Lunchtime LEVinars
Welcome to Lunchtime LEVinars, free, interactive, online webinars on important and timely issues hosted by the League of Education Voters (LEV). These lunchtime webinars are designed to share information and build knowledge about the issues at the core of LEV’s policy priorities.
LEV will host each 30 to 60-minute webinar, which will include a 20–30 minute presentation by an expert from the field and 10 minutes of Q&A. Each webinar will be recorded and archived on our website.
Most Recent LEVinar
How Our Institutions Are Accommodating and Navigating the Delay in Higher Education Financial Aid for 2024
Many higher education schools rely on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, to help them determine how much of their institutional money to give out in the form of grants that students will not have to repay. Unfortunately, the troubled federal rollout of the new FAFSA form — and the revision of the formula for determining who gets federal financial aid — means that any attempt to offer a price quote to current or recently admitted students may be just a rough estimate.
In this webinar, we discuss steps that Washington state institutions are taking to help students cope with the financial aid delays and how students and families can navigate the current situation.
Panelists:
- Sam Alvarado (he/they/she), a junior at Moses Lake High School in the Moses Lake School District and a member of the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL)
- Athaliah Ioane (she/her), a sophomore at Whitworth University double majoring in Political Science and Communications – Journalism and a member of the Washington Student Engagement Networks
- Rebecca Tibbetts (she/her), a graduate of Walla Walla Community College with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management who is now working on a Master of Arts in Higher Education Student Affairs at Grand Canyon University, the Columbia Regional Coordinator for the Washington Student Engagement Networks, and the Food Pantry Coordinator at Walla Walla Community College
- Ruben Flores, Executive Director at the Council of Presidents
- Dr. Terri Standish-Kuon, President & CEO at Independent Colleges of Washington
- Becky Thompson, Director of Student Financial Assistance at the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC)
- Dr. Joyce D. Hammer, Deputy Executive Director for Education at the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Watch Now (Captioning is available in English, Spanish, and Somali)
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