Financial Literacy and College Persistence Conference
Start: Jan 18,
8:00 AM
End: Jan 18,
4:00 PM
Location: Brawner Hall 407 ("The Pit")
Menlo College welcomes you to its Silicon Valley campus on Janu ary 18, 2013 for an all-day conference. Leading educators and business pro fessionals will discuss research, findings, and experience with financial literacy programs/curricula and college persistence. Speakers will explore possible linkage between these programs and college persistence through gr aduation, as well as the potential impact of improved financial literacy u pon students, higher education, and society. If your non-profit organizat ion or higher education institution is thinking of adding financial literac y to its offerings, this is an exceptional opportunity to network, view w orking program models, and hear about the latest research. Featured Spe akers: Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann, President of Citibank California Lewis Mandell, SUNY Buffalo Emeritus Valerie Coleman Morris, Journalist/Autho r Joyce Serido, University of Arizona Vincent Tinto, Syracuse Universit y