The first release of Pennant Aid focused on the processes involved in defining and assembling student aid packages, including ensuring regulatory compliance, and designing the student experience for Pennant Aid.
| Release 1: Fall 2021 |
| Functionality |
Integrations |
| Customer Support |
| Federal Methodology |
| Graduate Funding |
| Imaging |
| Institutional Methodology |
| ISIR Management |
| Named Scholarship |
| Notification |
| Packaging |
| Reporting |
| Tracking |
| Workflow |
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| College Board |
| Conversion |
| Dept. of Education (SAIG/COD) |
| Graduate Admissions |
| Graduate Schools |
| ImageNow |
| Miscellaneous Feeds |
| Penn Financial Aid Supplement (PFAS) |
| Pennant Graduate Funding |
| PHEAA (State Grant) |
| Prospective Student Portal |
| Undergraduate Admissions |
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The second Pennant Aid release added the components of student loans and student employment to the student funding mix, along with disbursement and additional service and monitoring features.
| Release 2: Spring 2022 |
| Functionality |
Integrations |
| Alternative Loan Processing |
| Budgeting/Cost of Attendance |
| Customer Support |
Direct Loan Processing
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| Disbursement |
Graduate Funding
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Pre-Reads Student Athletes
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| Return of Title IV Funds |
Satisfactory Academic Progress
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Self Service / User Experience
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Truth In Lending Act
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| Educational Computing Systems, Inc. (ECSI) |
ELM/e-courier
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| HR Manager-Penn Fac/Staff tuition benefits |
| HUP-Fac/Staff |
| PHEAA |
SEMS/Other Work Study Management system
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Workday (payroll)
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