What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?

All we talked about today was the annual CCCSFAAA conference. The conference runs from March 2nd through March 4th. Registration opens today! Also, the state Chancellor's Office All FA Directors training registration opens today. The training runs from March 1st through March 2nd. Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc. Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts. Find us also in Google...

We had a lot of news for today, so let's get right into it: ArticlearticletrainingFSA Electronic AnnouncementFSA Electronic AnnouncementJanuary editionFind out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc. Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts. Find us also in Google Podcasts, the Apple Podcasts app, on Spotify, Pandora, I Heart Radio, and TuneIn. Have feedback for Dennis and Dana? Got a topic you want...

Dana and Dennis talked about the CCCSFAAA executive board meeting earlier this week, the upcoming spring conference, and FA 101 and Financial Literacy training coming later in the spring. Dennis's "I Dare You To Listen To" selection was the new album, III from Paul McCartney. Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc. Find this and future WBC podcast episodes at What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA (WBC) podcasts. Find us also in Google Podcasts,...

Dana and Dennis previewed topics to be discussed at the quarterly CCCSFAAA executive board meeting later this morning. Afterwards, they covered number of news items: NASFAA articlesimulationContact CSACelectronic announcementRegistrationarticleJanuary releaseLAist websiteDennis offered up an "I Dare You To Read" selection of The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars by Meghan Daum. Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at...

Dana and Dennis ruminated on when they will be able to return to working on campus, and how well they think the federal and state emergency funding has been utilized and disbursed to our students. From there, Dennis offered a preview of next week's CCCCO* FARR** / CCCSFAAA EB*** meeting and a preview of session titles from the CCCSFAAA spring conference. * California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office ** Financial Aid Regional Representatives *** Executive Board Dennis's first "I...

Getting back into the swing of things, Dana and Dennis covered a number of news items: article by Mark Kantrowitz in ForbesTwelve Tools of ComplianceFinancial Aid Administrator Certification testingForbes articlearticleDennis provided an update on the 2021 conference (emails going out soon!), and on the 2021-2022 election cycle for the association. Dennis closed out the show with an "I Dare You To Listen" selection of the Grateful Dead. Dennis isn't a Dead-Head, but he received a 2-CD...

Dana and Dennis reviewed the many "I Dare You To Watch" and "I Dare You To Listen" selections made over past episodes, including: You Made It WeirdTiny DeskLive From Daryl's HouseThe Capitol Studio SessionsGood at Losing EverythingThe Masked SingerThe Social DilemmaThe GodfatherTrue DetectiveBrene BrownFargoJingle Jangle: A Christmas StoryThe Queen's GambitJames Brown performancesThe Jocko PodcastThe MandalorianHome TownDana offered new I Dare You To Watch selections of Truthseekers on...

Dana was on vacation so Dennis did a review of the "I Dare You To Read" selections from past episodes, including the following books: Moonwalking with EinsteinOne Day She'll DarkenThe Subtle Are of Not Giving a F*ckEverything is F*ckedLoserthinkDigital MinimalismDeep WorkEssentialismSendUnsubscribeHow to Be an AntiracistSo You Want to Talk About RaceFiling the FAFSAHow to Appeal for More College Financial AidReinventing Financial AidCommunity Colleges as Incubators of InnovationRobot-Proof:...

As the last show before the holidays start (but don't worry, we'll have new shows next week!), Dana and Dennis talked about the past year, how we and our staff are making it through, our holiday plans, and more. Dana's "I Dare You To" selection was for all of us to re-watch Parks and Rec, which Dennis wants you to watch (probably for the first time) Ancient Aliens. Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc. Find this and future WBC...

Dana and Dennis were graced with the presence of past-interviewees (and one of their staff) today for a pre-holiday special episode. We talked about 2020, how we're all holding up, holiday plans, and more with Tammera Shinar, David Shook, Ken Lira, and Brittney Blakely. Many of them offered up great "I Dare You To Selections" (Dana suggests we all take naps, Tammera suggests you play some Professor Noggin's trivia card games, David suggested "spicing up" your hot cocoa with peppermint twist...

A slightly-longer episode than normal, Dana and Dennis were joined today by former interviewees Anafe Robinson, Linda Williams, and Michael Dear. We talked about 2020, this past fall semester, how we and our staff are handling the pandemic and WFH, and plans to relax over the next couple of weeks. We had a bunch of good "I Dare You To" selections: The MandalorianMaleficentHome Town Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc. Find this...

Dana was off handling a small family emergency, leaving Dennis to run the show on his own. We covered a lot of news on the show, including: MyStudentAid mobile appMaterialsJob #1Job #2Forbes listArticleThe Chicana/o/x Dream: Home, Resistance and Educational SuccessArticleArticleDennis's "I Dare You To Read" choices were books from his shelf: Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne Wolf, and any of the books in the Encounter Broadsides series of tiny books on big...

Dana and Dennis talked about plans for shows for the coming weeks, then headed into The News: Special Alert GSA 2020-44Financial Aid Guide for California Foster YouthCollege is for Everyone!Ask Regs articlenew websitetraining opportunitiesDana's "I Dare You To" (IDYT) selections were holiday movies. She wants you to email the show your favorite moves. Dennis's IDYT selection is Elvis Costello's new album, Hey Clockface. Get it on CD or vinyl. Find out more about CCCSFAAA at...

Dana and Dennis were graced with the presence (virtually) of David Shook, Director of Financial Aid at Copper Mountain College and CCCSFAAA Webmaster. We talked about how David first became involved in Financial Aid, his previous time as a Marine, and his work for CCCSFAAA. David's "I Dare You To Read" selection was The Way of the Warrior Kid books from Jaco Willink, a retired Navy SEAL officer and current host of the Jocko Podcast. Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow...

Although we started with the intent to do some "live news", we quickly switched to talk about the 2021 and 2022 CCCSFAAA conferences (updates coming to the CCCSFAAA website soon!). We had a studio audience of one today - one of our regional reps joined us on the Zoom to see how the show gets produced. Maybe soon we'll include him in our interviews on a future Friday. Dana's "I Dare You To." selection was David Byrne's American Utopia. Dennis' seconded her selection and also suggested...

We talked about this past holiday weekend and gift giving to friends. When we finally got around to the news, we covered: bookLatin StoriesFAFSA TrackerarticleOur "I Dare You To..." selections were a reminder to watch FARGO on FX (from Dana) and read Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - And What To Do About It by Then Tzuo. Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc. Find this and future WBC podcast...

Dana and Dennis talked about their Thanksgiving plans, office holiday parties in the time of COVID, gift exchanges, and having some CCCSFAAA peeps join us in a live studio audience (via Zoom) for future shows. We had a lot of "I Dare You To" selections. Dana's included Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. She also suggested viewing James Brown videos from The Tami Show (1960s era). Dennis suggested people read National Affairs magazine (really, a small...

Dana and Dennis talked about the short workweek most of us have before the Thanksgiving weekend. Also, we covered a number of news stories: NASFAA paperFTC warning letterarticlearticlearticleDana's "I Dare You To Watch" selection is FARGO on FX. Dennis's "I Dare You To Read" selection is The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter by David Sax Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org. Follow CCCSFAAA on Twitter at @CCCSFinaidAssoc. Find this and future WBC podcast...

Dana and Dennis were joined today by Ken Lira, Assistant Dean of Financial Aid and Student Support Services at Irvine Valley College (IVC). We talked about how Ken started in financial aid, his schooling (go APU!), his work on his doctorate, and other financial aid topics. We talked on financial aid research and mentioned a couple of reports from TICAS (Green Lights & Red Tape and After the FAFSA) and one from UC Davis - Wheelhouse (Money Left on the Table). Ken's "I Dare You To" selection...

We talked about re-opening FAMMS (the Financial Aid Multi-Media Showcase) for an open call for entries. More info to be posted on the CCCSFAAA website. We discussed future interview subjects (including a guest from Irvine Valley College this coming Friday), how to avoid receiving foreign gifts, the 2021 NASFAA Leadership Symposium, and the Top 10 Ask Regs questions and answers on the NASFAA website. Dennis's "I Dare You To Read" selection is Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in...