Webinar: WASFA (Español)- for Students and Families
2023-12-12 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Estudiantes, adultos y familias podran aprender sobre el formulario WASFA, cómo prepararse y postularse, cómo evitar errores comunes, cómo abordar circunstancias especiales y más!
Presented by College Success Foundation
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South Central Regional Passport Group Meeting- virtual
2023-12-14 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-02-22 11:00 - 12:30
If you are interested in learning more, please email us at passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

WPN Webinar: Basic Needs and Post-secondary Education Student Support Services
2024-01-17 13:00 - 14:00
Nearly half of all Washington college students reported experiencing in housing and/or food insecurity in a recent survey. In this session, you’ll gain insights about Washington students’ experience of basic needs insecurity and recent policy and investments to address those challenges. We’ll discuss strategies and student outcomes from the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness grant program. You’ll learn about new initiatives to better address students’ basic needs, and together we’ll consider collaboration opportunities with Passport.
Presenters:
Ami Magisos serves as Associate Director of Strategy and Partnerships at Washington Student Achievement Council. Her work focuses on understanding and addressing students’ basic needs insecurity for postsecondary students in Washington.
Laura Coghlan serves as Program Administrator for Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness at the State Board for Technical and Community Colleges. She is also a member of the Passport Leadership Team.
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Region 2 (South Central) Training: Post-secondary Resources for Students in Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
2024-01-23 10:00 - 11:30
Join the Washington Passport Network for online training on post-secondary resources for students in foster care and young people experiencing homelessness without a parent or guardian. This training is designed for providers in South Central/Region 2 (Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Klickitat, Columbia) including DCYF caseworkers, OSPI foster care and McKinney-Vento liaisons, high school career and guidance counselors, and community-based partners.
The training will highlight:

College scholarship and apprenticeship options, including the Passport to Careers program
Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program
Introduction to the Washington Passport Network – a network for the providers who work with youth in foster care or youth experiencing homelessness. Representatives from local community colleges and universities that support Passport to Careers students will be online to introduce themselves.

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Eastern Regional Passport Group Meeting - virtual
2024-01-23 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-05-14 14:30 - 16:00

Western Regional Passport Group Meeting - virtual
2024-02-08 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-05-09 11:00 - 12:30

Pierce Kitsap Regional Passport Group Meeting - virtual
2024-02-08 12:30 - 14:00

Webinar: Student Loans- for Staff
2024-02-12 10:00 - 23:30
This webinar is a deep dive into different types of loans, connects borrowing to career decisions, addresses consequences for nonpayment, and provides tools to develop individual borrowing plans.
Recommended for all levels
Presented by College Success Foundation
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Pierce Kitsap Regional Passport Meeting- virtual
2024-02-13 11:00 - 12:30

Webinar: Student Loans- for Students and Families
2024-02-20 18:00 - 19:00
This webinar is a deep dive into different types of loans, connects borrowing to career decisions, addresses consequences for nonpayment, and provides tools to develop individual borrowing plans.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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Passport Leadership Team Meeting - in person
2024-02-26 10:00 - 16:00

The Journey Continues, We Got You College & Career Resource Fair
2024-03-07 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Please join us for the fourth annual The Journey Continues – We Got You! a virtual College and Career Resource Fair for Passport to Careers eligible students. This is an opportunity to meet representatives at the local colleges and get your questions answered about college, apprenticeships, financial aid, scholarships, and resources specifically for students who have experienced foster care or unaccompanied homelessness.
The event is intended for high school juniors and seniors from the Northwest Coastal area with experience in foster care or unaccompanied homelessness (without a parent or guardian), but all are welcome! Providers are also encouraged to attend.
Register in advance for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYodOmsqDMoG9TrLRR4Aw1QQlsySAynhdsG
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Eastern Regional Passport Group Meeting - in person
2024-03-12 12:00 - 13:30

Webinar: Financial Aid Award Letters- for Staff
2024-03-25 10:00 - 11:30
This webinar will explore the anatomy of award letters, provide tools to help students assess true affordability, and strategies to address too much unmet need. It includes case studies.
Recommended for all levels.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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Webinar: Financial Aid Award Letters- for Students and Families
2024-03-26 18:00 - 19:00
Come and learn to better understand your financial aid award offer, provide you with tools to assess true affordability, and strategies to address too much unmet need.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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South Central Regional Passport Group Meeting - in person
2024-04-15 11:00 - 14:00 | Cental Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, United States

Passport Leadership Team Meeting - virtual
2024-04-22 09:00 - 11:30

Pierce Kitsap Regional Passport Meeting- in person
2024-05-02 12:30 - 14:00 | Catholic Community Services, 7050 S G St,, Tacoma, WA, 98408, United States

