Wednesday, February 13, 2008
A new class sponsored by Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., will teach students how to be socially responsible with their money. The financial management class aims to promote a holistic view of personal finances. It will cover a variety of topics, including how to balance a checkbook, manage credit cards, invest in green and nonmilitary funds and manage student loans.
Haley Masterson, Manhattan sophomore, serves on the ECM Student Leadership Team and is coordinating the class.
“Financial management is such an important thing for people to know and not something that should be minimized. The focus of the class will be learning how to deal with money in a diverse world,” Masterson said.
The class begins Monday, March 1, and will meet four times in March. ECM has recruited faculty and representatives from local banks and businesses to give the weekly lectures.
The class is free and there is no deadline to register.
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March 3 — Representative from U.S. Bank. Topic: Banking Basics 101
March 10 — K-State Bank representative from Manhattan. Topic: College Loans and Investing Basics
March 24 — Treasurer from Benedictine Sisters Convent in Atchison. Topic: Socially Responsible Investing and Spending
Source: ECM
Masterson said she expected a large number of students to register, but also hoped to see faces from the local community.
“There’s absolutely no obligation,” Masterson said. “If you see [a session] that’s interesting, just showing up is awesome. We’ll have a lot of time for questions and discussion.”
After each speaker, the class will break down into confidential five-person groups to discuss the topic in relation to their own lives.
Thad Holcombe, campus pastor at ECM, said that the focus of the class would be saving for the public good. Holcombe said he wanted to provide a safe place for people to talk about their lives and careers, but more importantly their vocation.
“Vocation is knowing how you can use your deepest joys to meet the world’s greatest hurts,” Holcombe said.
For more information on the financial management class contact ECM at (785) 843-4933 or ecmku@ku.edu.
— Edited by Patrick De Oliveira
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