AzCAN News & Updates

August 2023

Upcoming FAFSA Trainings

To better understand the nuances and potential challenges related to the 2024-2025 FAFSA application form and associated processes, a series of critical training opportunities will be provided for school counselors, educators, and college access professionals in partnership with ABOR, ADE, Education Forward Arizona, and College Depot.

Preparing for the Better FAFSA Form: What High School Counselors and Educators Need to Know

September 7, 2023, 10am-11am

FAFSA Bootcamp Series

October 26, 2023, 10am-11am

FAFSA 101: Form Overview and Pell Eligibility

November 2, 2023, 10am-11am

FAFSA 201: Advanced FAFSA Topics

November 9, 2023, 10am-11am

Arizona College Connect: New FAFSA database Enhancements and Updates

November 16, 2023, 10am-11am

NCAN News & Updates

In anticipation of the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, NCAN has launched a resource for school counselors, educators, and college access professionals - the Better FAFSA page. This page features a calendar of upcoming Better FAFSA-related training and dates, tools and resources to help you prepare, and much more!

Upcoming FAFSA webinars:

Getting Ready for the Better FAFSA, August 28th

Planning a Financial Aid Night for Students and Families, September 7th

Become an Ask Benji Partner

Get FAFSA and Post-Secondary text messaging support via the Ask Benji program; connect with Michael to learn more about the FREE Benji Partnership process.

Nominate an AzCAN College Access Superhero

In an effort to acknowledge and celebrate the unprecedented work being done around the state to support Arizona students to enroll and persist in, as well as successfully complete postsecondary programs of study after high school, please take a moment to nominate a colleague, department, or organization and briefly share some of what makes them a College Access Superhero!

Jenn's Corner

Breaking records with our first fall CAP course of 2023!

This week we launched our Fall CAP Training courses, on the topic of Career Development for the 21st Century Workforce. I’m elated to share that we had a record-setting enrollment of 106 professionals - a 92% increase in enrollment compared to Fall 2022.

This is a huge win as we continue to work towards equipping our college access professionals with relevant resources to support their students, helping to meet our Achieve60AZ goal!

Dr. Jennifer Murphy,

Senior Director, Attainment and AzCAN

Job Board

AdviseAZ AmeriCorps Interns

Do you know a college student or recent graduate who is passionate about mentoring high school students?

For additional information contact Johnathon Moore or complete an application here.

Student Development Coordinator

Northern Arizona College Resource Center is hiring a Student Development Coordinator. Applications are welcomed until midnight on August 28th. Apply here.

Project Coordinator: College Knowing & Going, Tucson

The Project Coordinator will establish strategies to increase students’ postsecondary

outcomes by developing College Readiness Teams (CRT) at assigned high schools. Apply here.

2023 Lunch & Learn Series

Formerly known as Wild Out Wednesdays, the Lunch & Learn series is designed to create a community of practice by exploring relevant and insightful topics for high school counselors, educators, and college access professionals throughout the 2023-24 academic year.

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