November 1, 2005

TG introduces Financial Aid Leadership Symposium

Week-long program to offer skill development for mid-level financial aid professionals

Round Rock, Texas — To contribute to the career growth and leadership excellence of financial aid professionals, TG is offering a Financial Aid Leadership Symposium, a week-long professional development event specifically designed to enhance the leadership skills of managers in post-secondary school financial aid offices. TG will host the Symposium Feb. 6-10, 2006, in Round Rock, Texas.

"There really isn't any other leadership training available that is designed and geared specifically for those who work in the financial aid office," said Kim Alexander, TG's vice president for customer focus. "TG has numerous internal leadership training programs and opportunities that members of our advisory committees have encouraged us to expand to external customers in the financial aid industry."

The Symposium will focus on enhancing the following skills:

• Team building
• Building trust
• Embracing change
• Identifying values and vision
• Motivation
• Customer service
• Goal setting and action planning
• Synergy

Participants will attend specific training sessions and roundtable discussions focusing on these skills, along with further instruction on leadership, management, and financial aid office operations. Sessions will be interactive, with exercises developed from real-world financial aid office scenarios presented by fellow Symposium members.

The Financial Aid Leadership Symposium is open to mid-level student financial aid managers. Interested individuals must apply to the program. The Symposium is limited to no more than 16 participants to create a comfortable atmosphere for focused discussions and interactive exercises. The application for the program is available at http://www.tgslc.org/training/leaders/. All applications must be submitted by Dec. 1, 2005, for full consideration.

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TG is a public, nonprofit corporation that helps create access to higher education for millions of families and students through its role as an administrator of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Its vision is to be the premier source of information, financing, and assistance to help all families and students realize their educational and career dreams. Additional information about TG can be found online at www.tgslc.org. This press release can be downloaded from www.tgslc.org/newsroom/.

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Contact:
Kristin Boyer
TG
(512) 219-4990
(800) 252-9743, ext. 4990
kristin.boyer@tgslc.org