Getting to Gold: Using Data and Community to Improve Student Access

This webinar will provide an overview of WSU Student Financial Services’ data identification methods of Passport to College-eligible students as guided by the McKinney-Vento Act, FAFSA guidelines and state legislation, ensuring financial assistance for eligible students. Comprehensive support includes priority work-study, emergency funds, and personalized advising, with community partnerships enhancing access to essential services.

Meet our speaker!

Misty is a passionate student services professional, with Bachelor’s degrees in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Interpersonal Communication and a Master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership. Misty has worked in Student Financial Services (SFS) at Washington State University since 2023. As the State Aid Advisor Misty oversees awarding and compliance for state funded financial aid, including management of Passport to Careers. While at WSU Student Financial Services Misty has increased the reach of the Passport to Careers program at WSU through on-going financial aid trainings, dedicated financial aid office hours for Passport students, and by designing queries to leverage existing student data, to the benefit of both the SFS office and the Passport campus support staff. When not working Misty likes going hiking with her two dogs Beans and Potato.