Meet Your Financial Aid Team
When it comes to paying for college, you have options, and we're here to help! Our
staff in the Office of Financial Aid can answer your questions and guide you through
the process of finding effective solutions to fund your education.
For general questions, contact us 24/7/365 at (316) 978-3430 or by chat at wichita.edu/OneStop.
Read our Office of Financial Aid Code of Conduct.
Director
- Oversees all staff, budget, and financial aid operations.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to communicate, develop, and implement recruitment
and retention strategies related to the use of financial aid funds.
- Serves on the President's Diversity Council.
Associate Director
- Supervises the Program Management team.
- Oversees the processing and reporting duties related to the Federal Student Aid programs
as well as the State of Kansas financial aid programs.
Associate Director
- Supervises the Systems & Eligibility team.
- Oversees Banner Financial Aid module system functionality, including patches, updates,
and testing.
- Manages system processing, including new year set up and regulatory enhancements.
Assistant Director
- Supervises the Scholarships team and manages scholarship administrative functions.
- Handles the in-system creation, tracking, and posting of scholarships from departmental
sources.
- Administers financial aid to student athletes in accordance with the rules governing
the NCAA and American Athletic Conference.
Assistant Director
- Supervises the Student Services & Outreach team and oversees all outreach programs,
communication content, and students services in the office.
- Serves as a staff resource on complex financial aid advising questions.
- Presents at various outreach and recruitment events on behalf of financial aid.
Compliance Officer
- Internal compliance research expert for the financial aid leadership team and staff.
- Manages on-going efforts to ensure office policies and procedures meet all statutory
and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinates required consumer information documentation and disclosures.
Business Technology & Data Analyst
- Provides business process and system support and oversees data quality governance
for financial aid data through data coordination, integration, and reporting.
- Ensures efficient processes and consistent data flows to financial and university
stakeholders.
- Tests and implements changes to the Banner Financial Aid module.
Office Manager
- Provides professional and administrative support to the financial aid staff, including
special projects assigned by the director.
- Serves as a budget assistant and completes all Human Resources documentation.
- Manages ordering, distribution, and inventory of office supplies and publications.
Senior Financial Aid Advisor
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
- Supervises two student assistants and serves as a staff resource on complex financial
aid advising questions.
- Replies to the financial aid email account and OneStop cases.
- Presents at various outreach and recruitment events on behalf of financial aid.
Financial Aid Advisor
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
- Replies to the financial aid email account and OneStop cases.
- Presents at various outreach and recruitment events on behalf of financial aid.
Financial Aid Advisor
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
- Replies to the financial aid email account and OneStop cases.
- Presents at various outreach and recruitment events on behalf of financial aid.
Financial Aid Advisor
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
- Replies to the financial aid email account and OneStop cases.
- Presents at various outreach and recruitment events on behalf of financial aid.
Financial Aid Advisor & Outreach Coordinator
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
- Replies to the financial aid email account and OneStop cases.
- Presents at various outreach and recruitment events on behalf of financial aid.
- Creates, implements, and assesses financial aid recruitment and retention efforts.
Scholarship Specialist
- Serves as the primary scholarship liaison with the academic colleges.
- Responsible for posting scholarship recommendations from the colleges and other agencies
within Wichita State, as well as general funds managed by the office.
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
Administrative Specialist – Scholarships
- Performs the Merit Scholarship notification process and generates all congratulatory
letters for newly awarded general scholarship funds.
- Logs and posts outside scholarships and Bureau of Indian Affairs checks.
- Provides administrative support for the Scholarships unit.
Program Specialist
- Manages the review of Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress.
- Coordinates consortium agreements and professional judgment requests.
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
Program Specialist
- Administers the Federal Direct Loan Programs and certifies private/alternative educational
loans.
- Administers Return of Title IV Aid.
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
Program Specialist
- Administers the Federal Direct Loan Programs and certifies private/alternative educational
loans.
- Administers Return of Title IV Aid.
- Manages the Federal Work Student Program.
- Meets with prospective and current students to answer financial aid questions.
Eligibility Specialist
- Processes citizenship and eligible non-citizenship documentation.
- Manages the Unusual Enrollment History process.
- Administers resolutions for loan default, bankruptcy, and aggregate loan limit issues.
Eligibility Specialist - Loans
- Reviews packaging and awarding financial aid files. Processes grade level changes.
- Performs loan file generation, extract, and import processes.
- Completes financial need request certifications.
Eligibility Specialist - Verification
- Reviews and processes verification documentation.
- Processes Pell Grant and TEACH Grant disbursements.
- Supervises one student assistant who assists with mailing and scanning documents.
Systems Specialist - Data Load
- Performs all data load functions, awarding and packaging, and email generation.
- Coordinates outbound mailings and assists with scanning and links documents to student
records.
Financial Aid Representative
- Greets all visitors to the office and triages student questions.
- Provides administrative and customer service support for the Student Services & Outreach
unit, including managing the office voicemail account.
- Logs documents received via fax, mail, drop-box, and in-person.
Contact the Office of Financial Aid
Our helpful staff in the Office of Financial Aid can answer your questions and guide
you through the process of finding effective solutions to fund your education.