Events

Event Series 360 Discussion

Student Basic Needs and Mental Health

Virtual Webinar 301 Sundance Pkwy, Round Rock, Texas, United States

August 20, 2024

Our 2023 Student Financial Wellness Survey findings tell us 42 percent of students facing basic needs insecurities simultaneously experience major depressive disorder (compared to 20 percent of their counterparts without food or housing related challenges).

Event Series 360 Discussion

Earn and Learn: Employment Opportunities While Enrolled

September 17, 2024

The findings of our 2023 Student Financial Wellness Survey show 38% of respondents consider themselves workers attending school rather than students who work. Trying to fit academics around a work schedule can create competing priorities and force these modern learners to regularly choose between needs and goals. In this discussion, we will talk about ways in which a postsecondary credential can be achieved while working.

Event Series 360 Discussion

Time Poverty and Impact on Student Experience

October 15, 2024

The results of our 2023 Student Financial Wellness Survey show 21% of respondents identify as parents and 38% of respondents consider themselves workers attending school rather than students who work. These modern learners must prioritize their personal lives over a credential pursuit; however, they are working toward increased economic mobility in the future.
In this discussion, we will talk about the impact time scarcity has on credential attainment for modern learners.