TG Updates

TG holiday schedule
Just a reminder — TG will be closed during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Federal Updates

Staff director for Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance embarks on new journey
Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, staff director for the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Aid (ACSFA), will be leaving his position to become the new executive director for the Business-Higher Education Forum. TG wishes Dr. Fitzgerald success in his new role.

Trends and Issues

MYF and Meteor™ default prevention project
Mapping Your Future (MYF) and Meteor invite you to join an online presentation and conference call to learn more about their joint default prevention project. This pilot project, a collaborative default aversion initiative, will display loan data obtained through Meteor in Mapping Your Future's Online Student Loan Counseling (OSLC).

Legislative Update

The November 30, 2004 issue of TG's Legislative Report includes highlights of the Senate Appropriations Committee majority staff report concerning the FY05 Omnibus Appropriations bill (HR 4818), which included funding for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education programs for the current fiscal year. 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...

Looking for a campus-wide management training device? Visit www.virtual-u.org. According to the website, Virtual U is designed to foster better understanding of management practices in American colleges and universities. It provides students, teachers, and parents the unique opportunity to take on the virtual role of a university president. Players are responsible for establishing and monitoring all the major components of an institution — from faculty salaries to campus parking.

As players move around the Virtual U campus, they gather information needed to make all campus decisions, such as increasing faculty salaries or athletic scholarships. Virtual U is in its seventh semester of use and covers the five major areas of higher education management — spending and income, faculty and scheduling, admissions, student housing, and performance.