Friday, October 10, 2025 also marked the date of the first ECE Business instructor workshop! We were excited to host a group of 11 business instructors, and we are grateful to our brand-new faculty coordinator for Business, Dr. Vishal Baloria, for his efforts and support for our ECE instructors!
Friday’s workshop was packed with content, beginning with a discussion on Wealth Management & Technology facilitated by Daniel Gilham, Managing Director of Advisor Strategy at Farther financial services firm. Following a lunch break, instructors then got to experience a presentation on Financial and Media Literacy led by Francine McKenna, a member of faculty at the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania and a financial journalist. Next, Ilona Bastiaansen, Assistant Professor of Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame joined us for a discussion on High School Financial Education Mandates. Finally, and perhaps the biggest highlight of the day was a lively student panel with four undergraduates who had previously been enrolled in Dr. Baloria’s Personal Financial Literacy course. Thank you to Conner, Jack, Kaeleigh, and Maya for their time and insights!
It was a great day, and we are so grateful to our contributors and our attendees! We can’t wait for next year’s workshop.
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