April 4, 2006

TG workshops provide strategies to increase financial literacy, improve retention, graduation, alumni transitions

Round Rock, Texas — TG will offer workshops across the country this spring to help higher education professionals strengthen their campus-student connections, increase financial literacy, and improve retention, graduation, and alumni transitions. The sessions are offered as part of TG's Positive+Balance™ program, an initiative that focuses on the connection between debt management and student success — both on campus and after graduation.

The workshops, provided at no cost to attendees, will provide opportunities for attendees to

• Examine cumulative default rates and learn why student loan default may still be an issue for a campus despite current default rates
• Learn why developing a successful financial literacy program on your campus will help students succeed in school and after graduation and how TG's Positive+Balance Program can help
• Understand campuses' current practices for helping students succeed and how to incorporate new strategies for even greater results

"TG's history as an innovator in default prevention efforts made these Positive+Balance workshops a logical next step for us," said Sue McMillin, TG's president and CEO. "By sharing information and expertise about proven debt management strategies with campuses that are actively seeking to help students develop financial literacy skills, we are confident that we can help inspire positive change. This change not only affects campuses, it has the potential to transform students' lives for the better as well."

Workshop dates and locations

• May 3 — Texas A&M University-Kingsville - Kingsville, Texas
• May 18 — Embassy Suites-Kansas City Plaza - Kansas City, Missouri
• May 23 — Wyndham Denver-Tech Center - Denver, Colorado
• May 25 — Tallahassee Community College - Tallahassee, Florida
• June 9 — Courtyard Marriott - Montgomery, Alabama
• June 15 — Hampton Roads Convention Center - Hampton, Virginia
• June 23 — Las Cruces Hilton - Las Cruces, New Mexico
• June 28 — Northwood University - Cedar Hill, Texas
• June 30 — University of Texas at San Antonio Main Campus - San Antonio, Texas

To find out more, visit www.tgslc.org/positivebalance or e-mail positivebalance@tgslc.org.

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