December 14, 2010 - Edition 584 TG
Shoptalk

Industry Update

TG provides enhanced New Regulations Roadmap tool to financial aid professionals
TG's New Regulations Roadmap has been enhanced to help financial aid professionals understand the new rules and identify campus collaborations for implementing new institutional requirements.

Additional resources on Program Integrity final rules
Helpful presentations and other resources are available through ED, NASFAA, and NCHELP on the Program Integrity final rules.

TG Report

A message from TG's President Sue McMillin about TG's loan management and disbursement services
TG has decided to retire AdvanTG Web™ and the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) service after June 30, 2011. TG is committed to making AdvanTG Web and EFT available to process FFELP change transactions, any outstanding FFELP disbursements, and private loan disbursements through June 30, 2011. The retirement of AdvanTG Web and EFT will not affect TG's growth or ability to support customers.

Join TG for regional trainings and default aversion workshops scheduled for the new year
TG has scheduled a series of regional trainings and default aversion workshops for the first half of 2011. These trainings are designed to address the needs of financial aid administrators and other student services professionals.

Explore the latest outreach and retention research with TG's winter 2010 edition of Enrollment Management Journal
TG has just published the latest edition of the quarterly, with articles that consider a variety of issues, including precollege outreach programs and the cost of providing remedial education.

Track borrower calls with the help of the Integrated Default Assistant℠
TG's redesigned Integrated Default Assistant℠ (IDA℠) helps schools manage their cohort default rate (CDR) and connect with borrowers. IDA offers a variety of borrower communication tools, including the ability to generate call logs, that is, lists of borrowers to call who meet criteria set by the school.

TG workshop focuses on one of the secrets of successful financial management — setting smart goals
The key to achieving long-terms goals is to set a careful timeline of steps and to calculate cost. TG's financial literacy workshop, "Setting Goals: Getting There," outlines smart strategies for setting and achieving goals.

Money management training as much a calling as a job for TG financial literacy consultant Nancy VanBoskirk
It's simple: Nancy VanBoskirk teaches money management to students and school staff for one reason. "In today's age, financial literacy is not a luxury," says VanBoskirk. "It is a necessity if our socio-economic system is going to work for the greatest number of people possible."

TG announces holiday hours and Shoptalk's publishing schedule
TG will be closed on Thursday and Friday, December 23-24, for the Christmas holiday and on Friday, December 31, for the New Year's holiday.

Smart Solutions
For many students, getting an undergraduate degree is not the end but a midpoint in their education. TG's Adventures In Education offers help in preparing for various graduate and professional exams, including the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT.
News Briefs

In his first State of the Union address, President Obama issued a challenge to the nation's higher education community: enroll and graduate enough students so that, by 2020, the U.S. leads the world in the percentage of adults with a postsecondary degree. Given the U.S. lag in graduation rates with regard to other industrialized nations (the U.S. ranks 12th according to a recent College Board report), the goal seems ambitious. A new report, titled "Strengthening College Opportunity and Performance," recommends various strategies for boosting national graduation rates, including better federal reporting on state and institutional graduation rates and the setting of graduation goals at the state and institutional level. Learn more about suggested policies of the report.