Hopkins hires new financial aid director
One part of the financial aid system that Amoroso hopes to tackle soon is the list of recommended lenders. This list of student loan companies was created to give students and parents direction in their choice of lenders but was abolished on account of Frishberg's conflicts of interest.
"Not all loan programs are created equal, and the University's intent to provide guidance is still valid," Amoroso said.
Moreover, he thought an interactive discussion on campus would need to occur before Hopkins could again move in the right direction.
"Our motivation and methodology for lender selection should be transparent and engender the trust and respect of Hopkins's students and families," he said.
While the quality and the "transparency" of the Hopkins's preferred list remains vital to the financial aid department, the speed of the process may have to be sacrificed.
"We don't have a definitive date," he said. "It is more important to do it right and without any question of process. Obviously, it would be great to have it available when we admit 3,600 students to Hopkins [this year], but we are not going to do that at the sacrifice of diligence and quality."
Amoroso was enthusiastic about his change of scenery. While many aspects of his new department are quite different from Chapel Hill (including moving from a public university to a private one, and from a suburban environment to an urban one), Amoroso welcomed the challenge, said he was "ready for change."
Conley, who was faced with the daunting task of finding a competent replacement of the 20-year veteran Frishberg, was also excited about Amoroso's arrival. Conley expressed concern that a shadow would be cast on the professionalism of the financial aid department because of the situation in which Frishberg left the University.
"It was not a search I was planning on making," Conley said.
However, Conley was not only able successfully conduct the search for a replacement director; he was also able to smoothly transition the department with the assistance of the Senior Associate Directors of the Office of Student Financial Services Benedict Dorsey and Tom McDermott through a period of instability. He also worked with the General Council, Hopkins's legal body, in assisting Cuomo in his review of the investigation, all the while acting as dean of Enrollment and Academic Services.
"Not all loan programs are created equal, and the University's intent to provide guidance is still valid," Amoroso said.
Moreover, he thought an interactive discussion on campus would need to occur before Hopkins could again move in the right direction.
"Our motivation and methodology for lender selection should be transparent and engender the trust and respect of Hopkins's students and families," he said.
While the quality and the "transparency" of the Hopkins's preferred list remains vital to the financial aid department, the speed of the process may have to be sacrificed.
"We don't have a definitive date," he said. "It is more important to do it right and without any question of process. Obviously, it would be great to have it available when we admit 3,600 students to Hopkins [this year], but we are not going to do that at the sacrifice of diligence and quality."
Amoroso was enthusiastic about his change of scenery. While many aspects of his new department are quite different from Chapel Hill (including moving from a public university to a private one, and from a suburban environment to an urban one), Amoroso welcomed the challenge, said he was "ready for change."
Conley, who was faced with the daunting task of finding a competent replacement of the 20-year veteran Frishberg, was also excited about Amoroso's arrival. Conley expressed concern that a shadow would be cast on the professionalism of the financial aid department because of the situation in which Frishberg left the University.
"It was not a search I was planning on making," Conley said.
However, Conley was not only able successfully conduct the search for a replacement director; he was also able to smoothly transition the department with the assistance of the Senior Associate Directors of the Office of Student Financial Services Benedict Dorsey and Tom McDermott through a period of instability. He also worked with the General Council, Hopkins's legal body, in assisting Cuomo in his review of the investigation, all the while acting as dean of Enrollment and Academic Services.
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