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PowerFAIDS Support Hours June 30 - July 4 |
Due to the PowerFAIDS User Conference and the 4th of
July holiday PowerFAIDS Support hours will be different
next week: |
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Direct Loan Processing in PowerFAIDS - We've
added another session! |
Due to overwhelming demand for training on this topic,
we are opening another live online session on Friday,
June 27, 2008 at 2 pm Eastern to accommodate... |
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PowerFAIDS Direct Loan Training opportunity |
We hope you can join us for an online training called
Direct Loan Processing on Wednesday June 25th at 3:00 pm
Eastern. |
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Update on PowerFAIDS Forum Listserv |
Several users that have previously unsubscribed from the
PowerFAIDS Forum have begun receiving messages once
again. |
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Register now for the College Board's 40th Annual
Institute on Financial Aid Administration |
With the 40th Institute on Financial Aid Administration,
the College Board celebrates its long-standing
commitment to the training of financial aid... |
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Release of PowerFAIDS 13.2 and Net Partner 4.2 |
PowerFAIDS 13.2 and Net Partner 4.2 are now available
for SFTP download. |
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Update on PowerFAIDS 13.2 |
As we approach the release of PowerFAIDS 13.2 later this
week, we are looking for a small group of volunteers to
go live in production with the software in a... |
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PowerFAIDS Release 14.0 (November 2008) will be the
final release to support the Windows 2000 desktop
operating system and Windows 2000 Server. |
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PowerFAIDS and MS SQL Server 2005 |
Clients are reminded that PowerFAIDS 13.2 will support
only MS SQL Server 2005 DBMS. |
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2008 PowerFAIDS User Conference Sleeping Room
Information |
We have been made aware that sleeping rooms at the Swan
Hotel may be available. |
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PowerFAIDS and MS SQL Server 2005 |
Clients are reminded that PowerFAIDS 13.2 will support
only MS SQL Server 2005 DBMS. |
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2008 PowerFAIDS User Conference - Last Chance to
Register |
The PowerFAIDS User Conference will take place in three
weeks. |
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PowerFAIDS and MS SQL Server 2005 |
Clients are reminded that PowerFAIDS 13.2 will support
only MS SQL Server 2005 DBMS. |
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PowerFAIDS Support Memorial Day Holiday Closing |
In observance of the Memorial Day Holiday, PowerFAIDS
Support will close at 3:00 pm Eastern on Friday, May
23rd. We will reopen at 9:00 am Eastern on... |
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Update on PowerFAIDS 13.2 |
Earlier this week we conducted a meeting of the
PowerFAIDS Advisory Group to discuss loan limit changes
brought about by HR 5715 and our options for... |
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PowerFAIDS 13.2 BETA Testers Needed |
We continue internal testing of PowerFAIDS 13.2 and Net
Partner 4.2 are ready to begin client-site BETA testing
of the release. |
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PowerFAIDS Basics and Managing Administration
Parameters June 2-6 Announcement |
Our June Hands-on Training events, PowerFAIDS Basics
(June 4-6, 2008) and Managing Administration Parameters
(June 2-3, 2008) have room available... |
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We have been tracking the progress of HR 5715 (and the
original Senate bill S 2815) closely for several weeks. |
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PowerFAIDS and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
Clients are reminded that PowerFAIDS 13.2 will support
only MS SQL Server 2005 DBMS. |
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PowerFAIDS Training on Direct Loan Processing
within PowerFAIDS |
If you are currently processing, considering or are in
the process of moving to Direct Loans, we have some
upcoming training you may be interested in... |
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New Sys File Available for Health Professions
Aggregate Loan Limits |
Recently the Department of Education raised the combined
aggregate Stafford loan limit for health professions
students from $189,125 to $224,000... |
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PowerFAIDS Training - New Calendar Available! |
We would like to announce that we have published the new
calendar of training events for July 2008 through
December 2008 for our online and hands-on... |
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Upcoming PowerFAIDS Training |
We have several spaces available in our hands-on
PowerFAIDS Basics training classes May 13-15 and June
4-6. |
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Service Patch 13.1C Is Now Available |
Service patch 13.1C for PowerFAIDS is now available on
our SFTP site. All users in production with PowerFAIDS
should download and install this patch. |
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News from PowerFAIDS Training |
We have just posted a new Self-Guided Tutorial on
PowerFAIDS Communications Basics. |
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PowerFAIDS Training - April Hands-on Training
Events |
Our April Hands-on Training events, Managing
Administration Parameters, April 14-15, and PowerFAIDS
Basics, April 16-18, have room available for you... |
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Extended PowerFAIDS Support Hours |
We are pleased to announce that effective March 24, 2008
we will extending our full service support to 7:00 PM
EST, Monday through Thursday. |
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Be a PowerFAIDS STAR by presenting at the User
Conference! |
Don't wilt in the harsh Florida sun this summer. |
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Leap into new PowerFAIDS Training events! |
Today is Leap Day, the extra day you get in your
schedule once every four years. Why not use this extra
day to do something good for you? |
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We continue development and testing on an upcoming 13.1B
patch to address two issues: |
