Personal Finance Course Comes to Bryn Mawr

“Several other Seven Sisters schools have programs of this type. It can be implemented in a liberal arts curriculum,” said Martin. The biggest challenge was figuring out how a course like this could fit in the curriculum, but after working closely with Staff Education coordinator Darla Attardi and director of education Alison Cook-Sather, the personal finance course has found its place. The athletics department will run the course and it will be worth one gym credit.

“We met the first day of classes with athletics director Kathy Tierney. She was very supportive and all for it,” said Martin. Martin said the course will somewhat follow the model of wellness classes in that it will bring in speakers from financial backgrounds. “The class will draw professional speakers and hopefully alumna if they are willing and able,” said Martin. The purpose will be to inform students of how to manage their money both in college and beyond.

“We want to introduce people to things they don’t know about managing their money here and once they leave Bryn Mawr,” said Martin. “It’s not that we are advocating getting rich.

We just want to emphasize that people should make the most of the money they’ve got.” Through the work Martin has done in her Praxis course along with Internet resources, textbooks, and the work of financial professionals, the curriculum will encompass financial strategies and topics students should know about. The curriculum development will stem not only from the contacts PFC has made with its guest speakers but also from student contributions and feedback.