Addressing Student Financial Challenges as an Advisor

Keywords: 

Student Success Student Persistence, Retention and Academic Skills Health and Wellbeing

Abstract: 

Students are facing a variety of financial challenges influencing their academics, involvement, and overall success and well being in higher education. Advisors can help students overcome these obstacles by being more aware of how finances influence student success, digging deeper into their own financial knowledge, and using strategies to bring up and have conversations about financial impacts on students. 

Date: 

Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 3:15pm to 4:15pm

Presenter(s): 

Becky Moore

Title: 
Academic Advisor, College of Education
Institution: 
Penn State

Julie Heaton

Title: 
Director, Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center
Institution: 
Penn State