Kim Sponem (’90) is committed to improving the financial well-being of families and cares deeply about her community at all levels: professional, local, and national. As CEO and President of one of the largest credit unions …
Personal Finance
APLUS Project: Research on Young Adult Maturity & Growth
Wave 4 of the first scientific, longitudinal study of young adults’ changing financial knowledge and practices was released in May 2017. The APLUS (Arizona Pathways to Life Success for University Students) project culminates eight years …
Financial Life Skills Receives Recognition
2016 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award: Organization The Financial Life Skills Program (also known as Badger$ense) in the School of Human Ecology was one of 15 individuals, businesses, and organizations selected by the Governor’s Council on Financial …
From Helmand Province to Human Ecology
Marine Corps Veteran Timothy James (TJ) Larson didn’t know he wanted a career in personal finance, he simply thought of himself as a “money nerd who likes helping people.” Larson (BS Personal Finance expected May …
Alum Makes a Difference
The SoHE’s renamed Michael Axelrod Collaborative Learning Hall recognizes a wonderfully generous gift from Michael Axelrod (BS ’93, Consumer Science). Axelrod started his wealth management career while still a junior in the School of Human …