Advancing Collegiate Financial Wellness as an Essential Ingredient for Student Success

Virtual Symposium 3.0
July 25, 2023

Presented with generous support from:

MCCFW’s Annual Virtual Symposium is the signature event for Maryland’s campus-based professionals and community partners to convene for learning, sharing, and growing collegiate financial wellness initiatives as a part of larger efforts to increase student success.

Featured Speakers

  • Dr. Tisa Silver Canady

    Founder & Director
    Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness

  • Dr. Aminta H. Breaux

    President
    Bowie State University

  • Hon. David Trone

    U.S. Congressman
    Maryland

  • Robin McKinney, MSW

    Co-Founder and CEO
    CASH Campaign of Maryland

Sessions and Speakers

Opening Remarks - 9:00 AM
Dr. Tisa Silver Canady, Founder and Executive Director, Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness
Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, President, Bowie State University
Hon. David Trone, United States Congressman, Maryland
Robin McKinney, MSW, Co-Founder and CEO, CASH Campaign of Maryland

General Session - 9:15 AM
Route 50 Round Up: Advancing Collegiate Financial Wellness Through Policy
Amy Czulada, Outreach & Advocacy Manager, Student Borrower Protection Center
Andrew Harvey, FAAC®, Director of Financial Aid, Garrett College and Federal Relations Chair, DE-DC-MD Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Tonaeya Moore, Senior Policy Manager, CASH Campaign of Maryland
Julie Weaver, Executive Director, Maryland Council on Economic Education

General Session - 10:00 AM
Meeting the Moment: How Higher Education Institutions Approached the Limited PSLF Waiver and Saved Employees Millions
Ina Nallbani, Assistant Director, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Dr. Rhonda Spells-Fentry, Vice President for Data Science, Innovation, and Effectiveness, Prince George’s Community College
Henriette Taylor, LMSW, Assistant Dean for Student Services, University of Maryland School of Social Work

Breakout Sessions - 10:50 AM (Attendees must select one Breakout Session during registration)
Ready to Launch: Financial Aid Lays the Foundation for Financial Fine$$e
Tamika Bybee, Director of Financial Aid, Howard Community College
Karla Hercules, Financial Aid Information Analyst, Howard Community College

How to Start and Sustain Your Scholarship Hustle
Jennifer Volberding, Associate Director of Scholarships, UMBC

General Session - 11:25 AM
Making the Case for Student Financial Wellness at Your Institution
Carla Fletcher, Senior Research Analyst, Trellis Company
Abby Willems, Research Analyst, Trellis Company
Jim Kunz, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, McDaniel College

Closing Remarks - 11:55 AM
Dr. Tisa Silver Canady, Founder and Executive Director, Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness

General Session Videos

Part 1

Part 2

MCCFW23 Pre-Symposium Reading List

Route 50 Round Up

From DC: Catch up on one-time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief and what’s next. Read the Department of Education’s Announcement on the IDR Adjustment.

From Annapolis: Walk through the legislative process in Maryland. Then, watch testimony from Del. Lesley Lopez, Amy Czulada, and Dr. Tisa Silver Canady in support of expanding employee awareness and access to PSLF.

Meeting the Moment

All about the limited PSLF waiver: How it started and how many of its provisions are continuing through the IDR Adjustment. 

Making the Case

View the Student Financial Wellness Survey Fall 2022 Survey Results and see McDaniel Professor Jim Kunz lend expertise on financial wellness.