2002 Past Programs September 2002 Dr. Manning will be testifying before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C. on September 5. SARBANES ANNOUNCES HEARING ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD), Chairman of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced that the full Committee will meet to conduct a hearing on the importance of financial literacy among college students. Beginning at first-year orientation, many college students receive credit card solicitations and over half acquire their first credit card during their first year of school. However, college students often lack the financial knowledge that is necessary for a smooth entry into the financial system. Consequently, many students mishandle their finances and accrue large amount of credit card debt. The hearing will explore ways to address this problem. The hearing will be held: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 10:00 AM 538 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Scheduled to testify are: Ms. Ellen Frishberg, Director of Student Financial Services, Johns Hopkins University; Ms. Natalo “Tally” Hart, Director of Financial Aid, The Ohio State University; Dr. Robert Manning, Caroline Werner Gannett Professor of Humanities, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mr. Jonathan Miller, Treasurer, State of Kentucky; Dr. Michael Staten, Director of the Credit Research Center, Georgetown University. June 2002 "Reality Bytes: Credit Cards on Campus," Keynote Luncheon Address, and "From Work study to College Debt: The Student Loan Generation," to be presented at: annual meeting of the Northwest Education Loan Association, Portland, Oregon, June 19, 2002. annual meeting of the Northwest Education Loan Association, Seattle, Washington, June 18, 2002. annual meeting of the Northwest Education Loan Association, Boise, Idaho, June 11, 2002. January 2002 "Credit Cards on Campus: The Impending Crisis of Student Debt," Keynote Luncheon Address, annual meeting of the American Student Financial Assistance Association, Boston, Mass January 2002. [Back to Recent Programs]   Copyright Newtonian Finances Ltd. © 2000-2007 (disclaimer)