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Migrating Data from IM to FM |
We are researching an issue where, when performing Data
Migration from IM/PROFILE to FM/ISIR, the field
F-S-LEGAL-RES on the FM Data>Stu Info... |
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PowerFAIDS Support Closing for Presidents' Day
Holiday |
PowerFAIDS User Support will be closed Monday, February
18th in observance of the Presidents' Day Holiday. |
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We're writing to update you on an issue where users are
unable to complete Pell Spring Origination and
Disbursements for 2007-08 for students that... |
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PowerFAIDS Advanced Training |
This is the time to make good on your plans to learn
something new about PowerFAIDS! |
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Important Information on Need Analysis |
The Department of Education has provided 2008-2009 test
cases incorporating the new income levels for the
generation of Reject 20 when a non-filers... |
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We are writing to provide an update on PowerFAIDS 13.1. |
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Update on PowerFAIDS 13.1 |
The 13.1 Zip file has been restored to the SFTP site for
client download. |
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13.1 PowerFAIDS Upgrade Issue |
An issue has been identified in the 13.1 upgrade script
for institutions that did not complete parameter roll
forward in the 13.0 release of the software. |
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PowerFAIDS 13.1 and Net Partner 4.1 Are Now
Available |
PowerFAIDS 13.1 and Net Partner 4.1 are now available
for SFTP download. |
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Update on PowerFAIDS 13.1 and Net Partner 4.1 |
We are writing to update you on the upcoming PowerFAIDS
13.1 and Net Partner 4.1 releases. |
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PowerFAIDS 13.1, BETA testers still needed |
We continue Beta testing the PowerFAIDS 13.1 release.
PowerFAIDS 13.1 will support ISIR Load and Post, IDOC
Load and Post, FFELP and Alternative... |
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PowerFAIDS 13.1 BETA Testers Needed |
We continue testing the PowerFAIDS 13.1 and are ready to
begin client-site beta testing of the release. |
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2008 PowerFAIDS User Conference - Save the date! |
The 2008 PowerFAIDS National User Conference will be
held July 3-5th at the Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort in
Orlando, FL. |
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Happy 2008 from PowerFAIDS Training! Start the New Year
with a learning experience. |
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Upcoming PowerFAIDS Training |
Do you want to know more about Managing Administrative
Parameters before you run Parm Roll to create the new
award year? |
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PowerFAIDS Training Calendar for 2008! |
PowerFAIDS Training staff are pleased to announce the
posting of the next six months of training events to the
PowerFAIDS website (through June 2008). |
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PowerFAIDS 13.0 And Net Partner 4.0 Are Now
Available |
PowerFAIDS 13.0 and Net Partner 4.0 are now available
for SFTP download. |
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Beta
Testers Needed For PowerFAIDS 13.0 Release |
We continue testing the PowerFAIDS 13.0 release. During
the week of October 22 we will begin client-site beta
testing of the release. |
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College
Board Position Opening |
The College Board has a Enrollment Software Support
Analyst position available in the College Board's
Reston, VA office. |
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The
College Board is pleased to introduce our new Executive
Director for Enrollment Software Products, David
Hall-Tipping. |
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PowerFAIDS and Microsoft SQL Server
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As you may
know, Microsoft has announced that they will end
mainstream support for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on
April 8, 2008. |
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Important Reminder on PowerFAIDS Lender Code
Tables |
This is a
reminder that the College Board will be ending its role
as a lender in the Federal Family Education Loan Program
(FFELP) and will not accept new loan applications after
October 15, 2007. |
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Recently
the list of eligible programs of study for the National
SMART Grant program was updated by the Department of
Education. |
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Update on 12.4A Installation
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Several
users have commented that they have received error
messages at the end of their upgrade to PowerFAIDS 12.4A
and .NET 2.0. |
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PowerFAIDS 12.4A Is Now Available
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We are happy to inform you that PowerFAIDS 12.4
release is now available. |
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Important Update on PowerFAIDS 12.4
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We are happy to inform you that PowerFAIDS 12.4
release is now available. |
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PowerFAIDS 12.4 Is Now Available
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We are happy to inform you that PowerFAIDS 12.4
release is now available. |
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Important Reminder on PowerFAIDS Lender Code Tables |
As many of you know the College Board has
announced that it will be ending its role as a
lender in the Federal Family Education Loan Program
(FFELP)... |
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Upcoming PowerFAIDS Online Training through December 2007 |
We have spaces available on several online training events |
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Beta Testers Needed For PowerFAIDS 12.4 Release
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We are currently soliciting beta testers and would
be very grateful if you would participate. |
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PowerFAIDS Training Offerings - Scheduled with
you in mind!
