August 16, 2011 - Edition 617 TG
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Industry Update

Missing gainful employment data? ED issues guidance on what to do
The gainful employment rules require a school to report to ED certain information about students who are enrolled in GE programs. ED issued GE electronic announcement #18 to provide schools with more information about submitting this explanation.

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ED posted notice of one school closing.

TG Report

TG policy panel considers 2-year college transfer barriers
Many 2-year students encounter financial, academic, and cultural obstacles when they attempt to transfer. TG hosted a policy briefing on how to make the 2- to 4-year college transfer experience more successful for students.

This week's TG webinar demystifies the program review process
If you have questions about how program reviews are performed, you'll get answers from TG's in-house experts at this week's webinar offered Thursday, August 18.

Borrower focus: Four habits of an effective credit card user
Like most consumers, students can find credit cards to be tempting in a pinch; unfortunately, use can quickly turn into habit. Luckily, you can help your students mitigate temptation and set a pattern of smart credit card use.

One way to build strong rapport with students? A good website
With the right combination of features and functions, your office's website can anticipate student questions and potentially reduce the administrative work your team handles.

Smart Solutions
Need a tool to identify the requirements of the Program Integrity final rules and to plan your implementation effort? TG offers a Regulations Roadmap.

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News Briefs

Surveys offer a good way for gathering hard data on how students feel about campus services, not to mention coursework and campus culture. However, students tend to be an over-surveyed demographic, and so response rates hover on the low side, according to many college officials. To boost rates, schools are borrowing a page from marketers and offering incentives, including coupons to local retailers, a chance to win high-dollar electronics, and even money. Some schools are turning survey results into a sort of "We asked, you said" PR initiative in order to show that student opinion matters. For example, schools may canvas students regarding how they feel about campus food or services at the local student union. Changes resulting from feedback then get promoted in a communications campaign. Read this Chronicle of Higher Education article to find out how to make the student survey process more effective. Note that some content in the Chronicle is available to subscribers only.