April 17: Minnesota State Mankato’s Maverick Center for Financial Success to Hold 2nd Annual Conference on Financial Wellness

Friday, April 17, 2026
10:30 AM - 4:15 PM
Centennial Student Union Ballroom

Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Maverick Center for Financial Success will host its second annual Conference on Financial Wellness on campus Friday, April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom.

Registration is required for the conference, which is open to the public at no cost. Parking is free for conference attendees at the visitors pay lot (lot 4) across from Centennial Student Union. Register for the conference online at: https://cob.mnsu.edu/maverick-center-for-financial-success/annual-conference-on-financial-success/

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The media is welcome to cover the conference. For more information, please contact Ishuan Li Simonson, professor of finance, by email at ishuan.li@mnsu.edu or by phone at 507-389-5753.)

Conference Schedule

• 10:30 a.m. Registration and check-in
• 11 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks
• 11:30 a.m. Luncheon
• 1 p.m. Concurrent sessions
• 4 p.m. Closing remarks

Among the conference’s concurrent sessions are presentations on salary negotiation strategies; making real-world financial decisions; banking smarter; developing professional skills that boost job performance; the psychology of spending and self; women’s role in financial growth and community building; and more. The full conference program and list of presenters is available at: https://cob.mnsu.edu/globalassets/college-of-business/pdfs/busc-mcfs-program-03-26.pdf

The conference sponsor is the Charles Schwab Foundation.

Minnesota State Mankato’s Maverick Center for Financial Success is part of the University’s College of Business.

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 15,721 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.