Financial Wellness Series: Financial Planning for Beginners with Louann Cummings
February 12, 2026 / 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In-Person at Denison University
$50.00
24 seats remaining
Learn how to make financial decisions by reflecting on your personal values and how they can influence your financial outcomes.
There are a LOT of decisions to make regarding your short- and long-term life choices, personal financial literacy, and hitting the ground running as an independent, super capable, and strategic player in your financial health destiny. These highly value added and relevant workshops, centered around financial literacy, will provide you with pragmatic, relevant, and enlightening information as you tackle achieving your career and financial health dreams.
Commitment
Level
In-Person, One Night, 2 Hours, Thursday
Measured vs.
Learning
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to analyze the foundations of personal finance, evaluate the factors that influence your financial success, and recognize the essential principles that contribute to achieving long-term financial stability and growth. You’ll gain clarity on how personal habits, external factors, and informed decision-making work together to shape your financial future.
You’ll also leave with several practical resources to support your continued learning, including a summary of goals worksheet, a personal values assessment, a foundational introduction to the time value of money, and the “Bank On It” financial literacy game to help reinforce key concepts in a hands-on, engaging way.
*Affiliated Universities: Bluffton, Capital, Heidelberg, Kenyon, Marietta, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein Wittenberg, Wooster, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Northern.
Earn Your Badge
of Completion
Workshops range from 2-4 hours of contact time, depending on the topic and content. To earn your badge of completion, you must attend the entire session.
Meet Your Instructor
Louann Cummings, Emeritus Professor at the University of Findlay and former Fulbright Scholar and Specialist. She was recently awarded the distinction of Emeritus professor. Louann received her BA in economics from Denison University, an MBA from the University of Toledo, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University and is a licensed CPA. She also worked for Root Learning, Inc. developing learning map technologies for companies such as Harley-Davidson, ATT Wireless, Motorola, UPS, and Whirlpool. Her passion is helping students and colleagues, regardless of their course of study, become exceptional global leaders who truly make a difference.
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