http://www.tgslc.org/ The TG Newsroom provides timely and accurate information about TG and the student financial aid industry. en-us Copyright 2008 Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation 60 http://www.tgslc.org/images/tglogo.gif http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/index.cfm 41 69 The TG Newsroom provides timely and accurate information about TG and the student financial aid industry. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press091119.cfm TG has launched several enhancements to its Web-based default management tool, the Integrated Default Assistant (IDA). IDA's interactive application is used to help schools, lenders, and servicers manage default rates for their TG-guaranteed loans. TG Online Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press091029.cfm TG is rolling out enhanced features for its online survey-creation tool, List Assist, which helps college financial aid officers simplify the process of creating a preferred lender list. TG Online Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090917.cfm A study released by a White House task force pinpoints the challenges, specifically income and information barriers, to students seeking a college education and their families. The study found that students from lower-income backgrounds often lack the necessary resources for understanding that a higher education is possible, and thus, fewer of them enroll in college. The findings reflect many of the challenges Texans face, in that more than 80 percent of Texas students receive some type of need-based aid to pay for college. TG Online Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090910.cfm TG, the designated student loan guarantor for Texas, recently awarded $1 million in college grant money to 299 Texas college students. The money was allocated as part of the corporation's Charley Wootan Grant Program, which provides grants ranging from $1,000 up to $4,245 to qualified undergraduate students. TG Online Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090820.cfm TG has launched an enhanced version of its corporate Web site, TG Online, designed to provide financial aid information in a more efficient, user-friendly way. The redesigned TG Online focuses on addressing today's most pressing questions related to federal student loans and money management. TG Online Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090623.cfm TG, the designated student loan guarantor for Texas, is working to help borrowers understand the new Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan. TG performed a preliminary analysis that indicates more than 60,000 Texas borrowers could potentially qualify for IBR, which is set to begin July 1, 2009. TG Online Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090615.cfm TG has awarded more than $6.2 million in competitive grants to 55 institutions and nonprofit organizations to advance access to college, student retention, and educational research. This is the fifth consecutive year that TG awarded the competitive grants through its Public Benefit Grant Program, the company's philanthropic initiative. TG Online Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090511.cfm TG has updated the latest edition of its School Fact Sheets, a useful, online publication about Texas postsecondary institutions and lenders that provide loans to their students. The interactive format features a dynamic search tool that allows users to set parameters for producing a list of schools meeting their specific criteria. A list of all lenders doing loan volume at a particular institution is also available. TG Online Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090427.cfm The complexities of today's economic environment have made it necessary for students to acquire the fundamental skills required to make smarter choices when it comes to their financial decisions. So great is the need to build these skills that April has been designated Financial Literacy Month. It's the reason that TG's Positive+Balance Community has increasingly become a popular first-step in devising programs designed to help financial aid administrators and educators explain financial literacy to their students. TG Online Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090416.cfm Governor Rick Perry has re-appointed Dora Anne Verde, and appointed two new members, Dr. Richard M. Rhodes and Mr. Welcome W. Wilson, Jr., to serve on TG's Board of Directors. Each of the appointees' terms is set to expire on January 31, 2015. TG Online Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090406.cfm Financial aid administrators, students, and student loan providers now have available a more flexible, open system with the launch of TG's enhanced AdvanTG Web, a comprehensive application and loan management tool, and TG's Loans By Web, a robust and interactive Web-based borrower loan application system. TG Online Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090401.cfm TG has allocated $2 million to the Charley Wootan Grant Program. Of these funds, $1 million will be distributed to Texas students, and another $1 million will be distributed to students in other states, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territories to help pay for their college education. Applications for grant consideration will be available beginning April 2, 2009. TG Online Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090206.cfm Last year, results from a survey by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy reported secondary and postsecondary students still struggle with understanding fundamental financial skills, and more programs should be offered to help them. To address this growing issue, TG has launched an online forum, the Positive+Balance Community (PBC), for financial aid professionals and educators seeking reliable financial literacy solutions and program support. TG Online Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090206.cfm TG announced today that it will continue to pay the one percent federal default fee on behalf of its borrowers for federal Stafford and PLUS loans for the 2009-2010 award year. TG Online Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090204.cfm Due to initial first-year success, TG has announced that its scholarly periodical, the "Enrollment Management Journal: Student Access, Finance, and Success in Higher Education," has become a quarterly publication. TG Online Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090123.cfm TG's Public Benefit Grant Program has begun accepting proposals from educational and nonprofit organizations seeking funds for projects focused on improving student access to, and participation in, higher education. TG Online Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press081216.cfm A TG co-sponsored report just released by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) and Excelencia in Education contends that a large percentage of students do not use student loans to help pay for their college expenses, even if there is a financial need to do so. TG Online Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press081215.cfm What does customer service mean within the context of a school financial aid office? TG Online Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press081204.cfm TG has launched a new survey-creation tool, List Assist, designed to help financial aid officers develop a recommended lender list by adding objectivity to their lender selection process. TG Online Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press081118.cfm Ben Loya has joined TG as a Regional Account Executive for New York and the Northeast region. Loya, who will be based in New York City, has more than 18 years experience in the student loan industry. TG Online Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press081021.cfm South Texas College's Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy (DEMSA) received a grant in the amount of $170,652 from the TG Public Benefit Grant Program, a Texas-based philanthropic initiative focused on student access and success in college. TG Online Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080924.cfm The fourth edition of the English-Spanish glossary of terms relating to access to higher education is now available in portable document format (PDF) and as a searchable online database. TG Online Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080718.cfm Donna G. Smith, with 18 years experience in the student financial aid arena, has been named director of TG's Center for Financial Aid Policy in Community Colleges. TG Online Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080708.cfm TG has awarded more than $5.6 million in competitive grants to 49 institutions and nonprofit organizations to advance access to college, student retention, and educational research. TG Online Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080610.cfm Two experts on developing successful money management programs on college campuses will lead TG's 2008 Financial Literacy Counseling Symposium on Friday, June 27. TG Online Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080522.cfm Two new members have been appointed by Governor Rick Perry to fill unexpired terms on TG.s board of directors. TG Online Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080326.cfm The TG Charley Wootan Grant Program will award $2 million in direct grants during the 2008-09 academic year - $1 million to Texas students and another $1 million to residents of any other state, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territory. TG Online Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080303.cfm TG has released the first issue of a new scholarly publication developed in collaboration with the University of Nebraska - Lincoln that is a refereed journal on enrollment management. TG Online Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080221.cfm TG has issued the latest edition of its School Fact Sheets, a useful publication about Texas institutions of higher learning and lenders that provide loans to their students. TG Online Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080213.cfm TG has issued a new publication that studies the reasons for success and failure of students on campus, and makes recommendations on how to encourage student retention and persistence. TG Online Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080123.cfm Dena Dobson has joined TG as a regional account executive for Illinois. TG Online Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080117.cfm Increases in college costs and a greater reliance on student loans are compelling institutions of higher learning to adopt new approaches in preventing student loan delinquency and default. TG Online Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080115.cfm Elizabeth Holland Stanley has been named TG's new director of student persistence and success. She has 14 years of experience in college enrollment and higher education services. TG Online Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080114.cfm TG has scheduled its 2008 Lender Workshop, an annual forum for lenders and loan servicers to learn about regulatory changes and other issues affecting higher education and the student financial aid industry. TG Online Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080110.cfm TG is again making available The FAFSA Made Easy, a video program to help students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), to schools and community organizations. TG Online Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2008/press080108.cfm The digital era of instant messaging and other technology is leading college access professionals to adapt to new tactics to improve communications with first-generation college students and their families. TG Online Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071218.cfm Paulette Manarchuck has joined TG as a regional account executive in Florida. TG Online Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071213.cfm As borrowing for college continues to increase rapidly, the challenge of helping students from defaulting on loans becomes tougher. This year, about $85 billion in federal student loans are being assumed by college students, a 43 percent increase from only five years ago. TG Online Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071212.cfm Amy Kasper has joined TG as a regional account executive in California. TG Online Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071211.cfm Carmen Dominguez has joined TG as a relationship management consultant for corporate school accounts, a new position with the federal student loan guarantor. TG Online Fri, 7 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071207.cfm TG's board of directors today voted to continue to subsidize the 1 percent federal default fee for federal Stafford and PLUS loans for student and parent borrowers for the 2008-2009 award year. TG Online Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071113.cfm Sylvia J. Espelage has joined TG as a regional account executive for California. TG Online Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071106.cfm Kevin Struckhoff, who has spent his entire career in the student loan industry, has joined TG as assistant vice president of relationship management and consulting. TG Online Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press071011.cfm Jessica V. Solcich has been named TG's regional account executive for the Texas Gulf Coast region. TG Online Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070919.cfm TG has awarded more than $5.2 million in grants to 42 institutions and non-profit organizations to advance access to college, student retention and educational research. This is the third consecutive year that TG will award the competitive grants through its Public Benefit Grant Program, the company's philanthropic initiative. TG Online Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070910.cfm A national consortium of organizations involved in student financial aid and other educational services has released the third edition of an English-Spanish glossary of terms relating to access to higher education, a new version that now also includes a searchable online database. TG Online Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070830.cfm Six recent Texas high school graduates have been selected to each receive the $500 Milton G. Wright Scholarship, awarded each year in honor of TG's former president and CEO. TG Online Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070524.cfm The Educational Policy Institute, a non-profit research center devoted to the study of educational opportunity, and TG have jointly released a new web-based tool to provide strategies for improving student success for postsecondary institutions. TG Online Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070523.cfm Tamara N. Carter has been named TG's regional account executive for the Northeast, a new position for one of the nation's largest student loan guarantors. TG Online Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070522.cfm TG has introduced a new web-based system to assist college financial aid offices better manage and maintain their student employment process. TG Online Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070430.cfm TG has launched Versatile Routing, a TG proprietary service that simplifies and enhances guarantee processing, routing, and reporting for lenders that use a single lender identification number (LID) with multiple servicers to obtain TG loan guarantees. TG Online Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070420.cfm Three new members have joined TG's Board of Directors following unanimous confirmation by the Texas State Senate. TG Online Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070329.cfm