Financial Literacy Friday: How to build good credit in college
Mizzou's Center for Academic Success & Excellence (CASE) has collaborated with The Office for Financial Success (OFS) to provide finance tips to college students. This is part 3 of our Financial Literacy Friday campaign series: How to Build Good Credit in College. https://youtu.be/5fqXjkq1izg
Director’s Corner: Registration, scholarships, emergency funding
Hello CASE Scholars, families and supporters: We are officially halfway towards the completion of the Fall 2021 semester. As we press on and persist, there are a number of time-sensitive opportunities and resources that I wanted to share with you: Registration season is among us for the Spring 2022 semester. It will begin on October…
Accomplished Brooks Scholar Paul “Isah” Odu Jr. takes on Oxford
When Paul “Isah” Odu Jr. interviewed for the opportunity of a lifetime, he was grateful and confident, not nervous. Through the selection process for the Kinder Institute Fellowship at Oxford University, a situation where others might be self-conscious or anxious, Odu was the definition of calm, cool and collected. MU Senior…
Financial Literacy Friday: FAFSA prep and steps for success
Mizzou's Center for Academic Success & Excellence (CASE) has collaborated with The Office for Financial Success (OFS) to provide finance tips to college students. This is part 2 of our Financial Literacy Friday campaign series. https://youtu.be/o6BeEsK_9vY
Lifting a family’s legacy: KC Scholar Christian Ricketts
It’s early in the morning and Christian Ricketts is leaving the Mizzou recreation center. On the 15-minute walk back to his apartment, a fellow student yells, “Hey! Are you on the football team?” It’s a question Ricketts gets asked often. At 6 feet 2 inches tall and 220 pounds, he doesn't fault the assumptions. However,…
Director’s Corner: Progress check, FAFSA and HEERF III funds
Hello CASE Scholars, families and supporters, We are almost at the halfway mark for the Fall 2021 semester and I wanted to highlight a couple of time sensitive items for you: Mid-Semester Progress Check Process, FAFSA, and HEERF III Funds for students. Mid-Semester Progress Check Each semester, it’s always a good idea right before the…
Financial Literacy Friday: How to Budget With a Part-Time Job in College
Mizzou's Center for Academic Success & Excellence has collaborated with The Office for Financial Success to provide finance tips to college students. This is part 1 of our Financial Literacy Friday campaign series: How to Budget With a Part-Time Job in College https://youtu.be/X9qy3cIkBa0
Director’s Corner: Happy Hispanic Heritage Month
Greetings Tigers, supporters and Mizzou family: During this edition of the Director’s Corner, I wanted to accomplish two goals: First, draw attention to Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) and secondly, since many of you are in the midst of your first round of exams, papers and projects for the semester, I wanted to provide a few…
Math@CASE: Free Tutoring Available
Need help with Math? Sign up for Math@CASE, free tutoring sessions for our scholars. Here is the Fall 2021 schedule:
Together again: KC Scholars and stakeholders gather for Welcome to Mizzou Meet & Greet
For the first time since 2019, KC Scholars, staff from the Center for Academic Success & Excellence (CASE) and MU administrators gathered in-person for the Welcome to Mizzou Meet & Greet. UM System President Dr. Mun Choi speaks with three KC Scholars during the Welcome to Mizzou Meet & Greet event at…