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We offer nearly two dozen
separate online training courses, with topics ranging
from Selection Sets to Parameter Roll Forward. |
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PowerFAIDS Online Training Technology Update
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The College Board is pleased to announce that we
have added a new feature for PowerFAIDS Online
Training – Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP). |
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PowerFAIDS 12.3A Is Now Available |
We are happy to inform you that the PowerFAIDS
12.3A release is now available. |
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PowerFAIDS Website Improvements
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We are pleased to announce these additions to the
PowerFAIDS website. |
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12.3 Known Issue Direct Loan Exports
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An issue with Direct Loan Exports has recently come to our attention. |
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Several clients have contacted us to inquire about
our plans to support Microsoft Office 2007. |
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PowerFAIDS 12.3 Is Now Available
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We are happy to inform you that PowerFAIDS 12.3
release is now available. |
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2007 PowerFAIDS User Conference Update
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The twelfth annual PowerFAIDS User Conference will
take place on Friday, July 6th and Saturday, July
7th at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. |
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PowerFAIDS At a Glance Series |
We are pleased to announce a new resource on the PowerFAIDS website, At a Glance. |
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Update
on ACG and SMART Grant Reconciliation
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Starting on April 28, 2007, the Department of
Education will be sending schools ACG Year to Date
(AGYR07OP ), ACG Multiple Reporting Records... |
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College
Board Position Opening |
We would like to share with you an employment opportunity you or one of your colleagues in the Financial Aid field may find appealing. |
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We are pleased to announce the addition of a Known Issues list to the PowerFAIDS website, to allow users to review known issues in the... |
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We are happy to inform you that PowerFAIDS
12.2B is now available. |
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Pell
Table Update Reminder |
Users are reminded that a new set of Federal Pell Grant
sys files for 2007-2008, containing the Federal Pell
Grant Payment and Disbursement... |
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We are very happy to inform you that Net Partner
3.0 is now available. |
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A new set of Federal Pell Grant sys files for 2007-2008,
containing the Federal Pell Grant Payment and
Disbursement Schedules and the Alternate Pell Grant... |
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Update on
12.2A Issues |
We have coded changes to sys files to reflect the new
Pell Grant amounts introduced recently via legislative
action. Two users are currently testing... |
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We are happy to inform you that the New PowerFAIDS
12.2A is now available. |
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With the release of PowerFAIDS 12.2 we will now
begin the contraction of our multiple web sites and
listservs. |
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PowerFAIDS Discussion Listserve |
Tomorrow we will combine the New PowerFAIDS and
PowerFAIDS Classic websites back into a single
website,
www.powerfaids.org. |
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We are happy to inform you that the New PowerFAIDS
12.2 is now available. |
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Upcoming
PowerFAIDS Releases and Important Updates On Our
Web Site and Listservs
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We are writing to update you on forthcoming
PowerFAIDS releases and our plans for the PowerFAIDS
websites and listservs. |
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12.1A Release - Microsoft SQL Server
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We are happy to inform you that the New PowerFAIDS
12.1A is now available. |
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We are happy to inform you that the New PowerFAIDS
12.1A is now available. |
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Error Messages when attempting to Export ACG/SMART
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Several users have reported receiving the following
error message when trying to export ACG or SMART Grants:
“The student does not have... |
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PowerFAIDS 12.1 and Reporting ACG and NSG
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PowerFAIDS 12.1 release enables exporting Academic
Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and National SMART Grant (NSG)
Origination and Disbursement files to... |
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