University of Phoenix Leadership Presenting on Supporting Student Loan Borrowers at Financial Wellness Summit for Higher Education
2024年7月12日 - 6:19AM
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Director of Financial Education Initiatives and
Repayment Management Chris Conway highlights collaborative
initiatives that support students’ financial well-being
University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Chris Conway,
Director of Financial Education Initiatives and Repayment
Management joins the 10th annual Summit of the Higher Education
Financial Wellness Alliance (HEFWA), in Pittsburgh, PA, an event
for dedicated higher education professionals committed to advancing
financial wellness on their respective campuses. Conway will
co-present the session, “A New World: Helping Borrowers Manage
Student Loans in 2024 and Beyond,” on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at
11:15 a.m. EDT.
“Student loan borrowers face unique challenges in the current
environment,” states Conway. “Growing financial literacy of
students is critical to helping them have a successful educational
journey and maintain financial health. Initiatives that draw on
unique strengths and products of collaborative teams and
organizations, grow internal and external relationships that make
us more likely to succeed in helping students become more
financially literate.”
The Summit serves as a dynamic platform for attendees from
small, large, private, and public colleges and universities to
discuss the latest challenges, opportunities and innovations within
higher education financial services, encouraging them to embrace
change, drive innovation within their organizations, and providing
them with the tools necessary to elevate the success of their
careers. The Summit features industry-leading speakers,
practitioner-led sessions, and networking opportunities with
industry peers.
The session which Conway co-presents with Sara Wilson, Director
of Product Innovation at Student Connections, discusses the
landscape for borrowers today facing financial distress and
confused due to the continued spread of misinformation and
misdirection of social media trends, and highlights how
collaboration between organizations can address communication
challenges. The session will help attendees better understand these
challenges and provide strategies to help borrowers in the new
world of student loans.
As Director of Financial Education Initiatives and Repayment
Management at University of Phoenix, Conway works with departments
across the University to provide resources that allow students to
make more informed financial decisions. She is also an adjunct
faculty member for the Everyday Finance and Economics course at the
University. Conway’s higher education experience has been primarily
in customer service, default prevention and financial education.
She currently chairs the National Council of Higher Education
Resources College Access and Success Committee. In the past she
served as co-chair of the Debt Management Committee and chair of
its Financial Literacy sub-committee. She is a past president of
the Washington state Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial
Literacy.
University of Phoenix is committed to offering a support system
for students including resources and tools to help students manage
their finances responsibly. One resource is the iGrad® online
money-management tool, which students can use to learn how to
budget, save, minimize borrowing and understand future student loan
payments. Additionally, iGrad® provides a scholarship search tool
for non-University scholarships. iGrad is registered trademark of
iGrad Inc.
Learn more here about HEFWA and the Summit.
About University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix innovates to help working adults enhance
their careers and develop skills in a rapidly changing world.
Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning,
skills-mapped curriculum for our bachelor’s and master’s degree
programs and a Career Services for Life® commitment help students
more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while
balancing their busy lives. For more information, visit
phoenix.edu.
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Sharla Hooper University of Phoenix
sharla.hooper@phoenix.edu