Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center moved under Student Affairs
Effective Jan. 2, 2025, the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center has moved from Undergraduate Education to Student Affairs and become part of the Health and Wellness portfolio of units that report to Associate Vice President Talea Drummer-Ferrell. Administrative and budget transitions have begun and will be completed by the end of the fiscal year.
This change is administrative in nature and will not change the mission, location, or program portfolio of the Center. This move is part of the merging and evolution of Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs and our systemwide efforts to best align resources. Students’ financial wellness is the priority of the Center, and this move will help staff work more closely with other colleagues in Student Affairs who focus on student wellness and coordinate with Student Affairs' new holistic student wellness initiative, Flourish Penn State. Students will not be impacted by these administrative changes; the only communications will be internal to Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs.
Julie Heaton will continue to attend UE Council meetings and lead collaborations with Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs, and the Center’s outstanding work in financial wellness will continue.
If you have questions about this administrative change, please contact Kathy Bieschke or Melissa Johnson.
Events and Deadlines
1/5 Summer 2025 SEN Grant Application Opens | Student Engagement Network
1/7 Accessible Syllabus Templates | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
1/8, 1/14 Assessing Student Learning | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
1/9 Prep and Practice: Preparing your Penn State Syllabus | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
1/9, 1/10 Setting the Tone for an Inclusive Learning Environment: From Syllabus Design to the First Day of Class | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
1/11 Spring Welcome Week Begins | Student Orientation and Transition Programs
1/13 Classes Begin
1/13 Cultivating Sense of Belonging | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
1/13 First Day of Class Photo Booth | Student Orientation and Transition Programs
1/13 PSU Opulence Presents: Drag Bingo | Student Orientation and Transition Programs
1/14, 1/15 Involvement Fair | Student Orientation and Transition Programs
1/16 Rock the Ice | Student Orientation and Transition Programs
1/19 Late Drop Begins
1/20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday, No Classes
1/21 Open for spring tutoring and study groups | Penn State Learning
1/21 Salary Negotiation Webinar | Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center
1/22 Join a CommunENTI | Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor
1/22, 1/23 How to Plan a Class Session | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
1/26 Summer 2025 SEN Grant Application Closes | Student Engagement Network
1/27 All-UE Meeting, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
1/28 Explorations: The Penn State Emeritus Academy Lecture Series presents Kenji Uchino, NEW SCIENCE – Scientific Approach to the Unknown World | Faculty Affairs
1/27–2/5 Starfish Early Indicators Survey | Division of Undergraduate Studies
1/28, 1/29 Spring Career Days
1/29 OTeam Application Deadline | Student Orientation and Transition Programs
1/31 First-Gen Student Support Summit Proposal Deadline | Penn State Chaiken Center for Student Success
For additional Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence events, visit schreyerinstitute.psu.edu.
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