SIFE/PBL to sponsor Financial Literacy chapels in January

January 22, 2010
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications (417) 865-2815, ext. 7292

Springfield, Mo. — The Evangel University SIFE/PBL team will be sponsoring chapels next week, Jan. 26-29, focusing on financial literacy and the importance of biblical money management.

“These sessions will present a biblical context for students’ financial decision making and assist them in becoming better stewards of God’s resources,” said Elizabeth Fletcher, Sam Walton Fellow and chair of the Business and Economics Department at Evangel.

A campuswide chapel with guest speaker Kregg Hood, senior vice president, Assemblies of God Financial Solutions, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Chapel Auditorium.

Additional financial choice chapels will be held Jan. 28 and 29 during the 10:00 hour. The chapels will cover a range of different financial topics.

Speakers for the Thursday and Friday chapel meetings are as follows:

Daniel Williams, assistant controller, AG Financial Solutions
“Budgeting God’s Money” – Trask 107
Courtney Hayes, attorney, AG Financial Solutions
“Legal Issues in Students Personal Lives” – Zimmerman 102 (Friday only)
Kyle Dana, senior vice president of retirement planning, AG Financial Solutions
“SNaP! (Save Now and Prosper) Financial Principles for College Students” – Trask 102
Kert Parsley, chief operations officer, James River Assembly of God
“How to Give God’s Money” – Barnett Fine Arts Center Band Room (Friday, Barnett Fine Arts Center Room 139)
Julie Higgins, founder, Ipourlife
“Financial Faithfulness: Stewardship of God’s Gifts” – Trask 101
Mark Maynard, professor of business, Evangel University
“How to Make Money!” – Barnett FAC Recital Hall
Dennis Wubbena, professor of business and economics, Evangel University
“Dealing with Debt” – Zimmerman 105 (Friday, Zimmerman 101)
Kregg Hood, senior vice president, AG Financial Solutions
“What You Need to Know to Grow Your Credit Score” – Crusader Hall Room 115 (Friday only)
David Torgeson, agent, Allstate Insurance
“Insure Your Life and Invest in Your Future” – Joust West Hall
Expert Panel: Dorynda Carpenter, director of student financial services, Evangel University; Sheila Green, financial adviser, Evangel University
“How to Graduate College Debt Free”– Zimmerman 101(Friday, Zimmerman 105). This session will open with a 15-minute presentation from Dave Ramsey.

For additional information, contact Elizabeth Fletcher at 417-865-2715, ext. 8112.