2024 JOINT CASFAA/OASFAA CONFERENCE AGENDA
FORGED IN STEEL: CONNECTION, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY
Please download complete agenda HERE and program HERE.
Sunday, June 2, 2024
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm McMaster Campus Residence & Parking Check-in
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm CASFAA Meet & Greet for new members
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Sunday Night Welcome Cocktail Reception for All Attendees*
*Light refreshments only
Day 1 – Monday, June 3, 2024
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
Ongoing |
MCMASTER CAMPUS RESIDENCE & PARKING CHECK-IN |
8:00 am – 9:30 am |
CONFERENCE CHECK-IN BREAKFAST (to start at 8:30am) |
9:30 am – 10:00 am |
WELCOME Land Acknowledgement: Rita Mukherjee, Assistant Registrar, Government Aid, McMaster University Opening Remarks: Sarah Robinson, Acting Registrar, McMaster University Conference Overview: Josh Levac, Niagara College – CASFAA President Shaun Anderson, Carleton University – OASFAA Co-Chair Celeste Coles, Durham, Durham College – OASFAA Co-Chair |
10:00 am – 10:45 am |
Keynote Speaker: Renata Hall, PhD Candidate, RSW, BSW, BScManager, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Programs, Equity & Inclusion Office, McMaster University “The Impact of Financial Inclusion: Materializing Belongingness in Academia” |
10:45 am – 11:00 am |
BREAK |
11:00 am – 12:15 pm (include Q&A) |
Plenary Session: Johnathan Wallace, Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (CSFAP) “Supporting Access to Post-Secondary Education through the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program” |
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
LUNCH |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Christine Doolittle, Director, Indigenous Student Services, McMaster University Elizabeth Way, Senior Associate Registrar, Aid & Awards, McMaster University Justine Henhawk-Bomberry, Director, Post-Secondary Student Services, Grand River Post-Secondary Education Office “Empowering Indigenous Learners: Navigating Financial Challenges and Embracing Holistic Support” Breakout Session: Farahnaaz Kanji, Director of Youth Strategy – RBC Future Launch, Royal Bank of Canada “Untapped Potential: Working Together to Open Doors to Opportunity Through Scholarships” Roundtable Discussion: Joel Dooley-May, Assistant Registrar, Student Financial Support, University of Calgary “Award Selection and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility” |
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
BREAK |
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Jiffin Arboleda, Senior Financial Aid Specialist, University of Toronto Roundtable Discussion: Suzanne Tyson, VP Social Responsibility, guard.me international insurance Clark Hortsing, Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships, guard.me international insurance “How Can We Help?” Breakout Session: Fiona Halbert, Assistant Registrar Financial Support, University of Alberta Cam Maus, Manager-ES Operations, University of Calgary “Empowering International Students: Navigating Financial Challenges in Higher Education” |
FREE EVENING |
Day 2 – Tuesday, June 4, 2024
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
Ongoing |
MCMASTER CAMPUS RESIDENCE & PARKING CHECK-IN |
8:30 am – 9:30 am |
CONFERENCE CHECK-IN BREAKFAST (to start at 8:30am) |
10:00 am – 11:00 am |
Roundtable Discussion: Lana Hardwick, Financial Aid Administrator, Niagara College, OASFAA Regional Representative Tanya Martinsen, Financial Aid Advisor, Niagara College Marissa Ditto, Financial Aid Advisor, Niagara College “Financial Aid Information: Academic Progress, One-Stop Model – Integration Services, and Institutional Aid
Breakout Session: Yingyi Chen, Assistant Registrar, International Student Awards and Financial Aid, Dalhousie University Justin McKiel, Assistant Registrar, Financial Aid, Dalhousie University “Unpacking Personal Bias in Financial Need Assessment” Breakout Session: Necia Martins, MBA, EdD, Associate Registrar, Student Finance & Client Services, Wilfrid Laurier University Elizabeth Way, MTS, Senior Associate Registrar, Aid & Awards, McMaster University 2023/2024 CASFAA National Data Benchmarking Project Co-chair “Digging into the Data – 2023/2024 CASFAA National Data Benchmarking” |
11:00 am – 11:15 am |
BREAK |
11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Plenary Session: Dr. Rick Monture, Associate Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies/Indigenous Studies Department, BA, MA, PhD, McMaster University "Beyond the Land Acknowledgement: First Nations and University Spaces” |
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm |
LUNCH |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: James Cawlishaw Breakout Session: Jennifer Da Silva, Associate Direction of Financial Aid, University Registrar’s Office, University of Toronto Donna Wall, Associate Registrar & Director, Financial Aid & Awards, Vice Provost Strategic Enrolment Management, University of Toronto “Redesign of University of Toronto’s Advanced Planning for Students (UTAPS) Program” Roundtable Discussion Preston Aitken, Blackbaud, Inc., Strategic Account Executive, Higher Ed “An Introduction to Blackbaud Award Management” Sponsored by Blackbaud |
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
BREAK |
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Emily Naddaf, Director of Strategy and Community Growth, Wealthsimple Foundation Leen Li, CEO, Wealthsimple Foundation Pierre Labbee, Manager of Partnership & Engagement for the Canada Education Savings Program, Employment & Social Development Canada “Enabling Access to the Canada Learning Bond for Adult Beneficiaries” Sponsored by Wealthsimple Foundation Roundtable Discussion: Celeste Coles, Manager, Financial Aid & Awards, Co-Chair of OASFAA “Having Difficult Conversations” Breakout Session: Marc Guindon, Manager, Educational Institutional Relations and Services & Customer Success Lead, Finastra |
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
BANQUET DINNER |
Day 3 – Wednesday, June 5, 2024
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
8:30 am – 9:30 am |
BREAKFAST |
9:45 am – 10:45 am |
Plenary Session: Sherry Beduk, M.S.W., R.S.W., Lead Program Coordinator, Disability Services, Student Accessibility Services, McMaster University
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11:00 am – 11:15 am |
BREAK |
11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Breakout Session: Matt Horner, Team Lead, Student Services, McMaster University Roundtable Discussion: Danielle Aspin, Financial Aid Coordinator, Trent University “Effective Student Engagement: Hosting Meaningful Conversations & Increasing Funding Applications" Breakout Session Mary Fisher-MacDonnell, Financial Aid Officer St. Frances Xavier University “Your CASFAA Board at Work for You" |
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm |
Closing Remarks: CASFAA/OASFAA Presidents
BOXED LUNCH TO GO |