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December 9, 2014
SLRC 2014 is on PASS
All of the sessions from our extremely successful SLRC conference are available now on PASS. Were you unable to make it this year, but still want the content and the credits? Did you attend the conference but had a hard time choosing between concurrent sessions? Find all of them here!

Individual sessions: $40
Entire conference: $445
Privatization and the Public Good

Doug Lederman
Inside Higher Ed

Put five public university administrators in a room, and chances are good that within an hour one of them will joke about the fact that his or her institution has gone from being "state supported" to "state assisted" to "state located." As funding for public higher education has shrunk (or at least failed to keep up with growing enrollments) in many states, public colleges and universities have increasingly sought other forms of funding that, over time, make them look less and less like state entities and more and more like their cousins in the private nonprofit sector.

That trend toward privatization has spurred controversy in numerous states, troubled faculty members who believe their institutions may lose their public purpose, and raised serious questions about whether the future of "public" higher education is imperiled.

Check Out Our Keynote for P-Cards!

Keynote: Glenn L. Helms, Ph.D., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFF, CITP
The Art of Fraud, How to Identify and Prevent

Dr. Glenn L. Helms was the Arthur Young Fellow in IT Auditing at the University of Houston and has served as Director of Certification for the International Certified Information Systems Auditor program. He has served on numerous national and international academic and professional committees, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's Auditing Standards Board's Computer Auditing Subcommittee and its Specialized Accreditation Board...read more

February 8-11, 2015
Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk
San Antonio, TX
Post-SLRC Letter from the President

Greetings all,

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in this year's Student Loans Receivables and Collections Conference at the gorgeous Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa on the outskirts of Las Vegas. What a fantastic event! I'm confident that everyone involved left the conference at least a level or two above where they arrived, not to mention filled with quality information that is sure to make an immediate and meaningful impact in their offices upon their return!

If you were unable to make it to this year's event, allow me to briefly summarize what you missed out on. Our brilliant and engaging Keynote Speaker, Dan Lier, kicked the conference off with a bang and ensured that everyone was energized to make the most of themselves and the meeting. Everyone in attendance was (as it would turn out to be an event-wide saying) "on fire"! Our meeting hall was packed with respected, quality vendors who were available to meet with attendees throughout the days to discuss hurdles to jump and solutions to get the job done. Highly detailed breakouts on Skip Tracing, TCPA Compliance and Disruptive Innovations were just a few of the valuable sessions that adorned the agenda and armed attendees with new and useful insights. Don't worry, though, you can still benefit from these sessions after the fact by purchasing the audio using our fantastic PASS system! And don't beat yourself up too much for missing SLRC 2014, our 2015 Conference in Savannah, GA will be another home run!

Make your plans now to join us next year for the 36th National Student Loans Receivables and Collections Conference, November 1-4, 2015 in hospitable and historic Savannah, GA. There's nothing quite like attending SLRC, and the Savannah edition promises to be nothing short of an amazing event, all the while still Southern, Laid-back, Relaxing & Comfortable. Bring your thirst for sweet tea, fresh-squeezed lemonade & unmatched industry knowledge and content!

Jason Beard
President & CEO, Professional Development Group II, Inc.
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