Ferrum College News - Ferrum College SIFE Team Offers Financial Literacy Seminars to Students and Community

Do you feel overwhelmed by credit card debt? Are you currently unable to manage your finances? Do you know how healthy your finances are? Do you know your credit score and how to protect yourself from identity theft? If you have been tossing and turning at night worrying about these financial issues and more, the Ferrum College SIFE teams wants to help you.

As part of Ferrum College’s theme, Social and Economic Justice: Local and Global Connections, the Ferrum College SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) Team, with assistance from members of its Business Advisory Board and business faculty, will be offering free seminars every Monday beginning October 8th. The seminars will be held from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. in Beckham Hall Room 204 on the Ferrum College campus. They are designed to help students and surrounding community members with various financial issues, including loans, budgeting, tax planning, savings and budgeting just to name a few.

Dr. Demetri Tsanacas, the SIFE Advisor says, “The financial literacy seminars seek to empower the participants to successfully make decisions about their financial future by exposing them to concepts, tools and application techniques addressing all major areas of financial planning. Through their participation in this project the Ferrum College SIFE students are helping to create a better financial future for our community.”

For more information on these seminars contact Dr. Tsanacas at (540) 365-4318 or dtsanacas@ferrum.edu

SIFE is an international non-profit organization active on more than 1,400 university campuses in 48 countries. SIFE team creates economic opportunities in their communities by organizing outreach projects that focuses on: market economics, entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills, and business ethics.

Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.

Ferrum College SIFE Team Offers Financial Literacy Seminars to Students and Community
For immediate release: October 5, 2007	Contact: Natalie Faunce, (540) 365-4301 nfaunce@ferrum.edu
Do you feel overwhelmed by credit card debt? Are you currently unable to manage your finances? Do you know how healthy your finances are? Do you know your credit score and how to protect yourself from identity theft? If you have been tossing and turning at night worrying about these financial issues and more, the Ferrum College SIFE teams wants to help you. As part of Ferrum College’s theme, Social and Economic Justice: Local and Global Connections, the Ferrum College SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) Team, with assistance from members of its Business Advisory Board and business faculty, will be offering free seminars every Monday beginning October 8th. The seminars will be held from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. in Beckham Hall Room 204 on the Ferrum College campus. They are designed to help students and surrounding community members with various financial issues, including loans, budgeting, tax planning, savings and budgeting just to name a few. Dr. Demetri Tsanacas, the SIFE Advisor says, “The financial literacy seminars seek to empower the participants to successfully make decisions about their financial future by exposing them to concepts, tools and application techniques addressing all major areas of financial planning. Through their participation in this project the Ferrum College SIFE students are helping to create a better financial future for our community.” For more information on these seminars contact Dr. Tsanacas at (540) 365-4318 or dtsanacas@ferrum.edu SIFE is an international non-profit organization active on more than 1,400 university campuses in 48 countries. SIFE team creates economic opportunities in their communities by organizing outreach projects that focuses on: market economics, entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills, and business ethics. Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.
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