7 Productivity Power Ups for the Financial Aid Office
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The document outlines seven productivity tools designed to enhance the efficiency of financial aid offices, particularly during peak times. Tools include autoreconciliation for data management, Evernote for note-taking, and student verification for process automation. Additional tips for wellness and ergonomics, such as managing back pain and maintaining energy levels, are also provided.
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 view油life through the lens of油a late 80s video game, but when youre on a tight time schedule, roadblocks油can 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 why油CampusLogic compiled 7 tools to save your油most precious asset: Time In the financial aid office, especially during peak season, you may油think油nothing 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. 油2.油EVERNOTE
- 11. 11 Introducing Evernote: a cloud-based workspace software that allows you to keep notes and access them from anywhere, on any device. 油2.油EVERNOTE
- 12. 12 You can easily: Save an online article into the app to reference later Set alarms and reminders Create checklists and more 油2.油EVERNOTE
- 13. 13 3. TOOLKIT
- 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
- 15. 15 4. SNACKS
- 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:油 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
- 27. 27 7. FAA ACCESS
- 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
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