Washburn, Azura partner to improve financial literacy for students through WU Financial Wellness program

    Topeka, Kan. – Washburn University and Azura Credit Union announced today a new partnership designed to help educate students on how to be financially responsible.

    WU Financial Wellness is a new program that offers financial-based education sessions, mentoring and other resources for Washburn students. The program begins this fall with first-year students in WU 101 classes, with future plans for additional programming for all students.

    “For students to be successful in the modern era, they have to be financially literate,” said Dr. Alan Bearman, vice president for strategic enrollment management and student success, dean of university libraries at Washburn University. “Our holistic approach to the educational process is to provide students with a quality, affordable education, help them graduate on time with minimal to no student debt, and guide them to become financially stable as they begin chasing their professional dreams. This is just one part of the overarching goal of student success at Washburn, and we’re thrilled to partner with Azura to offer this vital resource for our students.”

    Azura personnel will lead financial workshops throughout the year and be available upon request for financial wellness presentations to campus organizations. Azura will also implement a peer-to-peer mentoring system and feature a custom Washburn landing page on its website at AzuraCU.com/personal/financial-wellness to give students access to free financial literacy modules.

   In addition to offering financial literacy programs, Washburn has made affordability one of its main focuses in the past year, including:

• GPA-based scholarships totaling up to $20,000 over four years for incoming high school students.
• GPA-based scholarships totaling up to $12,000 over three years for transfer students.
• A tuition-free education for financially and academically eligible Shawnee County high school and home school graduates.
• A $1,000 annually renewable scholarship for academically eligible Shawnee County high school and home school graduates.
• ScholarshipUniverse, a scholarship matching tool that helps students easily find and apply for external scholarship opportunities.

To learn more about Washburn’s scholarship opportunities, visit Washburn.edu/scholarships. Learn more about Azura Credit Union at AzuraCU.com.

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