How's Your Financial Heartbeat?

Written by Erin Hawes

Find out more about saving and investing, spending attitudes – even student loans and earning potential at Red to Black Financial Education Week events.

Texas Tech will hold the 5th annual Red to Black Financial Education Week from March 29-April 2. There will be information booths, presentations and financial check-up sites throughout campus.

The purpose of the event is to help answer questions regarding student loans, earnings potential, spending attitudes, budgeting, saving and investing.

Free food and drinks as well as plenty of door prizes will be available at the presentations.

Events are as follows:

March 29:

• An information booth available from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. outside of the Student Union Building (SUB)
• A financial check-up site available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.in the library atrium

March 30:

• An information booth available from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• A financial check-up site available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Business Building
• “Making your Money Make Money” presentation from 10-11 a.m. in room 128 of Holden Hall
• “Psychology of Money” presentation from 4-5 p.m. in the Mesa Room of the SUB

March 31:

• An information booth available from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• A financial check-up site available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the School of Law
• “Making your Money Make Money” presentation from 11-noon in room 75 of Holden Hall
• “Psychology of Money” presentation from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in room 309 in the library

April 1:

• An information booth available from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• A financial check-up site available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Market at Stangel/Murdough.
• “What’s Your Gameplan?” presentation from 3-4 p.m. a keynote panel titled in room 169 of the Human Sciences building

April 2:

• An information booth available from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. outside of the SUB
• A financial check-up site available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Graduate School (located in the basement of Holden Hall)

Keynote speakers include:

• Bill Gustafson, associate professor in the Texas Tech Personal and Financial Planning Division
• Nikki Sosa, assistant director, Office of Student Financial Aid
• Jay Killough, associate director, University Career Services