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D.22 DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID

General Statement of the Function: The Director of Financial Aid reports directly to the Vice President for Student Services and is responsible for all financial aid disbursed to students.

Duties and Responsibilities :

1. Correspond and counsel with current students and prospective students regarding financial aid programs and policies; 2. Coordinate the publishing of information about financial aid programs and policies; 3. Make certain that the appropriate applications for the various financial aid programs are made available to students; 4. Represent the College at the state and regional financial aid meetings; 5. Read, determine required actions, and file Federal Registers, Dear Colleague letters, newsletters, Federal Student Aid Handbooks, and other financial aid materials; 6. Complete the Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate and other reports as necessary; 7. Award aid to eligible students following all regulations and procedures; 8. Monitor and revise as needed the processes and procedures for the financial aid office operation; 9. Maintain a scholarship file and scholarship records in accordance With institutional, state, and Federal policies and oversee the disbursements of scholarship funds to each student’s account; 10. Coordinate all financial aid with the Business Office; 11. Monitor the maintenance of individual student files; 12. Keep proper records of the aid disbursed to each student and in each program; 13. Assist auditors and program reviewers on the local, state, and Federal levels with the review of financial aid records; 14. Coordinate and conduct financial aid workshops in the district; 15. Serve as chairman of the financial aid appeal committee; 16. Maintain NDSL records; and 17. Other duties as assigned.