We would like to recognize Simpson College as our current Member Spotlight. Simpson College has been a supporter of Financial Literacy for many years. They have hosted the 2009 Jump$tart Personal Financial Literacy conference and have participated in many volunteer activities to promote financial literacy.
This long-time member of the Iowa Jump$tart coalition is represented by Heather Gaumer, assistant director of admissions and financial assistance at Simpson College. She has been an integral part of the coalition and has participated as a member of the Marketing Committee as the Facebook administrator.
Every year at Simpson, Heather presents around 10 financial literacy workshops to students. The topics range from budgeting to financial aid and from student loan repayment to managing expenses after college.
Simpson also utilizes an online product called GradReady, located online here. With this product, students are able to create an account, take personal finance quizzes, watch videos and track their student loan records.
During the month of February Simpson also hosts an all student event on campus to raise awareness about financial assistance in honor of Financial Aid Awareness Month. This past February, the event was “Pirate” themed and included a financial aid scavenger hunt and an opportunity to “walk the plank” by correctly (or incorrectly) answering personal finance questions.
Simpson’s Student Support Services office hosts a variety of events and activities on campus in April for Financial Literacy Month, including guest speakers and other activities with students.
You may find more about this member at: http://simpson.edu/.
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