by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC
Personal finance and funding college will be among the topics addressed by Adam Carroll, author and speaker, on April 20 at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Carroll has been a frequent guest lecturer on more than 500 campuses in the United States as well as hundreds of college leadership and fraternity conferences. His keynote addresses have been described as “inspirational, impactful, hilarious and 100 percent relevant to our situation.” KCKCC is sponsoring the speech.
Carroll will present the concept of “Winning the Money Game” from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the KCKCC Performing Arts Center, 7250 State Ave.
Following his presentation, he will hold a breakout session with faculty, staff and other professionals to discuss the challenges facing high school students and current college students in funding college. This session will be from 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Nursing 2705.
The Student Services Office at KCKCC has invited the entire campus community to attend these free events. All KCKCC staff are welcome to the Carroll presentation, and faculty members are encouraged to bring their classes. TRIO Student Support Services was funded by the Department of Education to serve 140 eligible full-time students at KCKCC. Services include, advising, tutoring, financial aid assistance and career counseling, among others.
“There are very few speakers who can capture an audience from the first minute and keep them going the entire presentation,” said Sara Reck, TRIO SSS transition coordinator at KCKCC. “Adam is one of those speakers and delivers rock-solid content every single time he gets up on stage. All you really need to know is you’re going to have some fun.”
In early 2014, Adam successfully crowd-funded a documentary on student loan debt, raising almost $70,000 in 45 days. The film, “Broke, Busted & Disgusted” is currently available. More information can be found at www.brokebusteddisgusted.com. It has garnered critical acclaim after Carroll’s TEDx talk at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee last September. The mission of the film is to start a national debate about changing the way college is funded and not crippling young adults with mountains of debt.
In an attempt to stop the problem before it starts, Carroll’s book “Winning the Money Game,” and its corresponding curriculum, are being used in high schools and colleges throughout the country as a financial literacy supplement. Students and educators are calling it a “game-changer” when it comes to handling money.
For more information or questions on Adam Carroll’s visit, call Sara Reck at 913-288-7573.
Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at KCKCC.