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  SMMS in the News - Local Publications The following articles were found in campus or other local publications. "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 - Sentinel-Tribune "BGSU has created Student Money Management Services which work with students one on one and provide educational programs and
materials." 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." 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 - Student Affairs to Remember "The importance of financial literacy in our country has increasingly received attention from people in some very high places." 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.” 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 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.” 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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