TG Updates

UT — Permian Basin: A new way of doing things
Whether you are contemplating alternatives for your daily drive to work or changing a process for an entire organization, re-thinking the way things are done from time to time is a necessity. Robert Vasquez, Director of Financial Aid for the University of Texas-Permian Basin (UTPB), recently shared one way to improve the process of entering demographic information into AdvanTG Web™, TG's flexible student loan processing solution that offers an all-inclusive suite of web-based tools.

Trends and Issues

Loan delivery questions and answers
As we approach peak loan processing season, many schools are preparing to deliver financial aid funds to their student and parent borrowers. In the spirit of awareness and edification, TG has compiled a series of loan delivery queries that financial aid administrators (FAAs) tend to focus on during peak loan processing season.

Topsy-turvy terminology
Does a conversation about interest quickly leave you disinterested? Then you're not alone. Many of us find the up and down world of interest quite cumbersome, and anything but interesting. However, you may have borrowers with an interest in interest, and this article will help you provide answers to their questions.

Legislative Update

The August 5 issue of TG's Legislative Report includes a review of the White House's "Mid-Session Review" estimating a $445 billion deficit for FY 2004, an update on the FY 2005 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill approved by the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, excerpts from the Kerry/Edwards plan for expanding access to postsecondary education, and an announcement of the next meetings of the Joint House/Senate Interim Study Committee on Higher Education and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Higher Education. Keep up with the latest developments by reading the full report on TG Online at www.tgslc.org/lege_report/index.cfm.

This, That, and the Other...

Learn more — and you can earn more. That's the message delivered to students on TG's "Learn to Earn" postcards, an educational awareness resource that visually demonstrates how postsecondary education can increase earning potential. These convenient postcards can be handed out at college fairs and presentations to encourage students to pursue a higher education. Originally produced for Texas' "Education-Go Get It!" campaign as part of the state's Closing the Gaps initiative, these postcards are proving to be popular informational tools to provide to students and their families.

The "Learn to Earn" postcard, as well as other educational awareness tools, forms, and other products, are available for order on TG Online. To view and order available products, go to www.tgslc.org/
publications/index.cfm and click on Online Forms/Publications Ordering in the right-hand column. The postcard is available in the product directory under "Awareness and Financial Aid — High School."