| New Initiatives and Publications for 2012-2013 |
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It was a busy summer for the College Access and Financial Education team at FAME and we have a variety of new initiatives and publications for the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year that we look forward to sharing with you. Here are a few updates, but stay tuned for more!
- We are excited to announce that the The Postsecondary Guide of Maine was completely redesigned for 2012-2013 and is currently being printed and will be distributed in mid-September. We also enhanced our online College Search in order to allow schools to update their institutional information online.
- The 2012-2013 Financial Aid Tool Kit is currently being printed and we expect it to be distributed to schools in mid-September. In mid-October, we will also mail a copy of the Tool Kit to all Maine high school seniors. If you need additional copies of any FAME publications, you can order them online.
- FAME's Wednesday Webinar series will resume in September. These trainings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Look for registration information soon!
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| Academic Year 2012-2013 Processing Notification |
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Institutions are able to certify student enrollment and request payments for all FAME Programs available on the EPIC website portal as of Monday, August 13, 2012. FAME will begin processing payments on September 4th. The FAME Programs include the State of Maine Grant Program, Educators for Maine, GEAR UP Scholarship, and the Tuition Waiver - Foster Care Program (Maine Public Schools only).
We have published additional information on our website to assist schools with processing our programs. The documents can be located on the FAME web site.
These documents include:
* Guidelines for Processing State of Maine Grant and GEAR UP Program
* EPIC User Manual
* EPIC Online Authorization Form (to update/add/delete current users)
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| FAME's 2012 Showcase Maine |
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FAME is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Vanderweide has been promoted to Director of Business Development and Customer Relations at FAME. She previously held the Harold Alfond College Challenge Program Manager position at FAME and brings over twenty years of leadership experience in sales, marketing and business development. She has worked in a variety of industries and successfully launched many new to market programs, products and services. Her role encompasses both education and business products and services at FAME. She holds a BA and MBA in business from University of Southern Maine and Pennsylvania State University respectively.
