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Financial Wellness Benefit Provided by TIAA

Get one step closer to loan forgiveness

If you missed the deadline for the Department of Education’s (ED) Limited Waiver, you’ll have one more chance to get PSLF credit under the rules of the Limited Waiver.

Borrowers can apply for a one-time credit adjustment that temporarily waives many of the traditional rules for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To qualify for the one-time credit adjustment, you’ll need to consolidate your
loans by the end of 2023. Adjustments will automatically be made by your loan servicer in 2024. You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity!

Here are some key things that you should know:

● Payments typically considered as “non-qualifying” can now be credited towards PSLF.
● Qualifying/eligible employment and having Direct Loans (or obtaining Direct Loans through
consolidation) is still required.
● Certain periods of forbearance and deferment will also be credited towards PSLF.
● If you have previously received forgiveness through the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program, you
cannot count those years of employment towards your PSLF credit.
● Any consolidations must be completed by the end of 2023.
● If you do not receive full forgiveness under the one-time credit adjustment, and have not yet
applied for PSLF, you must repay loans on an Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plan
and meet the traditional PSLF requirements for qualifying repayment and employment.

As an employee of Canisius University you and your family members have access to a financial wellness benefit, brought to you by TIAA and provided by Savi, that helps you navigate the
complexities of the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Savi provides a free assessment to help you find the best repayment plans to reduce your monthly payments and search more than 150 state and federal forgiveness programs based on your financial
situation.

For $60 per year, you can upgrade to the Essential service to let Savi administer all the program’s paperwork, E-filing, employment certifications and ongoing monitoring to put you on track and
create a path to loan forgiveness. You’ll also receive customized support from Savi’s team of experts.

To learn more about preparing for the one-time credit adjustment and PSLF, visit www.TIAA.org/canisius/student to register for a free webinar hosted by the student loan experts at Savi.

Submitted by: Dawn Rotterman, Benefits/HRIS Manager, Human Resources

Upcoming Workshops: Panopto & D2L and Hypothes.is & D2L

COLI has two upcoming workshops!

Panopto and D2L

The first workshop Panopto & D2L, where we dive deep into how to use Panopto to easily record, edit, and upload right to your D2L course– all without ever needing to sign into another account!

Hypothes.is and D2L
Hypothes.is and D2L

The second workshop is on using Hypothes.is, a Social Annotation Tool, as an interactive replacement for course discussions. We will discuss how to set up a Hypothes.is Assignment as well as some of the advanced features.

Both workshops are on November 16th. The Panopto & D2L workshop is at 9AM. The Hypothes.is & D2L workshop is at 11AM.

If you are interested in either workshop (and others besides!), sign up on the Faculty Development Opportunities Wiki Page!

Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI

Lightboard Studio: A Different Way to Lecture

If you are teaching an online course, the Lightboard Studio might be for you. The Studio may also be useful to instructors that are teaching a flipped classroom or instructors that want to give more context to a previous or upcoming lecture.

The Studio allows for a professional quality recording at a simple press of the button. Once the recording is started, you can begin your lecture with professional-grade audio, video, and (if you would like) screen recording. Using a transparent glass board and neon markers, you can write down important facts, diagrams, equations, etc. You can even “draw” over PowerPoints, webpages, and other documents or images.

Click on the image below to see how Dr. Craig Rogers, Associate Professor in Economics and Finance, uses the Lightboard Studio to teach his own class:

If you are interested in using the Lightboard Studio, send an email to the COLI staff: coli@canisius.edu.

Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI