OFS IN THE NEWS...

Bankrate.com
- Do Students Need High-Tech Gear for College? (December 2006)
- Best Checking and Savings Move: Ask Questions (November 2006)
- Negative Savings Marked 2006 (November 2006)
- Savings Guide 2006: ' Top 8 Places to Stash Your Cash' (October 2006)

Chicago Tribune
- Learn Debt's Dangers Before Going to College (May 2007)
- For Many, Loans for College Pay off in Trouble (April 2007)

Columbia Tribune
- Graduates' Debt Can Block Career Path, Study Says (October 2007)

Examiner
- The Nuts and Bolts of Vesting (August 2007)

KTVO/ABC
- College Students Fall into Financial Cycle (September 2007)

L.A. Times
- Graduating into Debt (October 2007)

Maneater
- ID Replacement Costs will Rise ... (April 2007)
- Debit Card Dilemma (February 2007)
- Students to Help Citizens Pay Taxes (January 2007)
- Teaching Students to Manage Credit Card Debt (October 2006)
- Report Warns of Credit Card Fees (October 2006)

Missourian
- Keeping Money in Mind When Starting School (July 2007)

Mizzou
- College Students Using Student Loans to Bail out of CC Debt (August 2007)
- MU has National Bankruptcy Counseling Center (April 2007)
- Money Sense via E-mail (March 2007)
- University Feature - Taxes & Tips (March 2007)
- For All We Call Mizzou - Reasons to Give

St.Louis Post Dispatch
- Back to School - Talking About Financial Issues(July 2007)
- Making the Transition from Backpack to Briefcase (June 2007)

The Journal News (NY)
- Student Loans are a Major Issue for Many Students (September 2007)

University Business
- Dollars and Sense (January 2007)




INVITED PRESENTATIONS.

Fordham University Credit Counseling Roundtable (June 2007)
- Merit of Mandatory Financial Counseling in New Bankruptcy Law

Illinois Assn of Student Financial Aid Administrators (March 2007)
- Blogging Basics
- Model for Providing Student Financial Information in Academics

Credit Union YES Summit (December 2006)
- Peer Financial Counseling




NATIONAL RECOGNITIONS.

- Practical Money Skills - Innovative Educator (February 2007)

- Freddie Mac - Successful Models in Financial Education (Oct 2006)
----> Outreach & Marketing Efforts (Financial Tip of the Week)
----> Tools/Resources Used in Financial Education Initiatives (Fin Survival)