State of the Center 2019 11-A Grange Building University Park, PA 16802 financialliteracy.psu.edu finlit@psu.edu 814-863-0214
History and Background February 2013: Financial Literacy – Pilot/Adult learners Outreach and Online Education/ World Campus October 2016: Penn State Financial Literacy and Wellness Center July 2017 : Transfer to University Park Campus – Grange Building July 2018 – Generous endowment Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center 5 full-time staff 2 Graduate Assistant 10 Student Ambassadors October 2018: 100K gift from PSECU Support self-study modules April 2019: 150K gift from PNC Expand services and outreach
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Core Competencies
Services offered – In person Class sessions – First Year Experience (Freshmen Seminars) One-on-one counseling sessions Peer-to-peer services (Student Ambassadors)
Services offered – Online Bi-monthly webinars every other Tuesday, year- round Remote presentations to commonwealth campuses using ZOOM
Enhancing Access to Education
# of sessions Total July 2 1 6 15 Aug 3 12 Sep 4 8 41 67 Oct 7 13 18 2013 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total July 2 1 6 15 Aug 3 12 Sep 4 8 41 67 Oct 7 13 18 45 90 Nov 20 23 29 84 Dec Jan 10 26 Feb 14 16 44 Mar 9 42 Apr 5 22 76 May Jun 31 40 69 112 202 499
Personal Meetings
Mentoring Program Fall 2019 Engaging alumni in giving time and expertise Engaging students in learning, exploring and making sound financial and life skills decisions Easy access through the Financial and Life Skills Center’s Website
Website https://www.psu.edu/ https://financialliteracy.psu.edu/ Email: finlit@psu.edu
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