BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – More than 4,500 people so far have taken advantage of a free opportunity to enhance their financial literacy and learn more about personal finance through a series of online courses delivered by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
In October, the Kelley School announced a partnership with edX to offer a three-course, self-paced personal financial professional certificate. The courses provide the building blocks of planning for financial security and personal success, such as managing personal cash and credit and planning for risk and retirement.
Last year, the Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation made a generous $16 million gift to the Kelley School in support of several programs. Part of this gift is being used to support the financial literacy program which allows learners to audit the three courses at no cost.
The Kelley School will soon make the program available, without charge, to about 500 IU student-athletes.
Idalene “Idie” Kesner, dean of the Kelley School and the Frank P. Popoff Chair in Strategic Management, said the school is thrilled that so many have taken advantage of this resource at a time when there has been so much economic uncertainty due to the pandemic.
“Current economic conditions are a reminder of why it is important for everyone to have a basic understanding of personal finance,” said Idalene “Idie” Kesner, dean of the Kelley School. “Learning how to manage your finances for today and tomorrow is an essential step in building a more secure financial future for yourself and your family.
“We are grateful to the Jellison Foundation for supporting this initiative. Their support makes this the gift that keeps on giving by helping all of us learn how to build a more secure financial future.”