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School Services Available on SFA’s Websites
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E-App (www. eligcert.ed.gov)
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PEPSwww.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/PEPS
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sfawebenroll.ed.gov
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www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/defaultmanagement
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www.sfadownload.ed.gov
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SFA Tech Website & Listserve
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SFA University Training
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www.edvideo.walcoff.com
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ifap.ed.gov/sfacoach/
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www.NSLDSFAP.ed.gov
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www.lo-online.ed.gov
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www.pellgrantsonline.ed.gov
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www.ifap.ed.gov
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Topic of PortalsPC World magazine August 1998
New breed of Web site offers...convenient array of features Set the site as your browser's default home page Use as an entry point to other Web destinations, and return
to day after day Why go to a portal? In a word, convenience. Unless you
have the time and energy to collect and sort through dozens of bookmarks, it's considerably easier to find the services you need at a portal.
There are no hard-and-fast rules about what constitutes a portal
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What Are Portals?
A doorway, an entrance, or a gate, especially one that is large and imposing.
An entrance or a means of entrance: the local library, a portal of knowledge.
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Introducing the SFA Portal for Schools........
http://sfa4schools.sfa.ed.gov
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Portal Priorities
•Content Management
•Links to SFA Web
Enabled Systems
•User Customization
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Five (5) Portal Areas
•SFA Links - all SFA web-enabled systems
•SFA Headlines - categorized as either “SFA News” or “SFA Policy and Rule Changes”
•SFA Search Tool - across the “links” and/or within IFAP publications
•My SFA - customize the look of Your Portal Home Page
•SFA Calendar - Deadline dates, Training/Conference dates, Events and NPRM comment due dates.
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SFA Links
Reference Library - Links to the IFAP Publications
Student Data - Links to NSLDS, Pell/RFMS, Direct Loan Servicing, Origination and Consolidation sites
Book Store - Order publications, download software and technical pubs
Participation & Funding - GAPS, PEPS data, E-App
Training/Conferences - SFA University
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SFA Headlines presented as either:
•SFA News (Announcements, Dear Partner Letters, etc.)
•SFA Policy and Rule Changes (Federal Registers, Regulation Compilations, etc.)
•“Old” Headlines are archived
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Click on “More Headlines” to see the list of archived headlines
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SFA Search
Powerful natural language queries
•Search across the SFA links and within the IFAP publications
•Search only across the SFA Links (up to security pages)
•Search the IFAP publications
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Customizing My SFA
Click on “Sign Up Now” to obtain an ID and establish your password
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Customizing My SFAEnter your Username (ID) and password, then hit
the “GO” button to see your choices for customization
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Customizing My SFA
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Choose the SFA Links You Want to Display
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Add Personal Bookmarks to Your Customized SFA Portal Page
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An Example of a Customized “MY SFA” Page
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What’s Happening in SFA?
Check the SFA Calendar!
• Title IV deadlines and due dates
• Training and conference opportunities
• Comment due dates for NPRMs
• SFA publication availability
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Monthly Calendar View
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Monthly Calendar View of “Events”
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Portal Help available on-line, by phone and/or by email!
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Frequently Asked Questions On-Line
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Contacts Listing with Phone #s, Email Addresses
Customer Service Centers, Helpful Web sites,
Search Pages, Software/Technical Support
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Link to Service Descriptions
from Table of Contents
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Got a Question?
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We Want Your Feedback!What Do You Think? How can we improve?
Content/Functionality? Usability?
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• Call the Customer Service Call Center at 1-800-433-7327
• E-mail CSCC at [email protected] • Fax CSCC at 1-202-260-4199.
Customer Service Call Center
Customer Service Call Center
