1. OUTREACH Initiatives and Best Practices
Anne Grybowski
Jamie Kosh
Student Aid Coordinators – Outreach
The Pennsylvania State University

2. Outreach initiatives and best practices
Why do it:
Community service
Promotion of your institution
Networking
Distribution of accurate information

3. Outreach initiatives and best practices
Why we don’t do more:
time
cost
fear
assuming

4. Outreach – why do it Community service
Giving back to your surrounding communities
Helping local students

5. Outreach – why do it promotion of your institution
Great way to help your institution
Help students consider new options
Career & guidance opportunities for students that really need your help

6. Outreach – why do it networking Meeting new admission & aid counselors
Connecting with guidance & high school administrators
Working with different types of professionals

7. Outreach – why do it distribution of accurate information
being proactive in a reactive profession
When the power goes out…you call the electric company
when families have a financial aid issue…
they call everyone but the aid office!!!

8. Outreach – why we don’t do more
time
Spending time after a full day of work is not a “Happy Time”
… same with weekend programs
Time out of the office means delegating

9. Outreach – why we don’t do more
cost
Simply not enough money in the budget to pay for travel expenses
… let alone several events

10. Outreach – why we don’t do more
fear
Public speaking
Trying something new
Stepping outside your comfort zone
Not if, but when…

11. Outreach – why we don’t do more
assuming
Someone is already doing that
“They already KNOW this!”
Reach out to schools, even if you THINK they have someone presenting to them

12. Outreach – best practices
share your story!!
pasfaa
pheaa
school sponsored

13. Outreach – resources pasfaa Guidance counselor workshops
College fair volunteer
Pheaa
Connect to your higher education access partner
Youtube
Fafsa website
Studentaid.psu.edu/tutorials

14. OUTREACH Initiatives and Best Practices
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Anne Grybowski
Jamie kosh