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Shoptalk Online 169, August 27, 2002

TG Updates

TG, Texas NAACP Co-Host College Planning Workshop

TG and the Texas NAACP co-hosted a college planning workshop on Saturday, August 24, at Austin Community College's Eastview Campus. Over 40 students and family members attended the free event. The day's activities included a formal program featuring the Honorable Wilhelmina Delco, former Texas legislator, who spoke on the value of higher education.

COSTEP's Mobile Educational Resource Vehicle (MERV) was on hand for students to complete scholarship searches and find admissions and financial aid information online.

The workshop is the result of a partnership between the Texas NAACP and TG. This partnership was formalized at the 2002 TG Conference in April by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two groups. Both organizations have agreed to work collaboratively to remove obstacles to education beyond high school for African Americans, and to increase the number of African American students who complete a postsecondary education.

TG and the Texas NAACP plan to host similar events throughout Texas in the coming year. For more information on hosting an event in your area, contact TG Educational Alliances and Partnerships at (800) 252-9743, ext. 2865, or send an to richard.sapp@tgslc.org.

Fall Teleconference: Student Loan Forgiveness and Employee Repayment Programs

Following the success of TG's last telephone conference on Negotiated Rulemaking, TG is offering a chance for the financial aid community to focus on another timely topic this fall: Student Loan Forgiveness and Employee Repayment Programs.

The teleconference will include discussions of teacher and childcare forgiveness programs for Stafford borrowers as well as a few employee benefit programs, such as the Federal Student Loan Repayment Program, that are offered by employers. Presenters for this teleconference include Sam Wilson, TG's Assistant Vice President of Customer Assistance, and Steven Smith, TG's Assistant Vice President for Strategic Planning.

Teleconference Details
The fall telephone conference is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, 2002, from 2-3 p.m. (Central). The presentation will be followed by a questions and answers session.

This event is free of charge and open to unlimited participants from any institution. Please submit any questions in advance to Sheila Casey at sheila.casey@tgslc.org to ensure that your specific questions are answered. Registrants will receive a web address where they can review materials related to the topic prior to the telephone conference.

Participation
To register and obtain further details, contact Premiere Teleconferencing at (800) 289-0579 and reference confirmation number 462649. On Thursday, September 26, 2002, registrants should call (800) 474-8920 promptly at 1:50 p.m. and again reference the confirmation number.