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  SMMS in the News - Complete Archive The Student Money Management Services office was created at the request of BGSU students. Since its creation, the office has received numerous accolades in campus, local, and national press for its service to the students at BGSU. Articles are listed in chronological order. You may click on Full Story to view the entire article. "We feel the University should do more to help raise awareness of this important issue." August 1, 2007 - THE BG NEWS "The University is creating a new service for students called Student Money Management." October 30, 2007 - THE BG NEWS “According to SMMS director Duane Whitmire, $129 million in loans were taken out by BG students last year in order to attend
the University.” November 5, 2007 - Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune "BGSU has created Student Money Management Services which work with students one on one and provide educational programs and
materials." November 5, 2007 - Ohio Treasurer of State "Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray will address the teachers and administrators responsible for teaching personal finance to
high school teachers beginning in 2010." November 6, 2007 - BGSU Marketing and Communications News Release “The Smart Money workshop will assist schools in preparing for the new mandate by helping them determine what departments
will host personal finance education courses, which disciplines will teach them, and what the curriculum will include.” November 7, 2007 – BGSU Marketing and Communications News Release “BGSU has created Student Money Management Services which work with students one on one and provide educational programs and
materials.” November 9, 2007 -THE BG NEWS "The Ohio Treasurer of State, Richard Cordray, gave the November 16, 2007 - The Toledo Blade “When volunteer Melinda Grooms meets with classmates as part of the new student money-management services program at BGSU,she
encourages them to establish how much money is coming in, how much is going out, and where cuts can be made.” More staff and Departmental Highlights - p.3 "BGSU is proud to be the first state university to offer a conference of this nature [money management]." December 1, 2007 - First Year Connections “Students now have an on-campus resource for learning more about personal finance and money management skills.” December 10, 2007 - THE BG NEWS "We've never been taught how to budget our money for emergencies, and no one ever prepared us for the fact that managing finances
can be extremely stressful." December 16, 2007 - The Toledo Blade “Through individual sessions students are given information on creating a personal budget, including a tracking worksheet
for monitoring credit card expenses.” January 8, 2008 - Campus Update “Students can also sign up online for an Individual Financial Education Session to begin to create a personal budget and develop
a plan to meet their financial education needs.” Staff and Department Highlights - p.1 "New Faces! Welcome Patricia Donnelly!" January 24, 2008 - THE BG NEWS “ResLife – Good Debt, Bad Debt: Truth About Credit Cards” February 1, 2008 - THE BG NEWS "Students now have a place to turn for help before filling out another loan or credit card application." February 11, 2008 - The Columbus Dispatch "The goal is to help students identify their financial education needs, develop a plan to meet those needs and create a personal
budget." March 26, 2008 - USA Today "Bowling Green State University created an innovative student service designed to assist its 21,000 undergraduate and graduate
students with curbing college debt through money management" March 27, 2008 - Sentinel-Tribune “Under the direction of Dr. Duane Whitmire, the staff includes financial services educator Patricia Donnelly, graduate assistant
Andrew Schultz and a group of volunteer educators.” April 1, 2008 - Campus Update “At BGSU, financial literacy is a key ingredient in all the programmatic offerings designed for students.” April 4, 2008 - INSIDE HIGHER ED @ insidehighered.com "With student indebtedness a hot topic at colleges and in Congress, and with the relationship between institutions and private
loan providers and credit card companies coming under increasing scrutiny, the idea of teaching financial literacy is appealing
to some college leaders." April 4, 2008 - Student Affairs to Remember "The importance of financial literacy in our country has increasingly received attention from people in some very high places." April 7, 2008 - University Business "SMMS was initiated after an editorial published in the student paper last April asked the university to address the issue
of financial literacy." April 28, 2008 – Sentinel-Tribune "Among his [Dr. Duane Whitmire] achievements with the service, ... sponsoring the first "Smart Money" regional conference,
reaching out to local high school students in preparation for a state mandate ... developing a format for individual financial
education sessions with BGSU students; assisting in the creation of the service's Web-site and co-creation of the first "Falconomics"
group seminars to address students' personal financial issues." April 29, 2008 – Campus Update “Student Money Management Services provides students the opportunity to learn about and confidentially discuss personal financial
matters in a non-judgmental environment.” April 29, 2008 – The Plain Dealer “College students who graduated in 2006 with debt owed an average of $21,000, not counting credit card debt.” May 19, 2008 – Young Money "Fifty-one percent of student loan recipients said it would take them more than 10 years to pay off their college loans;" August 7, 2008 – Public Purpose “Starting a post-college life attached to a ball and chain of debt makes it difficult for new graduates to save for retirement
or plan for the future.” August 15, 2008 – Sentinel-Tribune “It’s no longer just beer and pizza eating away at college students’ budgets. Staggering credit card bills and college loans
are burying many students in debt.” September 5, 2008 – The Chronicle of Higher Education “Over the past few years, interest has grown along with college costs and student debt. And in recent months, that momentum
has been further fueled by a souring economy.” September 24, 2008 – THE BG NEWS “And for those students living off-campus for the first time this year, Carr suggested taking advantage of the Student Money
Management Program which can help students develop a budget and take a look at some of the hidden costs of living off-campus.” October 2, 2008 – Sentinel-Tribune “Implementing Ohio's new personal finance mandate for schools will be the subject of the second annual Smart Money conference
Oct. 9 at Bowling Green State University.” October 17, 2008– THE BG NEWS "If you can build habits now, before you graduate, before work, before bills, before paying off loans, use these free services
on campus," she said [Patricia Donnelly]. October 22, 2008– THE BG NEWS “Besides food, Donnelly said students can save money by being creative. Carpooling and trading are good ways to save, as are
Web sites such as Craigslist where people can trade an assortment of items. There is even a Trading Post under the community
tab on Blackboard.” November 1, 2008– Falcon Focus “A lot of times students don’t shop around for a credit card that suits them,” Donnelly says. “It’s important for students
to know the interest rate of a credit card and the payment and cancellation policies.” December 3, 2008– THE BG NEWS “College students expect and get career advice from the campus career service office. They deserve good financial education
information as well.” December 8, 2008– THE BG NEWS “Student Money Management Services aims to help students with their financial worries” February 26, 2009– THE BG NEWS “Saving money is only limited by your imagination,” Donnelly said. “But it’s important to be safe about it.” March 1, 2009– First Year Connections “SMMS offers three specific programs to assist students in increasing their awareness of personal financial matters: the Individuals
Financial Education Session, Falconomics Group Seminars on various topics, and our interactive and informational Web site.” March 1, 2009– The Bulletin “The service is focused on the following learning outcomes: Analyze, Budget and Commit.” April 6, 2009– Campus Update “Hitch a free ride to or from classes, answer trivia questions, meet our BGSU Celebrity Quizzers and get cool prizes!” April 17, 2009– Student Affairs Newsletter "Student Money Management Services is bringing you Ca$h Cart! Look for the decorated BGSU Ca$h Cart roaming around the campus
every Tuesday in April from 11am to 2pm." April 22, 2009– THE BG NEWS "Senior Jess Precop rides on the Cash Cab, answering financial questions in hopes of winning a University Bookstore gift card." |
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