Time | Location | Event |
9:00 - 9:30 | Lobby | Registration/Breakfast |
9:30 - 9:45 | Room 125 | Welcome - President Bonita Jacobs |
9:45 - 10:15 | Room 125 | Keynote- Michael G. Thomas, Jr. - The Disconnect Between Financial Literacy Efforts and Goal Achievement |
Breakout Sessions | ||
10:30-11:15 | Room 136 | Stephanie Yates - From Financial Education to Financial Literacy to Financial Stability |
10:30-11:15 | Room 137 | Charlotte Wade Bursar/Student Accounts - Birds of a Feather Flock Together |
11:30-12:15 | Room 136 | Paul Goebel - FIT: Financial Intelligence Training for Beginners to Experts |
11:30-12:15 | Room 137 | David Haygood - A View into Financial Programs on Campus/Millennials and Beyond |
Lunch | ||
12:30-1:30 | Room 125 | Lunch |
Breakout Sessions | ||
1:45-2:30 | Room 136 | Gabriel Jones - Financial Life after College - An Interactive ‘Game of Life’ |
1:45-2:30 | Room 137 | Bryan Bulmer - Reaching and Teaching Students about Financial Literacy on a Dime |
2:45-3:30 | Room 136 | Matt J. Goren - Does Money Buy Happiness? The Science of Spending |
2:45-3:30 | Room 137 | Kendall McCamy - Communicating for a Change: Connecting with Students via Story |
3:30-3:45 | Room 125 | Closing Remarks -Dr. Alyson Paul, AVP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students UNG |
UNG's Student Money Management Center is hosting a one day, drive-in conference, centering on the importance of financial literacy. This drive-in is planned to bring together individuals interested in the importance of "Investing in a Culture of Financial Literacy." It will provide an environment for attendees to build their knowledge and reflect on best practices. Led by experts in the field, this conference will benefit you and your students!
"Investing in a Culture of Financial Literacy," emphasizes the need for, and benefits of, raising students' financial understanding in both secondary and post-secondary educational settings. With over 40 million Americans contributing to a current national student loan debt total exceeding $1.4 trillion, our conference could not come at a better time. Financial stress is being cited as the highest factor driving post-secondary dropout rates, and our goal is to create a discussion on how best to combat the issues that come along with the rising costs of higher education at not only UNG but colleges and high schools throughout Georgia.