing Evernote: a cloud-based workspace software that allows you to keep notes and access them from anywhere, on any device. 2.EVERNOTE
12 You can easily: Save an online article into the app to reference later Set alarms and reminders Create checklists and more 2.EVERNOTE
13 3. TOOLKIT
14 The Financial Aid Toolkit helps financial aid counselors guide students and parents to prepare for college or career school. It includes valuable and actionable federal student aid information and outreach tools. 3. TOOLKIT
15 4. SNACKS
16 Low blood sugar will quickly blur those lines of data, digits and dollar signs. Keep your energy up (especially during the peak season) with frequent snacking. 4. SNACKS
17 Instead of packing your own snacks and hauling them to the office every day, consider signing up for a NatureBox. 4. SNACKS
18 For a small monthly fee, a box of delicious snacks crafted to your dietary needs will be sent to you at work, if youd like. NatureBox can accommodate dietary restrictions too! 4. SNACKS
19 5. STUDENTVERIFICATION
20 Do you enjoy spending hours on the phone returning students calls to remind them of the information they must give to complete verification, re-explaining how they may submit it and reiterating the importance of timeliness? I didnt think so. 5. STUDENTVERIFICATION
21 StudentVerification: Automating processes Providing a secure way to submit documents Offering student self-service portal for 24/7 access 5. STUDENTVERIFICATION
22 FA counselors can see what students have uploaded in real-time. 5. STUDENTVERIFICATION
23 6. BACK ATTACK
24 Do you find yourself missing work each semester due to back pain? Or does back pain affect your concentration and thus, your productivity? 6. BACK ATTACK
25 The Society for Human Resource Management says back issues costs employers money every year due to lost work time and underperformance. 6. BACK ATTACK
26 If you cant use that to convince your employer to invest in better chairs, consider the following tips to alleviate back pain: Sit on a medicine ball Get up and walk around once an hour Breathe and be sure to rest both feet evenly on the ground Roll this gadget across your back. 6. BACK ATTACK
27 7. FAA ACCESS
28 This useful tool helps financial aid counselors calculate the amount of Title IV funds that need to be returned to the federal government when a student leaves school. This amount is calculated based on how much of the semester the student completed. 7. FAA ACCESS
29 THANK YOU. campuslogic from the team at Read the full blog here.

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7 Productivity Power Ups for the Financial Aid Office

  • 1. 1 PRODUCTIVITY POWER UPS FOR THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE 7
  • 2. 2 Youre running along and then BAM a problem or lengthy process pops up like a Fire Flower and shoots you down. Ever feel like Mario?
  • 3. 3 Maybe you dont viewlife through the lens ofa late 80s video game, but when youre on a tight time schedule, roadblockscan really throw you off your path and feel like theyre derailing your mission. Too much to do, not enough time to do it is a common refrain we hear in financial aid offices across the country.
  • 4. 4 Thats whyCampusLogic compiled 7 tools to save yourmost precious asset: Time In the financial aid office, especially during peak season, you maythinknothing short of cloning can help you get it all done.
  • 6. 6 Are you tired of staring at Excel spreadsheets to manually compare your COD and SIS data? 1. AUTORECONCILIATION
  • 7. 7 AutoReconciliation handles the whole process for youin seconds. 1. AUTORECONCILIATION
  • 8. 8 Simply upload your SIS data and the corresponding Department of Education data, and AutoReconciliation identifies any discrepancies. 1. AUTORECONCILIATION
  • 10. 10 If youre like me, youll write down an important tidbit of information in a meeting or at a conference and then forget to add it to your mental and electronic catalogue. 2.EVERNOTE
  • 11. 11 Introducing Evernote: a cloud-based workspace software that allows you to keep notes and access them from anywhere, on any device. 2.EVERNOTE
  • 12. 12 You can easily: Save an online article into the app to reference later Set alarms and reminders Create checklists and more 2.EVERNOTE
  • 14. 14 The Financial Aid Toolkit helps financial aid counselors guide students and parents to prepare for college or career school. It includes valuable and actionable federal student aid information and outreach tools. 3. TOOLKIT
  • 16. 16 Low blood sugar will quickly blur those lines of data, digits and dollar signs. Keep your energy up (especially during the peak season) with frequent snacking. 4. SNACKS
  • 17. 17 Instead of packing your own snacks and hauling them to the office every day, consider signing up for a NatureBox. 4. SNACKS
  • 18. 18 For a small monthly fee, a box of delicious snacks crafted to your dietary needs will be sent to you at work, if youd like. NatureBox can accommodate dietary restrictions too! 4. SNACKS
  • 20. 20 Do you enjoy spending hours on the phone returning students calls to remind them of the information they must give to complete verification, re-explaining how they may submit it and reiterating the importance of timeliness? I didnt think so. 5. STUDENTVERIFICATION
  • 21. 21 StudentVerification: Automating processes Providing a secure way to submit documents Offering student self-service portal for 24/7 access 5. STUDENTVERIFICATION
  • 22. 22 FA counselors can see what students have uploaded in real-time. 5. STUDENTVERIFICATION
  • 24. 24 Do you find yourself missing work each semester due to back pain? Or does back pain affect your concentration and thus, your productivity? 6. BACK ATTACK
  • 25. 25 The Society for Human Resource Management says back issues costs employers money every year due to lost work time and underperformance. 6. BACK ATTACK
  • 26. 26 If you cant use that to convince your employer to invest in better chairs, consider the following tips to alleviate back pain: Sit on a medicine ball Get up and walk around once an hour Breathe and be sure to rest both feet evenly on the ground Roll this gadget across your back. 6. BACK ATTACK
  • 28. 28 This useful tool helps financial aid counselors calculate the amount of Title IV funds that need to be returned to the federal government when a student leaves school. This amount is calculated based on how much of the semester the student completed. 7. FAA ACCESS
  • 29. 29 THANK YOU. campuslogic from the team at Read the full blog here.