August 2011 
 
GACOuLLpEdGaEte411 
 
PROVIDING GAcollege411 STATISTICS, SIGNIFICANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. 
 
August GAcollege411 Update 
This summer we have been working diligently on changes to the website. Listed below are some of the changes that have been made over the past couple of weeks. 
1. Greater flexibility in the "Get A Job" tools  A new export option gives greater flexibility to the Resume Builder, Cover Letter Creator, and Thank-You Letter Builder. Users can now export their documents to Microsoft Word and other word processors for additional editing and formatting. 
2. Find better results in "Careers Keyword" search  The keyword search feature on the Explore Careers page produces more effective results for better career exploration and planning. 
3. Discover more scholarships: user-friendly scholarship changes  We've made a number of changes to the "Scholarship Finder" to improve usability and the quality of the list of scholarships presented to the student. 
4. Print and Export Plans of Study easily  We've improved the printing of the Plan of Study Tracking Report in the Professional Center. There are also improvements to the existing option for the professional users to export student Plans of Study tracking data from within the Plan of Study Tracking Report. 
5. Create Clearer Reports: Better Student Information  We've implemented more consistent student name information in the Report Builder and added more student-identifying information in exported report data files. 
6. Changes to the GAcollege411 Home Page  Addition of a Military "Role" - includes information for those considering a career in the military, those currently serving and veterans  An image to represent the Middle School and High School Educators link  An image to represent the College Administrators link 
7. Added information to the Adults Page  Earning a GED  Learn about the Adult Learning Consortium  Georgia ONmyLINE 
The following changes are scheduled to be implemented over the next couple of months.  Ability for student to edit their Profile without having to have a SSN present  Ability to upload school specific Course Directory for creating the Plan of Study  College Credit Now Guideway 
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS 
 
OCTOBER 25, 2011 State Programs Institute 
UGA Conference Center in Tifton 
 
NOVEMBER 17, 2011 State Programs Institute 
Clayton State University, Harry S Downs Center for Continuing Education 
 
Click here for Calendar of Events or to register. 
 
The following topics will be covered: 
* Financial Aid Basics * FY2012 Regulation Updates * Student Access Loan * Transcript & GPA Evaluations * SURFER * Invoicing Potpourri 
 
Thanks for everything you do to help Georgia residents realize their higher education dreams. 
 
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