July 27, 2010 - Edition 564 TG
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TG Report

TG debuts video on default prevention services
TG offers both schools and borrowers repayment support, including technological tools for managing default, in-person consulting, and communications tailored to the needs of borrowers. A new TG video featuring two of TG's default prevention experts spotlights these resources.

TG's NASFAA Conference sessions on default prevention and policy draw enthusiastic attendees
Presenters from the Department of Education (ED) led sessions designed to answer questions on the FDLP transition process and supply guidance on a variety of related topics. Other sessions, including TG's on policy and regulations and another on default prevention, provided forums for considering how to manage aspects of the transition.

TG moderates IBR panel at NASFAA conference
During last week's NASFAA conference, TG provided a "profile" of the Income-Based Repayment plan with the help of a panel of industry experts.

Register for TG's September financial literacy symposium
On September 14, TG will hold a free, one-day financial literacy symposium at the TG Campus in Round Rock, Texas, just outside Austin. The symposium is designed to help colleges and universities design and promote their campus financial literacy efforts.

Policy Report

Latest IFAP postings
ED has posted a variety of new resources and information to the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) website.

Smart Solutions
Interested in hearing industry experts discuss regulatory and policy issues critical to you? TG offers an archive of webinars on industry issues which you can instantly access from TG Online, TG's corporate website. The webinars cover a spectrum of timely issues, from Income-Based Repayment and cohort default rates to professional judgment and the verification process. You can also download presentation materials and a Q&A document on each topic.
News Briefs

When it comes to organizing workspace, are you a Right Angler, Nothing Out, Everything Out, Total Slob, or Pack Rat? How about organizing your time? Are you a Hopper, Perfectionist Plus, Fence Sitter, Cliff Hanger, or Allergic to Detail? If you've ever walked through an office observing with a sociologist's eye the various personal work styles of colleagues, you may have wondered what differentiates us from one another. Why do some people adopt certain organizational styles that work for them but that would be anathema to others? A book titled How to be Organized in Spite of Yourself: Time and Space Management that Works with Your Personal Style by Sunny Schlenger and Roberta Roesch offers some answers as well as help in understanding how the stamp of personality shows in just about everything we do at work. The book, recently profiled in The Chronicle of Higher Education, defines the typology listed above and considers the pros and cons of each organizational or time management style. In making us aware of how our own styles succeed or not, the authors try to offer behavioral alternatives that can make work a better experience.