2024 Passport to Careers State Conference
2024-05-14 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual, United States
You won’t want to miss this annual opportunity to grow your professional network, learn from experts and enjoy the camaraderie of other caring adults who are working to create educational parity for students with experience in foster care or unaccompanied homelessness.
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Passport Leadership Team Q1 Meeting
2024-08-19 09:00 - 13:30 | Pacific Tower, 1200 12th Ave. South, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Quarterly Passport Leadership Team meetings are open to all members of the PLT. Composed of a cross-sector of student-support practitioners and stakeholders from across the state, the PLT is dedicated to enhancing the program design, implementation and quality of the Passport to Careers program. Specific agenda items will be shared with attendees prior to the meeting. To learn more, contact passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

Western Regional Passport Group Meeting (virtual)
2024-08-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual, United States
Join Passport Network members from the Western Washington region for a collaborative discussion. Specific agenda items will be shared prior to the meeting. To learn more, contact passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

South Central Regional Passport Group Meeting (virtual)
2024-08-22 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-10-24 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual, United States
Join Passport Network members from the South Central region for a collaborative discussion. Specific agenda items will be shared prior to the meeting. To learn more, contact passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

Pierce/Kitsap Regional Passport Group Meeting (virtual)
2024-08-22 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, United States
Join Passport network members from the Pierce/Kitsap region for a collaborative discussion. Specific agenda items will be shared prior to the meeting. To learn more, contact passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

King County Passport Consortium Social
2024-08-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Rhein House, 912 12th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join Passport network members from the King County region for a social gathering event. This is a great opportunity for members in this region to connect and network with each other in-person. To learn more, contact passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

Webinar: Passport Student Support Funds Utilization
2024-09-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Join us for a webinar on Passport Student Support Funds Utilization, which includes a panel discussion with Passport campus leaders and financial aid administrators from two-year and four-year institutions. In this panel discussion, we will hear from various Passport campus staff about their program’s funding utilization and budget sustainability strategies for this academic year in continuing support services for their students’ higher education outcomes.
At the end of this webinar, attendees will learn about how different campuses have used their PSSF budget in the last year and how they plan on managing funds this year due to reduced Passport funding and student awards.
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Presenters
Dawn Cypriano-McAferty
Assistant Director for Passport to Careers, Washington Student Achievement Council
Dawn Cypriano-McAferty serves as an assistant director at the Washington Student Achievement Council and is responsible for the development and implementation of the Passport to Careers program and the SETuP program. She is committed to working with campuses and community partners to develop support services for students and is especially passionate about working with students who have experienced foster care.

Panelists
Kathy Albin
Director of Learning Support
Spokane Falls Community College
Kathy currently serves as the director of learning support at Spokane Falls Community College where she is responsible for providing leadership, coordination, and evaluation of critical Spokane Falls Community College learner support programs including: Workforce Transitions (BFET, WorkFirst, Worker Retraining), Opportunity Grant, Passport to College, Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness (SSEH), Student Emergency Access Grant (SEAG), Basic Needs, along with Library Administration, Career Education, and Academic Coaching.
Crystal Cardona
Program Manager – Diversity and Equity Center
Saint Martin’s University
Crystal Cardona is the Program Manager of the Diversity and Equity Center. She enjoys working with students and collaborating with faculty and staff. She graduated from Saint Martin’s with a bachelor of arts in sociology and cultural anthropology, and a master’s degree in social justice from Loyola University of Chicago. She started her career working in non-profits which focused on working with people who were unhoused and people living with mental health diagnosis. Crystal is originally from California.
Angie Hobbs
Assistant Director, Scholarships
University of Washington
Angie Hobbs has worked in financial aid for 16 years; nine of those years at the University of Washington. She has worked in all aspects of the UW financial aid office, and has served as the assistant director of scholarships for nearly three years. Angie works closely with all UW Passport students, helping them navigate financial aid and campus resources. She is passionate about helping students understand financial aid, knowing it can be especially daunting for students who do not have family support. Angie and her team help identify Passport-eligible students, update WSAC about eligibility and notify other support staff on campus so they can reach out to these students. Their biggest goal is to help remove barriers for students so they can receive a world-class education just like every other student at UW.
Priya Osborne
Director of Student Success, Equity & Diversity
Spokane Community College
Priya Osborne is a proud Black woman and a first-generation college graduate from Gonzaga University, where she earned her bachelor of arts in psychology with a minor in biology. She works at Spokane Community College as the director of student success, equity, and diversity, and serves as the Passport to Careers designated support staff, supporting foster and unaccompanied homeless youth. Priya is passionate about advocating for underserved populations and empowering everyone to achieve their goals.
Lexi Schaar
Assistant Director for College Success Programs
Washington State University
Lexi Schaar is the assistant director of college success programs with the Office of Academic Engagement. Before beginning her role with Passport to College in September of 2023, Lexi served as an academic advisor at Washington State University and the University of Idaho. Her primary role with Passport at WSU is to support the administrative aspects of the program.

Webinar: Healing-Centered Engagement
2024-10-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Join us for a webinar on healing-centered engagement and learn how to incorporate an asset-based approach to trauma informed practices. More details to come.