TG has issued its latest edition of TG's School Fact Sheets, an all-inclusive publication about Texas educational institutions of higher learning. TG Online Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070312.cfm A Texas A&M University study, sponsored through a TG grant, shows that high school students need more information about applying to and paying for college to overcome financial barriers that keep many of them from college enrollment. TG Online Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070228.cfm The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education and TG are jointly sponsoring a Latino Student Success Institute on March 9, 2007 in Costa Mesa, CA, to address the lagging pace of Hispanics' participation in college programs. TG Online Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070213.cfm TG has named John Zanot, a career high-tech marketing executive, as the company's new director of product management. TG Online Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070212.cfm Fifteen student financial aid administrators from three states participated in a week-long leadership symposium in which TG provided training on leadership skills within the context of a campus financial aid office. TG Online Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070118.cfm Deanne Varner has been named TG's General Counsel/Chief Ethics Officer and Senior Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs. TG Online Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2007/press070111.cfm An estimated 47,000 bachelor's degrees may be lost each year in Texas due to financial barriers students face, according to a new TG report prepared for the 80th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature that convened this week. TG Online Fri, 8 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061208.cfm TG today announced that it will continue to subsidize the 1 percent federal default fee for federal Stafford and PLUS loans on behalf of student and parent borrowers for the 2007-08 award year (loans guaranteed through June 30, 2008). TG Online Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061116.cfm The Council for the Management of Educational Finance, in partnership with TG, has recently completed work on several resources to help schools and students in the area of student loan default prevention and debt management. TG Online Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061031.cfm For each of the past three years, the Commitment to Student Success Award has recognized extraordinary performance in the areas of debt management and default prevention. This year, The University of Texas at Austin (UT) received the award for its Pathways to Progress Program. TG Online Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061025.cfm Kathy Campbell has joined TG as a regional account executive for California. Campbell has worked for more than 15 years in higher education finance. Throughout her career, she has served in many roles, including academic service representative for Sallie Mae and executive director for regional sales for Chase Bank. Before coming to TG, she held a regional director position with National Student Loan Program. TG Online Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061019.cfm TG and other student loan guarantors across the country have developed a centralized source of information to help students and families plan for college. TG Online Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061010.cfm As a part of TG's Hispanic Higher Education Initiative, TG has established new partnerships with two national Latino-based organizations with the goal of working collaboratively to increase postsecondary education access and success among Hispanics. TG Online Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061005.cfm The TG board of directors has elected a new slate of executive officers to serve for the 2007 fiscal year. TG Online Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061005a.cfm Tommy Brooks, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Unity National Bank, has been named chairman of the board of directors for TG. TG Online Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061005b.cfm Dora Ann Verde, partner with the public accounting firm of Garza/Gonzalez & Associates in San Antonio, has been named vice chair of the board of directors for TG. TG Online Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press061005c.cfm Yvonne Batts, president and owner of Batts Communications Inc., in Abilene, Texas, has been named secretary of the board of directors for TG. TG Online Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060929.cfm For the second consecutive year, TG has awarded grants to advance college access, student retention, and educational research. TG's Public Benefit Grant Program, a philanthropic initiative of TG, will award more than $3.8 million in competitive grants to 28 institutions and non-profit organizations. TG Online Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060831.cfm Adventures In Education (AIE) at www.AIE.org now features a new design and additional information. Both the English and Spanish versions of the site, provided as a public service by TG, offer information and resources to help students and families prepare and pay for college and explore career options. ]]> TG Online Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060830.cfm Tamy Garofano has joined TG as a regional account executive in the mid-Atlantic region. Garofano will serve TG's school customers in South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Delaware. TG Online Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060817.cfm The U.S. Department of Education released a regulations package on August 9, 2006, for the federal student aid programs, including the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Most of the regulations are derived from the statutory changes due to the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005. To help financial aid professionals understand how these rules coordinate with the legislation on which they are based, TG is providing a free telephone conference titled "A look at the new interim final rules." TG Online Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060808.cfm Adventures In Education at www.AIE.org now sports a new design, additional information, and interactive features. ]]> TG Online Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060710.cfm A consortium of organizations from throughout the nation has released the second edition of an English-Spanish glossary of standard terms relating to access to higher education. TG Online Thu, 8 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060608.cfm Representatives from all sectors of education met on the campus of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln this week to focus on the future of higher education and how to anticipate and meet students' needs through 2020 and beyond. TG Online Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060530.cfm TG announced today that an employee of Hummingbird, a company TG engaged to prepare a document management system, has lost a piece of equipment which contains the names and Social Security numbers of approximately 10 percent of TG's borrowers. TG Online Sat, 13 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060513.cfm TG's Public Benefit Grant Program, a philanthropic initiative of TG, has set aside $500,000 to help students whose education was interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita. TG Online Sat, 8 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060408.cfm TG announced today that it will subsidize the one-percent federal default fee for federal Stafford and PLUS loans on behalf of student and parent borrowers for the 2006-2007 Award Year (loans guaranteed through June 30, 2007). TG Online