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New Mexico State University’s Nusenda Center for Financial Capability and Doña Ana Community College Financial Wellness Program invites you to attend the Financial Wellness Fair held Wednesday, April 5, and Thursday, April 6.
The NMSU event will be 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Wednesday on the first floor of Corbett Center Student Union on the NMSU cmapus. In addition, the program has collaborated with DACC which will host its fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday in the Common Area, Student Resources Building (DASR) East Mesa Campus, 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
Multiple businesses involved in financial services – banks, credit unions, investment firms, and debt management companies – will be in attendance at the fair. These organizations will provide resources related to financial literacy such as information about identity theft, credit score, and reports, responsible use of credit cards, student financial aid, and investments.
American Document Services will provide free document shredding April 5-6 to cover both NMSU and DACC to help students, faculty, and staff reduce their risk of identity theft. Bring old checkbooks, banking, and credit card statements, and personal documents to have them shredded on-site. The truck shredder can accept the paper with staples and paper clips, but not large binder clips or notebooks.
“We’re trying to educate students about student loans, identity theft, managing debt, free annual credit reports, FICO score interpretation, and other valuable financial information,” NMSU said in a press release. “Being financially literate is an important part of life. We want students to be truly interested in learning about making good choices with their money that will impact them now and into their future.”
For questions or information about the NMSU Financial Wellness Fair, contact Marci Salinas-Milam, Program Director at salinasm@nmsu.edu or 575-646-1342.
For questions or information about the DACC Financial Wellness Fair, contact Gina Reyes, DACC Director of Avanza, at greyes@dacc.nmsu.edu or 575-528-7372.
