MUNCIE, Ind.–Ball State Financial, a division of Financial Center First Credit Union, has pledged $170,000 over three years to support a financial literacy initiative in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Insurance in Ball State University’s Miller College of Business (MCOB).
The objective is to enhance efforts to help students and others in the university community better understand personal finance, the credit union said.
“Having strong financial management skills are crucial for all of us,” said J. Kevin Ryan, CEO of Ball State Financial. “As a credit union, we are excited to partner with Ball State University to help deliver classroom financial education opportunities for its students. As a Ball State graduate, I’m personally honored to partner with the Miller College of Business to help provide that financial foundation.”
Students will benefit from the partnership through an enhanced financial literacy curriculum, scholarships, and other opportunities, according to Stephen Ferris, the Bryan Dean of Miller College of Business.
They include opportunities to engage with experts and educators, access to Ball State Financial podcasts on personal finance, and guest lecturers, including James Davidson, Financial Center’s associate vice president of Financial Literacy and seven-time national financial literacy award winner, the CU said.
In addition, the credit union said, a newly refreshed classroom in the Whitinger Building, WB 138, will be dedicated to Ball State Financial on Feb. 24 in recognition of the partnership.
The organizations said partnership aligns with Ball State Financial’s mission to help members ‘Improve their Financial Lives’ by providing financial education and low-cost, high-value financial products and services.