Assistant Director of Financial Aid Data & Reporting
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Cassie D. Grove, M.S.Ed., is a seasoned higher education professional with over a decade of experience specializing in financial aid data, reporting, and compliance. She holds a Master of Science in Higher Education & Student Affairs and a Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research from Indiana University. Currently, she serves as the Assistant Director of Financial Aid Data & Reporting at IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI). Cassie is passionate about serving students and is dedicated to increasing student access and success through her contributions to financial aid leveraging and data-driven decision making.
Cassie significantly contributed to the research, development, administration, and data collection for the city’s “Indy Achieves” aid programs. During the 2021 INAIR Conference, she also co-presented “How Can We Collaborate with Local Government to Foster Student Success? An Exploration of the Indy Achieves Initiative.” Additionally, Cassie contributed to a national, multi-institution, longitudinal research study on Completion Grants led by the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the Institute for Education Sciences (IES). This study culminated in the publication of “Affording Degree Completion: An Experimental Study of Completion Grants at Accessible Public Universities” and “Completion Grants: A Practitioner’s Guide.”
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