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April 2013 | Volume 7, Issue 4
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Urban Plunge
During Spring Break, 14 Seattle Pacific University students participated in Urban Plunge, an immersion-learning experience that teaches students about homelessness. Students spent their days on Seattle's streets, talking with homeless individuals and visiting shelters for tours and meals. (SPU reimburses shelters for meals.) Nights were spent in a downtown church.
Read more.
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Check This Out
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SPACE Club
In today's packaged, food-on-the-go environment, it's easy to forget where our food is coming from. That's why students David Eschliman and Jenna Herrman are involved with the Garden SPACE. This is SPU's garden club, which maintains an on-campus community garden. "SPACE" stands for Seattle Pacific Agriculture for the Community and Environment. Fruits and vegetables such as zucchini, carrots, and strawberries are grown and donated to food banks around Seattle. It's also open to SPU students and the surrounding neighborhood for use. Jenna, a junior majoring in ecology, believes that "as city-dwellers, there needs to be an opportunity for students to work with the earth again." The club also puts on a plant sale each year, donating the proceeds to Seattle Tilth, and they have helped local schools build their own community gardens. You can visit the Garden SPACE at Fourth Avenue and Dravus Street. |
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April Is Financial Literacy Month
There are lots of ways students -- and parents -- can become financially educated, including budgeting, strategizing, or learning what it means to manage money. The subject can be overwhelming, but according to Debbie Bristol in Student Financial Services, "The best thing a parent can do is talk to their students about finances and encourage them, rather than doing it for them." Another thing that's important is to not only have a current in-school budget, but to also start preparing now for entering a career.
Here are a few tangible resources for students. And remember, Student Financial Services is always available to help at 206-281-2061 or sfs‑info@spu.edu.
- CashCourse: A National Endowment for Financial Education resource geared specifically to college students and recent graduates; provides a wealth of information and tools for financial education.
- MoneyWise: This program uses CashCourse resources and financial-awareness counseling from the Department of Education. Students gain eligibility for a $500 scholarship drawing May 20 (funded by SPU) as they complete the short and easy courses.
- Financial Awareness Counseling: This counseling is included in the MoneyWise courses. It's an excellent resource for students to help them manage their finances while in school, and prepare them to enter the career world. Students have the ability to learn about student loan repayment and create budgets that pertain to their current and anticipated finances. Working through this counseling with your student can help you learn together and give you an opportunity to discuss various financial concepts.
- MyFico: Educational information on credit scores and credit reports.
- Financial Four: The National Endowment for Financial Education and the Financial Planning Association have created an interactive online bracket where, instead of choosing teams, users rank priorities among 32 financial concepts, selected by FPA experts. This could be a great tool for initiating conversations about a variety of financial concepts with your students.
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Featured events
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Downtown Business Breakfast
The 2013 Downtown Business Breakfast speaker, Eric Metaxas, is the author of the acclaimed New York Times best-seller Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy.
Metaxas will present a free and public lecture called “God Hates Dead Religion” on Monday, April 22, 3-4 p.m. in Upper Gwinn Commons on the SPU campus.
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Other events
Read more at In the Loop online.
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