Financial Aid Office Location and Office Hours
Financial Aid is located in room D 200 (D Building, second level, above Enrollment Services).
Monday and Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The week before the fall/spring semester starts and the first week of classes we are open Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. On the Saturday before the fall/spring semester starts and the first Saturday of the semester the office is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Contact the Financial Aid Office by phone (773) 442-5016, fax (773) 442-5040, or by email at
financial-aid@neiu.edu.
Scholarship Office location and office hours
Scholarship Office is located in Room D 200 (D Building, second level, above Enrollment Services).
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Contact the Scholarship office by phone (773) 442-4606 or email scholarships@neiu.edu
Student Employment Office Location and Office Hours
The Student Employment Office is located at Room D 012 (Lower Level, Building D).
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
For Federal Work Study (on- or off-campus) or student aide positions, please call (773) 442-4696 or email
student-employment@neiu.edu.
Masters Degree, DePaul University School for New Learning
Bachelors Degree of Science, DePaul University College of Commerce
Knowledge of federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs
Ability to deal effectively with a diverse student body
Ability to commit to a team-building approach
Experience with writing policies and procedures manual
Experience in training personnel on financial aid process
Ability to utilize Banner to create population selections, run reports, create processes
Ability to utilize Banner and other system tools to retrieve data for reports
Serving leadership roles for national, regional and state professional associations
Member, College Board Service Assembly
Serving with Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
Volunteer with Women’s Sports Foundation and Girls in the Game
Adjunct Faculty, Triton Community College
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Doctor of Education Degree (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education (Argosy University, Chicago). Doctoral dissertation topic: How Does Campus Involvement Impact the Persistence of African American Students Attending Urban Postsecondary Institutions?
Master of Arts Degree in Inner City Studies Education (Northeastern Illinois University)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Associate of Arts Degree (South Suburban College)
In addition to being the director of scholarships, prior professional experience in higher education includes working in various roles at both private and public institutions. Previous professional positions include: interim director of adult and women student programs, registrar, assistant director of records and exams, academic advisor, and admissions officer. She has held leadership roles within professional and service organizations and is currently a member on the NEIU Alumni Advisory Board.
Publication(s)
Henley, B., Morrow, M., Magee, M. J. (2017). History and Foundation of the Field: The Life and Career of Melvin C. Terrell. In Jackson, J.F.L., Charleston, L., Cornelius, G. (Eds.), Advancing Equity and Diversity in Student Affairs: A Festschrift in Honor of Melvin C. Terrell (pp.27-39). Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.
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Masters Degree, Lincoln University
Bachelors Degree, University of Pittsburgh
Federal, State and Institutional financial aid eligibility, regulations, policies and procedures
Need analysis, verification and packaging philosophies
Minimum Standards of Academic Progress
Default Aversion Strategies
Customer Relations and Interpersonal Communications
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B.A. in Education
Financial aid experience
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M.A. Northeastern Illinois University
Ollie Thomas has worked several years in the field of state and federal financial aid funding.
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MBA, Nonprofit Management
National-Louis University, 2019
B.A., Sociology (Honors)
Chicago State University, 2014
A.A.S., Graphic Art
Robert Morris College, 2009
Lorene D Foggs began her experience in financial aid at Northwestern College and has been working at Northeastern Illinois University as the site Coordinator for the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies since 2017.
Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60653
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Customer Service Representative, Financial Literacy, Non-for-Profit, Alternative Schools Mentor & Registrar, Executive Secretary, Work Enforcement Act Caseworker, and Public Relations.
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Bachelor's degree in Accounting
Income Tax
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B.A., Sociology, 2002
M.A., Theological Studies, 2005
Libby is from Chicago, IL and has worked in both university and ministry settings. For four and a half years she worked with the homeless where she encouraged and assisted many clients to pursue education. In following years she worked in various roles at NEIU's College of Education and currently works in the document area of NEIU's Financial Aid Office.
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