Federal Updates

Coming Soon: MPN Training for Two-Year and Proprietary Schools
Financial aid administrators at two-year and proprietary schools will soon be able to certify multiple loans covering multiple loan periods from a single Master Promissory Note (MPN). To help schools prepare for this new option, TG is offering a special teleconference next Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 2 p.m. CST.

TG Updates

TG Broadcasts FAFSA Help for Families This Thursday
The students and families you serve can get help preparing their FAFSAs by tuning in to TG's 8th Annual FAFSA Teleconference this Thursday, February 6, 2003, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CST.

Trends and Issues

Edufacts™—January 2003
According to a report by the U.S. Department of Education, the average student no longer completes a bachelor's degree in four years. In fact, only 37 percent of students finish a bachelor's degree in four years, and only a quarter of students seeking associate degrees earn them in the expected two years.

JobGusher.com Hosts Sales and Engineering Online Job Fairs
JobGusher™ is hosting two online job fairs—one for sales positions and another for engineering jobs—from February 3 to 16. These online events give job seekers the opportunity to view internships and both full-time and part-time jobs across the nation.

Common Manual

Common Manual Updates
Information on recent updates to the Common Manual.

This, That, and the Other...

TG is redesigning Shoptalk Online and the TG website to better serve you. As a Shoptalk Online subscriber, the message you receive from us next week will have a fresh new look. Visitors to the TG website at www.tgslc.org next week will also see something new.

Although the look of these two popular resources is changing, one thing will never change: TG will continue to provide you with all of the useful, insightful, and timely information you've come to expect from us.

Take a look at Adventures In Education, TG's Public Awareness website.