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Knowledge is Power with the KEES Financial Literacy Program

Students and community members can take control of their financial well-being through free financial literacy sessions offered by UNO CBA’s KEES program.

  • published: 2020/01/27
  • contact: Rachael Smith - CBA Marketing
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Knowledge, engagement, empowerment, and sustainability (KEES) are the tenets upon which UNO CBA’s Financial Literacy KEES program was founded when program director Laura Beal created the program in 2015.

Students often arrive on campus with no experience in managing a budget, planning for retirement, and managing debt. That’s where the KEES program steps in.

“We want students to be proactive with their finances, and knowledge is power,” says Beal. “We want to break the insidious cycle of bad spending and saving habits, ultimately leading to better decisions and the ability to sustain financial freedom.”

In partnership with Wells Fargo, UNO CBA created 75-minute lecture and Q&A sessions on the six core financial literacy topics of: home buying, identity theft, credit and borrowing, investments, retirement planning, and budgeting.

These sessions will be offered in both the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters and are free to students from all UNO colleges and community members.

View upcoming sessions and RSVP at https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-business-administration/student-involvement/financial-lit-kees.php

For more information, contact Laura Beal [lbeal@unomaha.edu] [402.554.2429]

1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/02/25/student-loan-debt-statistics-2019/#22ad49f0133f