Agenda

7:30 a.m.	Registration and continental breakfast
8:15 a.m.	Opening comments Vickie Murillo, Director, Center for Financial Aid Policy in Community Colleges, TG
8:25 a.m.	Welcome Noe Ortiz, Director of Student Financial Services, Northwest Vista College, and Advisory Board Co-Chair, Center for Financial Aid Policy in Community Colleges
8:30 a.m.	The Texas Political Landscape: Priorities and Choices for the 80th Texas Legislature regular session Steven Johnson, Director of External Relations, Texas Association of Community Colleges Kate Moore, Committee Director for Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Warren Von Eschenbach, Legislative Aide for Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo), Member of the Subcommittee on Higher Education George Torres, Assistant Vice President, Legislative and Congressional Relations, TG (Facilitator)
9:30 a.m.	Recommendations for the TEXAS Grant and Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG) programs Facilitators: Noe Ortiz and Rick Renshaw, District Financial Aid Director, Dallas County Community College District
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Discussion on community college financial aid policy priorities for the 80th Texas Legislature Facilitators: Linda Gonzalez-Hensgen, Financial Aid Director, El Paso Community College and Kathy Bassham, Financial Aid Director, Weatherford College and President Elect, Texas Association of Financial Aid Administrators
11:45 p.m.	Lunch (provided)
12:15 p.m.	Next steps: Formulating a report for the 80th Texas Legislature Lois Hollis, Assistant Commissioner of Student Services, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Vickie Murillo
12:30 p.m.	Closing remarks and evaluations
12:45 p.m.	Adjourn

  

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