SASFAA's Swoonpies and Money
A podcast for members by members, where financial aid, community, and a little Southern flavor come together.
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S4:E1 Introducing The Secret Lives of SASFAA and New Weekend Edition (opens the original)
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Today, with the premiere of Season Four, we are announcing a momentous change to Swoonpies and Money. Starting this week, we’re moving to a twice-a-week schedule—with our regular professional edition earlier in the week and a new Entertainment Edition every Friday. Earlier in the week, we’ll get down to business—SASFAA news and Association highlights, government and legislative developments, professional topics affecting financial aid, conference and training updates, and a look at what’s happen
S3E20: SASFAA Glamour at NASFAA Red Carpet (opens the original)
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As Season 3 of Swoonpies and Money comes to a close, we’re cleaning out the virtual podcast studio and sharing a few summer moments we left behind. One last look back at summer, and I think it’s safe to say, we’re all pretty happy to put this one in the rearview mirror. First, we roll out the velvet rope and revisit the fabulously over-the-top NASFAA 60th Anniversary red carpet, where some of the brightest personalities in financial aid arrived in full gala mode, dressed to impress and ready to
S3:E19: Finding Your Why (opens the original)
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Today, we’re joined by two SASFAA leaders that we're especially excited to hear from: Helen Faith from the University of Virginia and Jackie Copeland from UNC Chapel Hill. And this time, Sam Hicks is taking a little break from asking What’s Keeps You Up At Night to turn the conversation in a more professional direction. Sam sits down with Helen and Jackie to talk about a very timely theme that Kitty Conrad has set for SASFAA this year: Finding Your Why. For so many of us, financial aid is much m
S3: E18: OB3 and The Eye of the Storm (opens the original)
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Why compare OB3 to a hurricane? Because after months of preparation, anticipation, and the intensity of the first year of implementation, it feels as though we’ve withstood the fury of the storm’s first wall and may now be sitting in the eye. It’s a chance to assess what happened and what we’ve learned, while knowing the next wall of the storm is still to come. In this episode of Swoonpies and Money, we look back at what institutions learned during year one of OB3 and ask what the next “eyewall”
S3: E17: Sorry Honey, I Forgot Our Anniversary (opens the original)
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Some milestones deserve balloons, cake, confetti, and maybe even a little fanfare. Our 50th episode probably deserved all of that. Unfortunately, we forgot. In this episode of SASFAA’s Swoonpies and Money, Bill reflects on the podcast’s recently passed 50-episode milestone and looks ahead to the close of Season Three and the upcoming launch of Season Four. There’s plenty ahead. The podcast is expanding with new segments, new contributors, and more voices from across the SASFAA region, and beyond
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