A group of people who hosted the Money Smart Workshop series stand in front of a display that reads, "University of Texas at Arlington, College of Business."

College of Business Helps Students ‘Be Money Smart’ at UTA Libraries

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by Alexandra Pirkle

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The article was written by our editorial assistant, Sophie Spruce.

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries collaborated with the College of Business and the UTA Student Money Management Center to host the workshop series “Be Money Smart!” in celebration of Financial Education Week on April 18-21.

“I think it’s so important for students to have financial literacy,” said Rebecca Bichel, Dean of UTA Libraries. “We often see our students coming to us with incredible academic preparedness to be successful in college, but maybe they didn’t have a chance at home or in high school to learn to manage their finances.”

Two women stand in front of a banner and balloon display. The banner reads "University of Texas at Arlington College of Business" and the balloons are blue, white, and orange.

Ramya Aroul (left), Assistant Professor of Finance, and Rebecca Bichel (right), Dean of UTA Libraries

UTA Libraries was proud to work with the College of Business to create spaces for students to learn important financial skills that can enable them for future success.

“UTA Libraries is dedicated to providing events that discuss all aspects of a student’s life,” said Andrew Doyle, the Social Events Coordinator for UTA Libraries. “We want to provide students with a wide range of learning opportunities that give them the opportunity to learn life skills which will enable them to be successful in the future,” Doyle said.

The event offered workshops on a variety of topics. For example, Fannon Meador, Vice President for American National Bank of Texas, spoke via Teams about the difference between long-term goals, which are for dreams versus short-term goals, which consist of small wins. He also discussed the basics of setting manageable financial goals.

A group of students sit at various desks, listening to an unnamed speaker who is teaching.

Victoria Davis-Sutton, a junior in business management, heard about the event through the College of Business. With her graduation fast approaching, Davis-Sutton came hoping to broaden her knowledge about financial literacy.

“I want to be able to graduate debt-free and be successful when I graduate," Davis-Sutton said.

While she had previous experience with financial literacy because of her family, Davis-Sutton recognizes not every student has that opportunity.

“I think the school should provide programs, so [students] can know about it and have something to refer to,” she said.

A woman stands in front of a poster display surrounded by blue, orange, and silver balloons. She wears a shirt with Mickey Mouse on it and has a pink backpack slung across one shoulder.

Victoria Davis-Sutton

Bichel is hopeful that students will eventually put into practice the skills they acquire from coming to such events.

“This is just one more of the partnerships we have in UTA Libraries with our incredible colleagues on campus…to help educate students on the kind of wisdom they need to be successful in life,” said Bichel.

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