Innovating for the future
Beyond financial education, the University of St. Thomas and U.S. Bank are fueling innovation through programming and support for students attending the university’s Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the Opus College of Business.
“Each year, we’ll work together to turn our focus to spurring innovation,” said Ronlund. “As an example, last fall we held a competition for 40 Schulze scholars. They developed and presented ideas to U.S. Bank leaders on how banks could better engage with young people.”
Also last fall, U.S. Bank sponsored the Schulze School’s Fowler Business Concept Challenge, a competition open to all St. Thomas students.
“Our two organizations share in the importance of innovation at the core of what we do,” said Ronlund. “This presented an opportunity for our U.S. Bank Innovation team to collaborate with the Schulze School. This past academic year, the team served as guest speakers for Schulze School classes as well as mentors in other programming at the University of St. Thomas.”
Reimaging financial services with campus communities
Over the last twenty years, banking has changed significantly. To Ronlund, campus communities are no exception to seeing their needs evolve.
“St. Thomas and U.S. Bank see a need that we can meet together, by providing access to the financial education, information and resources that can better connect the Tommie community to their goals and help them plan for the future,” she shared.
It's a sentiment echoed by the University of St. Thomas.
“Finances are central to our lives, and education about finances is an important strategy when it comes to making financial well-being a reality for more people,” said Vangsgard with the University of St. Thomas. “Our partnership with U.S. Bank is a strategic step in our plan to assist our students, faculty, staff and alumni in prioritizing financial wellness so that they thrive for decades to come.
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