Lauren Reiter Penn State University September 29, 2014 PA
Forward Financial Literacy: Examples from an Academic Library
Lauren Reiter Penn State University Libraries September 29,
2014
Slide 2
Getting Started Add financial literacy resources to the library
collection Coordinate programs on personal finance topics of
interest to college students
MoneyCounts: A Financial Literacy Series Monthly workshop
series Presented by Dr. Daad Rizk, Financial Literacy Coordinator,
Commission for Adult Learners Hosted by library Broadcast/recorded
for off-site/later on-demand viewing
Slide 7
Wilson Hutton, Public Relations and Marketing, Penn State
University Libraries
Slide 8
Slide 9
Student Financial Education Center Partnership between
University Libraries and University Park Undergraduate Association
(UPUA) Significant support from faculty and staff outside these
entities
Slide 10
Peer to Peer Trained Peer Educators work one-on-one with on
their personal finance questions How is your credit score
calculated? What should I know about interest rates when taking out
a loan? The Chipotle Question
Slide 11
Curriculum Peer Educators completed 12-hour training that
covered: Credit Cards Student Loans Budgeting Additional training
in Education vs. Advice