AzCAN News & Updates

October 2023

Join us for happy hour! 🕔😄

AzCAN invites you to our Happy Hour Mixer on October 26th at the Helios Education Foundation Campus.

Members and prospective members can join us for drinks, snacks, and networking. It's an open house format, so stop by anytime from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. We hope to see you there!

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2023 Lunch & Learn Series

We are a few months in to our Lunch & Learn series and it's been a great time for learning and collaboration. Join us this month as we speak with the Arizona Board of Regents and how to use the AZ College Connect database before the new FAFSA opens.

View full series schedule

Don't miss these webinars!

Preparing for FAFSA Simplification - October 17th

Preparing for the FAFSA - October 26th

Form Overview and Pell Eligibility - November 2nd

Advanced FAFSA Topics - November 9th

Arizona College Connect: New FAFSA Database Enhancements and Updates - November 16th

Save the date: FAFSA Kick-Off

Get ready to launch the 2024-25 FAFSA season! Join the Arizona FAFSA Coalition for the 2023 Arizona FAFSA Kick-off on December 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the ASU West Campus.

Explore the value and benefits of AzCAN and walk away connected to a community of school counselors, educators, and college access professionals to support your work with Arizona students.

Stay tuned for additional details and your exclusive registration link.

Jenn's Corner

Within the past six months, the Arizona College Access Network has grown by 241 new members! We are excited that so many education professionals across the state see value in coming together to improve access to education or training after high school for ALL Arizona students. If you know of a colleague who has not joined AzCAN, encourage them to join for free!

Dr. Jennifer Murphy,

Senior Director, Attainment and AzCAN

NCAN Resources

Check out these helpful resources from NCAN!

Better FAFSA Training Toolkit

Better FAFSA page

Better FAFSA Awareness Toolkit

Nominate an AzCAN College Access Superhero

Let's celebrate the great work being done for students in our state! Nominate a colleague, department, or organization to be recognized in our next newsletter!

AZ FAFSA Parent Influencer Initiative

Parents are huge allies in the postsecondary planning process and we need their help!

Share this link with the great parents you know to help spread the word on FAFSA application awareness.

CAP Training Courses

Feedback on the redesigned CAP courses has been exceptionally positive and we are excited for our 4th CAP Training course, Postsecondary Exploration, Match, and Fit, starting October 16. There are four remaining courses for 2023 - register below!

Excited for the new year? Our spring 2024 CAP Training courses will be open for registration on November 17, 2023.

“I can't wait to continue the series. The information is so beneficial. I was actually in a district meeting yesterday where they were presenting data and was able to recognize that our district trends were exactly the same as the nationwide trends for the COVID generation and how AI and automation were impacting our students the same as well. ❤️ ❤️” J.B.

“This course was perfect. All of it was relevant and well thought out! I learned some new strategies and ideas! Priceless!” D.P.