1. State of the Center 2019 11-A Grange Building
University Park, PA 16802
financialliteracy.psu.edu

2. 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

3. financialliteracy.psu.edu

4. Core Competencies

5. Services offered – In person
Class sessions – First Year Experience (Freshmen Seminars)
One-on-one counseling sessions
Peer-to-peer services (Student Ambassadors)

6. Services offered – Online
Bi-monthly webinars
every other Tuesday, year- round
Remote presentations to commonwealth campuses using ZOOM

7. Enhancing Access to Education

8. # of sessions Total July 2 1 6 15 Aug 3 12 Sep 4 8 41 67 Oct 7 13 18
2013
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

9. Personal Meetings

10. 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

11. Website https://www.psu.edu/ https://financialliteracy.psu.edu/

12. Comments and questions
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11A Grange Building
University Park, PA 16802
financialliteracy.psu.edu