An hour-and-forty-five-minute episode? Seriously? Before you panic, remember the beauty of a podcast: you can stop, start, take a break, and pick it up tomorrow or next week. We're not going anywhere! This is one episode you'll want to stick with! We're bringing you an abridged version of last week's SASFAA Management Institute in Lexington, Kentucky, taking you through the agenda speaker by speaker, topic by topic. From affordability and OB3 to leadership, communication, private student loans, and fraud prevention, we're sharing the insights, conversations, and practical takeaways from an extraordinary gathering of financial aid professionals. Your listening guide: Want to jump to a particular speaker or topic? Use these timestamps to navigate the episode. 7:10 — Rachelle Feldman: Affordability Under Pressure: What Institutions Can Do Now 23:15 — Nancy Ferguson and Sarah Baumhoff: OB3: From Federal Requirement to Campus Reality 33:55 — Celena Tulloss: Communicating Change When the Answers Are Still Moving 44:05 — Leigh Ann Hussey: Route Planning Lab: Leading From Where You Are 53:25 — Bryan Erslan: Leadership Without a Perfect Map 1:02:15 — Tori Watson: Beyond the Lender List: Supporting Students in Today's Private Student Loan Marketplace 1:11:47 — Bill Ayers: Fraud in the New Landscape: Patterns, Pressure Points, and Preparedness 1:26:00 — Mark Messingschlager: The Federal Landscape: What Is Changing and What Leadership Requires Now Remember: You don't have to listen to it all in one sitting, but you won't want to miss what these colleagues have to share! Bonus: Below is a family photo Mark used to set the mood for managing change while navigating the federal landscape, and it certainly provoked plenty of questions! That's little Mark in the Virginia T-shirt. And if that's not enough to keep your attention, just wait until Friday! For our Weekend Edition, we're premiering SASFAA Gothic, a journey across the SASFAA region exploring the intriguing folklore, myths, customs, and traditions that make our college campuses so fascinating. Just in time to get you into the Halloween spirit, Celena Tulloss and Kari Dedwylder take us deep into the spooky and chilling history of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where they're joined by special guest April Wolford to uncover some of the campus's darker and more mysterious stories. But wait, there's more Halloween fun! Sam Hicks and JM Schott discuss the darkly humorous novel Buying the Farm, exploring themes of desperation, small-town life, and mystery. Because apparently, OB3 isn't quite frightening enough, so we're throwing in a few ghost stories and a dark comedy for good measure!
