[ctcLinkfinaidsupport] FA Weeklyish Bulletin 05/16/2025

Fri May 16 16:07:35 PDT 2025

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A Financial Aid Focus
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Reminder in Preparation for 25/26 AY Processing:

  *   Before 25/26 processing begins, please double-check/review your setup dates!   If any of the Start Date and End Dates are blank for 25/26 for Aid Year 2026 in your Define Financial Aid Years page (a required table), it can impact other processes such as loan origination.

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  *   Also note that the Disbursement ID table will be locked down for editing on Monday 6/2/2025.  Please double-check the dates in your Disbursement ID table in Set Up SCAR > Product Related > Financial Aid > Awards > Disbursement ID Table

[An image of the Disbursement ID Table dates]

  *   Please do not perform any Pell or Direct Loan processing (origination, disbursement, or load COD response files) for the 2025-2026 award year.  PRP 2.2 will deliver the 5.0c schema required for 2025-2026 COD processing.

[Football player checking fanny pack with caption saying Rogers, discount double check your dates!]

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Financial Aid Learning Opportunities
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Calendar invites with Webex log in information already sent out to the ctcLinkfinaidsupport list serv:

Session:  Cross-Pillar Work Session:  Reconciliation Show & Tell
When:  Thursday, 06/05/2025, 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Audience:  FA, SF & FIN Staff responsible for reconciling federal and state funding
Presenters:  Bellevue Staff: Financial Aid Director - Christine Taylor, Associate Director of Student Center-Financial Aid - Jennifer Fetters, and Finance Manager - Jennifer McMillan
Session Description:
Join us for a cross-pillar work session as SBCTC hosts our esteemed colleagues from Bellevue College in a Webex on the hot topic of reconciliation!  Guest speakers Financial Aid Director, Christine Taylor, Associate Director of Student Center-Financial Aid, Jennifer Fetters, and Finance Manager, Jennifer McMillan, walk through their local business process on reconciliation for Pell, Direct Loan, and state funds.  This session emphasizes the importance of interdepartmental communication during monthly reconciliation processes and reviews key steps unique to Bellevue College in their local reconciliation business process.

*RESCHEDULED* Session:  Fin Aid Training Workshop: (Header Colleges Only) Loan Set Up for Schema 5.0c and 25/26 Loan Processing
When:  Tuesday, 06/10/2025, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Audience:  Header College Financial Aid Staff responsible for Direct Loan Origination and Outbounding
Presenters:  Kelly Forsberg, FA Functional Trainer
Agenda:
Updating/checking Loan Fee Set Up
Updating/checking Loan Fee in Item Types Set Up
Updating/checking the Loan Fee in Create Loan Types pg
Updating the Process Loans Run Control ID parameters to 2025 AY

  *   Break from 10:30AM – 10:45AM

Updating the EY Summer Include & Summer Exclude Run Control ID parameters to 2025/2026 dates and AY.
Updating the EY Process Loan Dates Run Control ID to 2025 AY.
Updating the Schema to 5.0b on the EY Generate Direct Loan Data pg.
Updating and/or creating EY Run Control IDs for your Direct Loan Reports

Did you not receive a calendar invite?  As a reminder, you can go to the SBCTC Calendar<https://www.sbctc.edu/calendar> (filter by Calendar ctcLink Learning Opportunities > Financial Aid) to get the information and block out your own calendar for this time.

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Just for Fun!
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Did You Know?

Random facts about bonsai trees (which make great little Zen desk companions, by the way!):

  *   Not genetically modified.  Bonsai trees are cultivated and trained to remain small through pruning and root confinement
  *   Cultural significance.  They symbolize harmony and balance in Japanese culture, reflecting the beauty of nature in a controlled environment
  *   Longevity.  With proper care, bonsai trees can live for generations, making them treasured heirlooms
  *   Oldest bonsai.  The oldest known bonsai tree is over 1000 years old and is housed in Kyoto, Japan
  *   Variety of species.  Bonsai can be created from various tree species, including pine, maple, juniper, elm, and cherry

Source:  Bing Copilot answer

Here’s a pic of my little desk bonsai which I sprouted from seed and sewed it in early-April.  It’s a flame tree (Delonix Regia), native to Madagascar 😊

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TGIF,

~FA Support & Training

[cid:image011.jpg at 01DBC67C.A12E1DC0]Kelly Forsberg
ctcLink Functional Trainer | Financial Aid
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
kforsberg at sbctc.edu<mailto:kforsberg at sbctc.edu> • o: 360-704-1066
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