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June 10, 2008
TG to Host Financial Literacy Counseling Symposium in the DFW Area
Round Rock, TX — Two experts on developing successful money management programs on college campuses will lead TG's 2008 Financial Literacy Counseling Symposium on Friday, June 27.
The symposium for higher education professionals will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Marriott. Registration is free.
Dr. Dottie Durband, director of Texas Tech University's "Red to Black" program, and Danielle Champagne, assistant director of the University of North Texas' "In the Green" program, will discuss how to develop and implement campus-wide financial literacy counseling programs that best meet the needs of individual schools.
As the average student loan debt has doubled in the last decade, along with the increased use of credit cards, colleges and universities are recognizing the need to teach students basic money management skills.
"Managing money is becoming ever more important for students, and they need to have the ability to make smart decisions," said John Zanot, TG's vice president of marketing and product management. "This symposium will provide school financial aid professionals with a blueprint to help them develop effective financial literacy counseling programs."
For more information about TG's 2008 Financial Literacy Counseling Symposium, or to register to attend the event, go to www.tgslc.org/training/literacy/, or contact Mike Nowlin at (800) 252-9743, ext. 4814, mike.nowlin@tgslc.org.
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