Forward this Email to a colleague LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: Meeting the Financial Literacy Imperative Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2pm ET     Register     With the escalating costs of higher education and the rising debt carried by college graduates, schools across the country are grappling with the need to improve the financial literacy of their students. Offering tuition payment plans and federal financial aid options are examples of important steps, but some institutions are taking the financial literacy imperative even further by offering financial literacy programs that include online tutorials, webinars, and planning worksheets for budgets and loan payments. Join this web seminar for valuable tips and a case study from Creighton University. Topics to be discussed include: Examples of policies and practices institutions can take to help students manage money and debt Common misconceptions among students about their education-related financial obligations during and after college How to help students avoid the most common mistakes that can jeopardize their financial future Resources from Nelnet and others that can help schools foster financial literacy among students   Speakers: Dean Obenauer - Assistant Director of Financial Aid for Financial Literacy, Creighton University, Nebraska. Jodi L. Miller - Web & Social Media Manager, Nelnet Partner Solutions.   Register Who will benefit: Senior finance, business, accounting, and financial aid officers. Anyone may attend. Continuing Education Certification: All attendees of this live web seminar will receive confirmation of their participation, which may be used for purposes of CEU certification where applicable. This message was mailed to [EMAIL] as a University Business online subscriber. University Business is the magazine for university presidents, business officers and top higher education executives. To make sure you get your University Business emails, add webseminars@educatorsportal.com to your address book. If you are not receiving University Business, and wish to, complete our short application and we will review your eligibility to receive a free subscription. View our Privacy Policy. Manage Your Subscriptions. To unsubscribe, please click here. Published by: University Business, 488 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT, 06851 [COPYRIGHT]