Advisory Committees

The MDHE is committed to listening to its customers, which includes Missouri's financial aid officer (FAO) community, Missouri's FFELP lending community, and Missouri's secondary education community. This is just one more example of how the MDHE is dedicated to "Building Missouri's Future...by degrees." If you have opinions to share or are interested in more information, here is a sampling of some of the customer advisory committees the MDHE hosts.

• High school counselor advisory committee - this committee is charged with identifying unmet needs of Missouri college-bound students, providing insight into communicating with teens, and identifying outreach opportunities within the secondary education community.

• School FAO advisory committee - the mission of this group is to advise the MDHE regarding the needs and wants of Missouri's postsecondary institutions as well as representing the best interests of their student bodies and borrowers.

• Lender-servicer advisory committee - this group is charged with advising the MDHE regarding public perception of the agency, issues impacting FFELP vendors operating in Missouri, and Missouri student loan lending market conditions.

• State SFA Committee - this committee is a formal, standing committee to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) and is missioned with identifying needed processing improvements and program changes for Missouri's state aid programs.

To volunteer to join one of the MDHE's advisory committees, contact your MDHE client service representative, or Julie Meyer.