Training

UPCOMING WEBINARS:

 

APRIL 2026

Title: Loan Reductions - What Do We Know

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

Description:  Howard Leslie will provide a webinar on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3), signed on July 4, 2025, with a specific focus on loan reductions for less than full time students.  During the session, he will explore the topic in depth, offering detailed explanations, practical examples, and clear guidance on what schools should be doing to prepare.

Presenters: Howard Leslie, Retired Financial Aid Administrator and Independent Consultant 

Moderator: Joey Trogdon, Senior Director of Financial Assistance & Engagement, Randolph Community College

Registration Information: click "REGISTER HERE", and sign in using your NCASFAA login credentials.


 Title:  Insights Into ED’s New Earnings Accountability Rule

Date/Time:  Tuesday, April 14th, 2:00 pm –4:00 pm EST

Description:  Following negotiations in Washington, DC, the AHEAD Negotiated Rulemaking Committee reached consensus on a new accountability framework, marking a significant milestone in the Department of Education’s regulatory agenda. Join Thompson Coburn Higher Education practice co-chair and AHEAD primary negotiator Aaron Lacey for a breakdown of the draft rule that achieved consensus. Aaron will discuss the negotiation dynamics that were in play, walk through the consensus language in detail, and offer thoughts regarding next steps for institutions.

Presenters: Aaron Lacey, Partner and Co-Chair of the Higher Education Practice at Thompson Coburn LLP

Moderator: Joey Trogdon, Senior Director of Financial Assistance & Engagement, Randolph Community College

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 Title:  Mediocrity Just Happens, but Excellence is a Choice

Date/Time:  Thursday, April 30th, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

Description:  It doesn’t take much effort to sustain mediocrity in your organization, but if you want excellence, that is a decision that must be made with great commitment. It will require excellence in building your people, excellence in the way your people perform their work, and excellence in the culture you build to reflect your mission. Mediocrity just happens, but excellence is a choice!

Presenters: Robert S. Shackleford Jr., Ph.D., Consultant and Coach, Shackleford Leadership Institute

Moderator: Joey Trogdon, Senior Director of Financial Assistance & Engagement, Randolph Community College

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MAY 2026

Title:  The 5P Framework: Braiding Resources to Support Students

Date/Time:  Thursday, May 21st, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST

Description:  For adult learners, veterans, and continuing education students, the ability to access education often depends on navigating complex systems and funding sources.

This session explores the 5P framework of how colleges can holistically support students through public messaging, partnerships, processes, pathways, and proximity. Drawing on recent insights from the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, we will highlight how colleges are reaching more students through public messaging meant for adult learners, veterans, and continuing education students. We will discuss how colleges are collaborating with internal and external partners to reach and holistically support students and how they are streamlining processes to remove administrative barriers. Finally, we will discuss how colleges are designing pathways that are work-focused, flexible, and reduce students time-to-degree.  

 Attendees will leave with a practical framework for aligning resources to increase completion rates for the students who need it most. 

 Presenters:

Audrey J. Jaeger, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and W. Dallas Herring Professor of Community College Education at NC State University 

Sarah A. Deal, Ph.D. Director of Research at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at NC State University

Moderator: Joey Trogdon, Senior Director of Financial Assistance & Engagement, Randolph Community College

Registration Information: Click "Register Here", and sign in using your NCASFAA login credentials.


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