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FSCJ’s Center for Economic and Financial Education Receives $5,000 Grant from State Farm
Florida State College at Jacksonville’s (FSCJ) Center for Economic and Financial Education (CEFE) was awarded the 2016 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Education grant.
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Members of FSCJ’s leadership, along with State Farm representatives and our local legislature, will gather for a check presentation to celebrate the gift. The $5,000 grant will help the CEFE expand a financial literacy initiative to Collegewide programs which will reach FSCJ students as well as the faculty and staff. The workshops will provide underrepresented students with economic knowledge and financial skills necessary to make responsible financial decisions. The goal of the program is to directly impact economic and financial decision-making throughout our community Designed to help prepare underrepresented students make informed financial decisions while also helping to reduce the College’s overall student loan default rate. For more information, call (904) 646-2410. |
| WHEN: | Thursday, April 21, 2016, 2 p.m. |
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Florida State College at Jacksonville, Kent Campus Art Gallery, Building E-112A 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32205 |
More Information: The financial literacy initiative is currently available for the region’s K-12 educators on FSCJ’s Kent Campus. Working with the Florida Council on Economic Education, CEFE serves as a valuable community resource for our region’s educators who are able to share the information they have learned with their students to better prepare them for a responsible financial future.
Through the Collegewide program during the 2016-17 academic year, the CEFE intends to educate 200 FSCJ students and 50 members of the faculty and staff on economic and financial matters, especially as it concerns borrowing wisely and decision-making regarding higher education. The CEFE will partner with other groups throughout the College including Student Life and Leadership, the Financial Skills Academy (FSA), Faculty Senate as well as staff employment councils to establish a comprehensive and cohesive effort.
Spring 2016 will serve as the planning period for topic evaluation and seminar scheduling. Seminars will be held in Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 to complement the FSA’s coursework. The initiative will also include a signature CEFE event to be held on an annual basis for the public.