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On October 22, 2008, the Michigan Guaranty Agency (MGA) hosted the fourth installment of its Default Aversion Symposium Series entitled, "Financial Literacy and Student Success," at Lansing Community College West Campus, Lansing.

Mary Stuart Hunter, Assistant Vice Provost, University 101 Programs and the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina began the morning with a presentation on College Student Success: A Primer. Ms. Hunter's work centers on providing educators with resources to develop personal and professional skills while creating and refining innovative programs to increase undergraduate student learning and success. Ms. Hunter asks, "What still needs to be done? What must we do? She explains that we seriously need to address the continuing unacceptable levels of student attrition and focus more on student learning and success than on retention. Everyone needs to make student learning more central to their institutional mission and develop partnerships and collaborative efforts across campus to assist students.

Mary Stuart Hunter Presentation Outline

Mary Stuart Hunter Video Part I (Windows Media Video File, 23 minutes, 24MB)

Mary Stuart Hunter Video Part II (Windows Media Video File, 23 minutes, 24MB)

Mary Stuart Hunter Video Part III (Windows Media Video File, 23 minutes, 24MB)

Mary Stuart Hunter Video Part IV (Windows Media Video File, 18 minutes, 19MB)

Video Transcript

Erica Tobe, MSW, Program Leader in Youth Financial Literacy for Michigan State University Extension - Children, Youth, Families, and Communities, discussed the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) High School Financial Planning Program® and the NEFE CashCourse®. Ms. Tobe is the Michigan state representative for the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program. She also serves on the Michigan Jump$tart Coalition. She explained that the NEFE program is free and promotes financial literacy for high school students. This program is easily adaptable for middle school students, college students, and adults who want to understand the basics of managing their money as a way to make wiser financial decisions. The NEFE Web site is located at http://www.nefe.org.

Erica Tobe, PowerPoint Presentation
Erica Tobe, Video Presentation (Windows Media Video File, 16 minutes 20 MB)
Video Clip Transcript, Erica Tobe Presentation