http://www.vsacnews.org Vermont Student Assistance Corporation’s online newsroom Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:53:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WINOOSKI — The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) will go to the bond market within the next two weeks to raise capital to finance about $23 million in private student loans for the 2010-11 academic year.   For many years, VSAC offered both federal education loans for students and parents and private ... http://www.vsacnews.org/2010/07/07/vsac-offers-competitively-priced-private-student-loan-for-2010-11/   WINOOSKI — The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation office building, completed in 2005 as a key element of Winooski’s downtown revitalization, has earned the prestigious ENERGY STAR given to facilities ranking in the top 25 percent nationally for energy efficiency.   The VSAC building uses sensors to measure natural light and minimize use ... http://www.vsacnews.org/2010/05/06/vsac-building-earns-energy-star%c2%ae/ U.S. Senator Pat Leahy of Vermont wrote the chair of his chamber's education committee, urging a stronger role for nonprofits like VSAC in pending federal student loan legislation. pat-leahy-letter-2-10 (PDF) http://www.vsacnews.org/2010/03/04/sen-leahy-urges-stronger-role-for-vsac-in-federal-legislation/ VSAC Hosts College Planning Day for Students & Parents WINOOSKI — Registration is under way for the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation’s 9th annual College Pathways program, a free day of college planning workshops for high school sophomores and juniors and their parents. In order to accommodate as many families as possible, VSAC ... http://www.vsacnews.org/2010/03/04/vsac-hosts-college-planning-day-for-students-parents/ U.S. Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont added his own stories to the "VSAC Voices" campaign on Jan. 25, when VSAC delivered more than 1,100 customer testimonials to the Vermont congressional delegation. peter-welch-letter-1-10 (PDF) http://www.vsacnews.org/2010/03/02/496/ U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, on the occasion of the anniversaries of VSAC's major college planning programs,  issued a statement of support that was published in the Congressional Record. leahy-congressional-record-statement1 (PDF) http://www.vsacnews.org/2009/11/10/senator-leahy-issues-statement-in-support-of-vsac/ As events continue to unfold in Washington that could alter the scope of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, the nonprofit organization took time recently to recognize the anniversaries of its major college planning programs.   For 40 years, VSAC has provided Vermonters with individual counseling through TRiO, a group of programs that ... http://www.vsacnews.org/2009/11/10/vsac-celebrates-anniversaries-of-its-major-college-planning-programs/   Linda Shiller of Bristol, director of career and education outreach for the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, was recently honored with an award of excellence from the National College Access Network.   Shiller has been with VSAC for 27 years, initially serving as a counselor. She oversees several federal programs serving ... http://www.vsacnews.org/2009/10/22/vsac-outreach-director-honored/ This Rutland Herald/Times Argus editorial, titled Let VSAC Help, cites state-based nonprofits as the model the federal government should use in its efforts to reform the education loan system. (Published with permission.) let-vsac-help-herald (PDF) http://www.vsacnews.org/2009/10/16/time-argue-let-vsac-help/ The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) has renewed its agreement with TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. (TFI) to manage the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan (VHEIP) — Vermont’s official 529 college savings plan — and is offering several enhancements to benefit Vermont families.   The number of VHEIP investment options has expanded from ... http://www.vsacnews.org/2009/10/08/vsac-announces-improvements-to-college-savings-program/