2003

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December

• Final SEVIS Regulations Published, Regional INS Meetings Scheduled  ( December 26, 2003 )
• IRS Clarifies 990-T Extensions  ( December 16, 2003 )
• eZ-Audit Submissions Suspended  ( December 12, 2003 )
• NCES Reports on Remedial Education and Academic Libraries  ( December 5, 2003 )
• NCES Projects Enrollment, Expenditure, and Degree Increases to 2013  ( December 5, 2003 )
• Agreement Reached with SESAC  ( December 5, 2003 )

November

• OTC Medications Reimbursable by Flex Plans  ( November 20, 2003 )
• GASB Issues Statement 42 on Impaired Capital Assets  ( November 18, 2003 )
• SEVIS Fee Rule Proposed by DHS  ( November 7, 2003 )
• NACUBO Encourages Institutional Participation in NCES Study  ( November 6, 2003 )
• SESAC Negotiations Under Way  ( November 6, 2003 )

October

• New Cost Measure Proposed by NCES; Comments Due December 1  ( October 23, 2003 )
• Data Show Large Jumps  ( October 23, 2003 )
• GASB Clarifies Perkins Loan Accounting Guidance   ( October 22, 2003 )
• EPA Sector Strategies Program Update and Workgroup Signup Form  ( October 22, 2003 )

September

• ED Reporting Deadlines Approaching  ( September 25, 2003 )
• ED to Improve eZ-Audit  ( September 25, 2003 )
• Preliminary Commonfund Data Show Endowment Returns Improve  ( September 25, 2003 )
• Members Advised to Wait on New SESAC License  ( September 10, 2003 )
• Recent Actions on Campus Peer-to-Peer File Sharing  ( September 10, 2003 )

August

• Report Examines Effect of Athletics on Higher Education  ( August 28, 2003 )
• ED Announces Fall Reporting Schedule  ( August 14, 2003 )
• ED Approves New Perkins Master Promissory Note  ( August 14, 2003 )
• ED Revises Perkins Loan Assignment Process  ( August 14, 2003 )

July

• Performance Contract Helps Save Millions in Energy Costs  ( July 16, 2003 )
• Request for Comments on eZ-Audit  ( July 2, 2003 )
• Students Are Eligible for FTC's Do Not Call Registry  ( July 2, 2003 )

June

• Recording Artists and College Broadcasters Agree on New Fees  ( June 18, 2003 )
• IPEDS Schedule for 2003-04  ( June 18, 2003 )
• IPEDS Reporting Down in 2002-03; Fines Threatened for More than 400 Title IV Institutions.  ( June 18, 2003 )
• NCES Reports on Condition of U.S. Education  ( June 3, 2003 )
• University of Virginia Projects More Private Than Public Funding for FY04  ( June 3, 2003 )
• FTC Offering Training on GLB Safeguard Rule  ( June 3, 2003 )

May

• GASB Issues Statement 40 on Deposit and Investment Risk  ( May 30, 2003 )
• Two Recent Reports Examine Tuition Discounting  ( May 23, 2003 )
• GASB Issues Technical Bulletin to Improve Derivative Disclosures  ( May 12, 2003 )

April

• Model Plans for Compliance With FTC Rules Needed  ( April 25, 2003 )
• Tax Guide for College Presidents Available  ( April 11, 2003 )
• Overtime Rules Proposed by DOL  ( April 10, 2003 )
• Questions Raised About the Department of Education's eZ-Audit  ( April 10, 2003 )
• Clarification on Applicability of FTC Safeguarding Rules  ( April 10, 2003 )
• FASB issues statement 149 that amends Accounting Guidance on Derivatives  ( )

March

• DOJ Finds SEVIS Operation Still Problematic; SEVIS Q & As  ( March 27, 2003 )
• ED Relief for Active Duty Military  ( March 27, 2003 )
• EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Task Force Announces IT Security White Paper  ( March 27, 2003 )
• Boston's Research Universities: $7 Billion for Area Economy  ( March 27, 2003 )
• EPA Seeking Fines Against Colleges  ( March 13, 2003 )

February

• GASB Issues Exposure Drafts on OPEB  ( February 27, 2003 )
• Final Cybersecurity Strategy Released  ( February 27, 2003 )
• Perkins Loan Master Promissory Note  ( February 13, 2003 )
• Prepaid Tuition Plan for Independent Colleges Approved  ( February 13, 2003 )
• GASB Issues Exposure Draft on Impairment of Capital Assets  ( February 13, 2003 )

January

• NTSB Safety Recommendations Based on OSU Policy  ( January 30, 2003 )
• Panel Calls for Pell Grant Increases  ( January 30, 2003 )
• ED Launches eZ-Audit  ( January 30, 2003 )
• Student Borrowing Increases and Graduation Taking Longer  ( January 16, 2003 )
• INS Expands Mandatory Registration Program  ( January 16, 2003 )
• Ask Your SEVIS Question in Person  ( January 16, 2003 )
• Final Rules on Education Tax Credits  ( January 16, 2003 )