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Financial Stability and the Community College Student Desiree Polk-Bland and Julie Barry November 2, 2018
Financial Stability and the Community College StudentDesiree Polk-Bland and Julie Barry
November 2, 2018
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November 13, 2018
2 campuses, 6 Regional Learning Centers 27,000+ credit students 40,000+ undup. Annual headcount 26 average age 53% women 41% minority 130+ countries represented 73% part time
Who we are
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Major Gifts Officer
20+ years in non-profit and fundraising
Columbus State Foundation since 2013
Foundation is a 501 C(3). The fundraising arm of the College
Julie Barry
Executive Dean of Student Affairs 20+ years of higher education and community
college experience Student Affairs includes (new student
programs, college testing, TRiO programs, student conduct, student activities, global diversity, counseling, disability services, military and veteran’s services, and student advocacy)
Desiree Polk-Bland
Columbus State Community College Financial Stability Framework
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Integrated support for services and the normalization of financial stability initiatives in ways that make it easier for students to get the help they need during every step of their community college experience.
Adoption of a partner first methodology for issues such as housing and food insecurity, emergency assistance, transportation, and child/familial care concerns that affect our students’ success in a myriad of ways.
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Student Focus Groups
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Four Pillars of Financial Stability
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL WELLNESS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL MOBILITY
Financial Access
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Promoting FAFSA completion; promoting navigating scholarships and other tuition assistance opportunities; ensuring institutional commitment to institutional and endowed scholarship leveraging; and, leveraging the Ohio Benefits Bank, SNAP, and other public supports that help sustain students outside the classroom.
Financial Wellness
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Implementing and sustaining strategies to assist students with housing security, food security, transportation, and child/familial care using a ‘partnership first’ approach with community agencies and resources.
Partners First Philosophy
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Mid-Ohio Food Bank Fresh Market United Way YMCA Community Shelter Board Syllabus Statement Faculty Food Pantries (Campus Cupboards)
FASTFund and Emergency Need
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The Faculty And Students Together (FAST) Fund cuts out the bureaucracy and puts money in the hands of teachers around the country—the people on the front line of this fight—in order to get emergency dollars to students swiftly.
Columbus State Foundation unrestricted dollar leveraging Process for vetting
Financial Literacy
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Educating students about baseline financial literacy, including paying for college; household budgeting; saving; and other financial literacy aspects.
Educational Workshops and Seminars Financial counseling
Financial Mobility
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Ensuring intentionality in career exploration and career and academic advising so that Columbus State graduates have a solid foundation with which to achieve economic mobility.
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Four Pillars of Financial Stability
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL WELLNESS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL MOBILITY
Promoting FAFSA completion and navigating scholarships and other tuition assistance opportunities; ensuring institutional commitment to college and endowed scholarship leveraging; and leveraging the Ohio Benefits Bank, SNAP, and other public supports that help sustain students outside the classroom.
Implementing and sustaining strategies to assist students with housing security, food security, transportation, and child/familial care using a ‘partnership first’ approach with community agencies and resources.
Educating students about baseline financial literacy, including paying for college; household budgeting; saving; and other financial literacy aspects.
Ensuring intentionality in career exploration and career and academic advising so that Columbus State graduates have a solid foundation with which to achieve economic mobility.
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November 13, 2018
Questions and FeedbackJulie Barry
Major Gifts OfficerColumbus State Foundation
Desiree Polk-Blank
Executive Dean of Student AffairsColumbus State Community College
