TG Updates

TG issues Q&As based on successful RT4 teleconference
Financial aid professionals from nearly 200 institutions across 35 states participated in TG's RT4 - Basics and Beyond teleconference on March 17, making the event the most popular of TG's Industry Telephone Conference series. Since the event, which was presented by TG senior policy advisor Kelly Kaelin, TG has reviewed the audio recording of the teleconference and has prepared the discussion from the event into a question and answer series — all of which, of course, are on the subject of the return of Title IV funds (RT4).

Archived School Fact Sheets now available
TG recently enhanced the online version of its School Fact Sheets with the addition of an archive of the FY 2002 and 2003 editions. These documents, in portable document format (PDF), are identical to the printed versions. Using the electronic archive is a good way for schools to compare data from different years and to print individual Fact Sheets as needed.

TG IT team members receive excellence award
TG technology professionals Rees Coombe, Mark Bailiff, and Chris Nagle received the Mapping Your Future™ 2005 Excellence Award in recognition for their outstanding work as volunteers for Mapping Your Future.

Common Manual

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

This, That, and the Other...

Popular television shows about crime scene investigations like "CSI" and "Crossing Jordan" have boosted enrollment in forensic science classes nationwide, but many in the field say they give budding crime scene investigators an unrealistic view of what the job is all about, an Associated Press article on CNN.com reports. While professors are debunking some of the myths of the profession that television shows such as these have perpetuated, most say they are glad more students are showing an interest in the profession. To read the article, visit www.cnn.com/2005/
EDUCATION/05/09/csi.
reality.check.ap/index.html.