Finance University 2025 Agenda
July 20–24, 2025
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Finance University Welcome & Registration
Hampton Inn and Suites - Lobby
Location: Coopers Rock Conference Room
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast & Registration
- 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Welcome - Joshua Hall, Ph.D. & Ann Marie Hibbert, Ph.D.
- 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Personal Finance Graduation Credit – Sarah Wamsley
- 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM NGPF’s Top 5 Resources – Aaron Standish
- 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM NGPF Investing – Aaron Standish
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch – Mountaineer Room
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Credit & Banking – WesBanco
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Retirement Planning – Tiffany Osman
- 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break
- 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM VITA in High Schools – Robert James & Tina Viakley
- 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Classroom Reflections
- 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Welcome Event – Tour, Cocktails & Dinner at Milan Puskar Stadium
Location: Coopers Rock Conference Room
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast
- 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Announcements
- 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Infographics – Caitlin Wilson
- 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Integrating AI – Christopher Ramezan, Ph.D.
- 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM TROUTWOOD – Gene Natali
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Financial Aid & Misinformation – Brian Bollinger
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Bank Loan Applications – Peyton Hughes
- 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break
- 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Get a Life – WV Treasurer’s Office
- 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Classroom Reflections
- 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Black Bears Baseball Game
Location: Coopers Rock Conference Room
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast
- 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Announcements
- 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EVERFI – Kristin Pierce & Tori Giannotti
- 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Cash Flow – DeGroff & Goumas
- 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Bitcoin & DeFi – Michael J. Kelly, Ph.D.
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Early Financial Decisions – Jim Blankenship
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holistic Planning – Equitable Advisors
- 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break
- 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Paychecks & Taxes – Lynnette Thompson-Coles
- 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Classroom Reflections
- 4:30 PM Free Time or Networking
Location: Coopers Rock Conference Room
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast
- 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Announcements
- 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Insurance 101 – Harvey J Flowers Jr
- 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Literacy in WV – Lauren Weatherford
- 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM WVU Economics Programs – Eric Benson
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Certificates & Awards – Ann Marie Hibbert, Ph.D.
- 12:00 PM Boxed Lunch (To-go)
- Conclusion of Finance University 2025