2014-2015
Volume 2, Issue 15
10-MAR-2015
Inside this issue:
Verification Reminder
Summer School
Application
Financial Literacy
“We Care”
The Financial Aid website
and the Student Zones
(in the dorms)
Xavier Academic
Scholarships
Federal Work-Study
Frequently Asked
Questions
General Reminder
Get to know you
Financial Aid Counselor
Office Hours
IMPORTANT DATES
Mar.10th - Mid-Semester Evaluation
Mar. 14th - Sr. Comprehensive
Exam.
Mar. 16th - Summer Application will
be available
Mar. 20th - Last Day to Petition a
“W” in a Course (Drop a Course)
Apr. 13th-17th - Early Registration
for Fall & Summer Semester
In an effort to keep you informed regarding updates and changes on
student financial aid, we will periodically send out financial aid newsletter to
all students. Please take the time to read the information below, as it may include changes to
your student financial aid. We will continue to send newsletters as important information
becomes available.
Reminder
Verification
Students who were selected for verification for the 20142015 academic year, must submit all requested document(s) by
March 16, 2015. If all document(s) are not in on or by the
above mention date, your file will be CLOSED!
Therefore, you will be responsible for any outstanding balance
on your account.
Summer School Application
Summer School application will be available online and in the
office beginning March 16, 2015. To ensure that your
summer award is processed prior to summer registration,
you must submit your Summer Financial Aid request form
for review by the priority submission date of April 1, 2015.
Xavier Academic Scholarships
In order to retain the Xavier Academic Scholarship, students
must complete the Spring Semester with a 3.3 cumulative
grade point average. These Scholarships include the:
 Board of Trustee Scholarship
 President’s Scholarship
 St. Katharine Drexel Scholarship
 Norman C. Francis Scholarship
 XU Academic Scholarship
Students with a cumulative grade point average between a
3.20 and 3.29 will be granted a probationary
semester Students who fall below a 3.2 cumulative grade
point average have lost the scholarship. The only
prospect for reinstatement is to attend summer school
here at Xavier and raise the cumulative grade point
average to either the required 3.3 minimum or the
probationary status 3.2.
Federal Work-Study
Financial Literacy
“We Care”
Learn more about the We Care Financial Literacy initiative
follow us on Twitter @XULAWeCare.
Graduating May 2015?
If you are graduating in May, you are required to
complete online EXIT Counseling by going to
www.studentloans.gov. If you have any questions, please
visit us in the financial aid office or email Ms. Dickerson at
zdickers@xula.edu.
The Financial Aid website and the Student
Zones (in the dorms)
“WE Care”
Phase I is an interactive web-based program called
“The Rush Is On with Life Skills”! Learn important
money management concepts such as identity theft,
budgeting, how to use credit cards and borrowing
responsibly!
Check us out at http://www.xula.edu/financialaid/literacy.php under Financial Literacy!
Are you interested in earning $15.00 per hour?
Do you love working with children and the local community?
If so, the Community Service Work-Study program may be
perfect for you! Please complete a Work-study Request Form
indicating your interest for Community Service Work-Study at:
http://www.xula.edu/financialaid/documents/FederalWorkStudyRequestFor
m.pdf or contact the Work-Study Coordinator for additional
information.
Eligibility requirements:

Must have a valid FAFSA.
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Must have a financial need.
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Have reliable transportation.
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Must pass a drug test and background check.
***All Majors are Welcome! Math and Physics majors are a plus!***
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Q: What is my remaining balance?
A. You can find your remaining balance by viewing your
account via Banner Web or visiting the Office of Fiscal
Services in Xavier South Building-Room 300.
Q: When will financial aid fund post to my account?
A. Your financial aid will post to your account once the
following steps have been completed
* Accept and submit your award letter on Banner Web.
* Complete the Entrance Counseling (if you have accepted
a Student Loan) at www.studentloans.gov .
Complete a Master Promissory Note (if you have
accepted a loan) at www.studentloans.gov .
Swipe your ID in all classes you attend.
Q: Why hasn’t my scholarship posted?
 In order for your scholarship to post, you must complete the XU
Scholarship Terms & Conditions Agreement.
Q: Why can’t I use all of my scholarship money for one
semester?
Scholarship funds are split evenly between both semesters unless
we are directed otherwise in writing by the donor of the
scholarship.
Q: How will I know if I’m not meeting Satisfactory
Academic Progress SAP?
 An email notification is sent to your XULA E-mail account at the
end of the spring semester.
Q: When will I be paid?
A.All Work-Study students are paid once a month on the 15th
of the following month after your have worked.
A. Earned Work-Study funds are deposited to your personal
account. You must complete a direct deposit form in the
Human Resource Office before this can be done.
Q: When are Timesheets due?
 A. Timesheets are due on the 3rd of the following month that
you have worked. If timesheets are received on the 4 th and
beyond, your funds will not be paid until the next pay cycle.
A-D Kecia Poplus
(504) 520-5168 kmpoplus@xula.edu
E-K
X,Y,Z Selena Vance
(504) 520-5206 svance@xula.edu
L-Rh Shantrella Baptiste
(504) 520-7278 sbaptist@xula.edu
Ri-W Denise Spellman
(504) 520-5209 dspellma@xula.edu
Scholarship
Janikah Miles
(504) 520-5212 jmiles@xula.edu
Federal Work-Study
FWS Diana Nguyen
(504) 520-5210 dnguye39@xula.edu
Entrance & Exit
Counseling/Financial Literacy
Zena Dickerson
(504) 520-5213 zdickers@xula.edu
Pharmacy
P1-P4 Sandy Livings-Veals
(504) 520-5211 slivings@xula.edu
Director
Emily London-Jones (504) 520-7835 ejones@xula.edu
8:30am - 4:30pm
Note: If the 3rd falls on a weekend or on a holiday,
timesheets are due on the next business day.
Monday & Wednesday...8:30am - 12:15pm
Tuesday & Thursday …12:30pm - 4:00pm
12:30pm - 6:00pm
(First three months of each semester)
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Check your XULA e-mail for important information as it relates to
Financial Aid, Registrar, Fiscal Services, and Housing.
If you have not filed your FAFSA please do so at www.fafsa.ed.gov .
If you have not signed up for a PIN to sign your FAFSA, log onto
www.pin.ed.gov .
Office of Student Financial Aid
Xavier South, Room 360
1 Drexel Drive
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 520-7835