Code of Ethics

We are members of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators  ("NASFAA"), the Southwestern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

All of our actions are bound by NASFAA's Statement of Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct for Institutional Financial Aid Professionals.  This updated statement was released by NASFAA on May 31, 2007.

Staff in the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid have always attempted to act in the best interest of our students and their families. In response to mandates outlined in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, we have adopted a Code of Conduct to define our relationship with student loan providers.

Responsible borrowing

We have links to a number of online financial literacy resources to help students learn how to become responsible borrowers. For more information check the Financial Literacy sections for undergraduates, graduate and professional students and young alumni. 

For more Information

Families can find more detailed information on the loan application process in the  Loans section on our web site for Undergraduate students, Graduate and Professional students, Evening students and Law students .
 

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
- James D. Miles

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
- Henry Ford

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
- Japanese Proverb

To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
- Confucius

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
- Oprah Winfrey

Plant an act; reap a habit.
Plant a habit; reap a virtue or vice.
Plant a virtue or vice; reap a character.
Plant a character; reap a destiny.
- an old adage

Updated June 18, 2011