March 25, 2008
Student Loan Chronicles How will the Wall Street credit stoppage affect campuses this September? Surprise! Amid all the negative talk about FFEL lender failures and private loan price-gouging a welcome trend has been spotted. Zero-fee Stafford loans and zero-fee private loans are available in significant numbers. Watch for the April Student Loan Buying Guide in print. Informative and refreshing! The growing field of financial forensics A Gazette Minute Interview with Darrell D. Dorrell, principal, Financial Forensics. Wal-Mart or Neiman Marcus: They’re both you. Who says a college is a retailer? You do, if you want to compete with other institutions of higher learning that also are institutions of higher salesmanship. 3D virtual college fair provides another way to reach prospective students More than fifty colleges and universities are recruiting prospective students in an online 3D virtual fair this week. Proper planning and preparation for studying abroad enhances student success Will you be spending a semester or a year or more abroad? Along with learning about your host country’s history, language, currency and public transportation system, you should include an honest self-assessment in your preparations. The NCAA “Green Sixteen” If the EPA were the sanctioning body, the March Madness “Green Sixteen” might look like this. Student volunteers catch the eyes of business recruiters We all hear stories about drunkenness, rowdiness, mayhem and arrests during spring break. But a growing number of Gen Y spring breakers have more altruistic intentions. And they’re catching the attention of potential employers. Multi-Touch: the interface of the future “The single most provocative technology innovation I have experienced is ‘Multi-Touch,’” says Elliott Masie in the March issue of The Greentree Gazette magazine. Read about the future of Multi-Touch and how it will affect your campus on p. 60. Subscribe now or renew so you'll receive it fresh. Increase your school’s customer service—by going to Miami This is the emphasis of the 22nd PDG Bursars Conference. Network with 300 of your colleagues about projects, purchasing software packages, converting packages, trends, procedures and more. April 20 – 23. Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, FL. $550. What's the buzz? Your colleagues in higher education are talking. Listen in today. Click here to find out what they're saying. |  UNSUBSCRIBE  | PRIVACY STATEMENT: We have never sold, leased or otherwise transferred to any other person or organization any personal information that is in our possession. We appreciate your trust and will continue to respect your privacy.