Financial aid bits and pieces

I met today with Barry Simmons, director of scholarhips and financial aid at Virginia Tech.
Simmons is also vice president of a new state association to promote access to higher education. The Commonwealth College Access Network was established in July and will soon change its name to the Virginia College Access Network.
The group will be holding a conference in the Omni Richmond Hotel Dec. 4-6. It's open to the public and covers topics such as the application process, earning college credit in high school, the admissions process, Latinos in higher education and grant applications.