Idaho State Update
by IASFAA President Cheryl Anderson,
Idaho State University

I am excited by the opportunity to serve as IASFAA's president during the 2000-2001 year. Our new executive board will be having a one day retreat to use as a planning session for the upcoming year. By doing this, we're hoping to get a head start on state activities and plan for our fall conference as well.

In March, IASFAA hosted a WASFAA/NASFAA training in Boise. It was a two day training with approximately 35 in attendance. I really think the highlight of the two day session was Barb Alm's 50th birthday, with her entire Boise State University staff dressed in black for the occasion. The training itself was informative and well presented.

At our last state meeting, the members voted to offer a diversity scholarship for the 2002 WASFAA meeting in Boise to encourage individuals to come to Idaho and see what a great place 99.9% of it is. The form is ready to go and will be promoted throughout the next year and a half, including as an enclosure in future WASFAA newsletters.

We are planning to continue our December broadcast of a financial aid information panel with a question and answer session for the audience. The show airs for one hour and is seen on local PBS stations throughout the state. We have had good success with it in the past and look forward to fine-tuning it this year.

The IASFAA annual conference will be held in Post Falls October 17th to the 18th at Templin's Resort along the beautiful Spokane River. We're looking forward to a great time!