February 2010 GACOLLEGE411 update PROVIDING GAcollege411 STATISTICS, SIGNIFICANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. GAcollege411 February Update On February 14, 2010, GAcollege411 will celebrate its 5th Anniversary. This site underwent a major transformation during the summer of 2009 adding additional career information, components for middle school students and much more. We continue to see record setting growth for the site in terms of usage and accounts created. On January 21, 2010, Georgia Student Finance Commission President, Tim Connell and Vice President, Sarah Baumhoff had the opportunity to meet with Governor Sonny Perdue and discuss the GAcollege411 website and its changes. We also had the opportunity to discuss our strategies moving forward to ensure that everyone is aware of the opportunities available at GAcollege411. We're on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube! GAcollege411 now has pages on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Stay tuned for further information on how we will be using these social media channels to promote GAcollege411. Expand Your Opportunities GACOLLEGE411 update Site Statistics FEBRUARY 2010 page 2 UPCOMING EVENTS FEBRUARY 16, 2010 WEBINAR: Cohort Default Rate Challenge FEBRUARY 17, 2010 HOPE: Public Schools HOPE: Grant MARCH 9, 2010 GSFAPPS MARCH 10, 2010 WEBINAR: Dealing with Conflict MARCH 11, 2010 WEBINAR: Common Manual MARCH 16, 2010 Verification Professional Judgement MARCH 17, 2010 Teambuilding with DISC Click here for Calendar of Events or to register. RELATED LINKS >> Board of Regents >> Technical College System of Georgia >> Mapping Your Future >> Georgia Department of Education >> Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges Thanks for everything you do to help Georgia residents realize their higher education dreams. Georgia Student Finance Commission 2082 East Exchange Place - Tucker, Georiga 30084 Metro: 770-724-9000 Toll-Free 800-505-GSFC www.GAcollege411.org www.gsfc.org