[Natfinwellness] COHEAO Offers Financial Wellness Track at Upcoming Conference

Tue Jan 10 22:02:35 EST 2017

Hi all --

I have had the opportunity to attend COHEAO in the past and really enjoyed
the experience.  I'm excited to see COHEAO's increased focus on financial
wellness this year!

Bryan

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Ann House <ahouse at sa.utah.edu> wrote:

> This sounds wonderful and I wish I could attend. I am glad finance
> educators are ditching “financial literacy” for “financial wellness” though
> it will be important for all of us to define the new term. If anyone on
> this listserv is going, will you take notes and share please. Thank you.
>
>
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> Ann C. House, MS, CPFC, CEPF
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> Director, Personal Money Management Center
>
> The University of Utah
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> Olpin Student Union Building
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> 200 S. Central Campus Dr., #317
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> Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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> 801-585-3886 <(801)%20585-3886> (Office)
>
> www.personal-money-management.utah.edu
>
>
>
> 2015 AFCPE Outstanding Financial Counseling Center
>
>
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> *From:* Natfinwellness [mailto:natfinwellness-bounces at lists.osu.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Todd Woodlee
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2017 10:22 AM
> *To:* natfinwellness at lists.osu.edu
> *Subject:* [Natfinwellness] COHEAO Offers Financial Wellness Track at
> Upcoming Conference
>
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> COHEAO to Offer Special Financial Wellness Track at Upcoming Conference
>
> *January 31-February 1 Conference Sessions and Hill Day Offer Advocacy
> Training, Insider’s Look at Washington, and Other Engaging Programming  *
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> As part of its 2017 Annual Conference, the Coalition of Higher Education
> Assistance Organizations (COHEAO) is pleased to offer a track of
> programming geared toward professionals involved in student financial
> wellness.  Set for Tuesday, *January 31 and Wednesday, February 1*, the
> financial wellness track offers an option to learn more about the ways of
> Washington, advocacy, and how laws and regulations can impact your campus
> or organization’s operations (and vice versa).  *Sign up today*
> <http://coheao.site-ym.com/event/2017FinancialWellness>*!*
>
>
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> This program will allow financial wellness delegates to learn more on
> having a voice in Washington as well as the reauthorization of the *Higher
> Education Act *and other federal laws and regulations pertaining to
> student financial services and student financial wellness.  Tuesday will be
> focused largely on advocacy and the inner workings of Congress, while
> Wednesday includes a meeting of COHEAO’s Financial Wellness Taskforce and
> conference sessions aimed at financial wellness delegates.
>
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> After a half day of sessions with Washington insiders and advocacy
> information, all conference attendees, including financial wellness
> delegates, are encouraged to visit with their legislators and their staff.
> As requested, COHEAO can help pair advocacy novices with more seasoned
> veterans and assist in coordinating meetings.
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> In addition to the visits to Capitol Hill, conference presenters will
> include key players on the reauthorization of the *Higher Education Act*
> and other issues affecting the industry. Representatives from the
> Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education and the Office
> of Federal Student Aid are confirmed for the financial wellness track.
> Congressional speakers and representatives from the Consumer Financial
> Protection Bureau’s Office of Financial Education have also been invited.
> Previous Congressional speakers include Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI), Rep. Luke
> Messer (IN), Rep. Mark Pocan (WI), Subcommittee on Higher Education and
> Lifelong Learning Chair Virginia Foxx (NC), Rep. Tim Bishop (NY), among
> others!
>
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> Registration prices are discounted significantly for the financial
> wellness track.  Registration fees are only $300 one and half days of
> conference activities. The conference is held at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon
> City, which is incredibly convenient to Reagan National Airport and a short
> cab or metro ride away from the Capitol. COHEAO also would love for
> financial wellness delegates to attend the full conference.  Please click
> here
> <http://www.coheao.com/join-us-for-the-2017-coheao-annual-conference/>
> for more information and please click here
> <http://coheao.site-ym.com/events/event_list.asp> to register for the
> full January 29-February 1 conference.
>
>
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> COHEAO has negotiated a group rate of $230 per night at the Ritz-Carlton.
> While this rate is affordable rate for any hotel in Washington and its
> immediate vicinity, there may also be some slightly more affordable options
> near the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City and Crystal City, VA.  *Click here*
> <http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/washington-dc/pentagon-city> for
> more information on the hotel. Reservations may be made by contacting the
> Ritz-Carlton directly and indicating you are with the Coalition of Higher
> Education Assistance Organizations meeting.  They also may be made online
> with the Group Code: HCFHCFA.
>
>
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> *Sign up today* <http://coheao.site-ym.com/event/2017FinancialWellness>*!
> *Please contact hallen at wpllc.net with question on registration.
>
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> Todd Woodlee, Vice President
>
> iGrad <http://www.igrad.com/> in the Classroom - Enrich
> <http://www.enrich.org/> in the Workplace
>
> COHEAO Financial Wellness Task Force Chair
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> 706.231.0150 <(706)%20231-0150>
>
>
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> *University of Maryland Partners with iGrad*
>
> http://schools.igrad.com/blog/University-of-Maryland-
> Partners-with-iGrad-for-Financial-Literacy-Education
>
>
>
> *Baylor University Partners with iGrad to Implement Online Financial
> Literacy Education Initiative*
>
> http://schools.igrad.com/blog/Baylor%20University%
> 20Partners-with-iGrad-to-Implement-Online-Financial-
> Literacy-Education-Initiative
>
>
>
> *Financial Literacy Education Leader iGrad Hits 2 Million Modules*
>
> http://schools.igrad.com/blog/Financial-Literacy-Education-
> Leader-iGrad-Hits-2-Million-Modules
>
>
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