Financial Wellness
HawkCent$
The Saint Joseph's University Office of Financial Aid launched HawkCent$, our financial wellness program, in 2018, to ensure current undergraduate and graduate/professional students comprehend basic financial concepts, strategies and best practices in a way that they are empowered to make sound financial decisions which contribute to their personal financial health, both short-term and long-term. We offer monthly, in-person workshops during the academic year on a variety of topics, designed to ensure students:
- Adhere to good credit practices and repayment strategies
- Develop personal saving strategies
- Understand how to create a budget and revise a budget due to life changes
- Understand what a FICO score is, what it is comprised of, what it impacts and how to monitor and improve it
- Master the basics of investing
- Avoid identity theft
- Recognize the role of emotions in making financial decisions
iGrad
Saint Joseph’s University Office of Financial Aid is proud to offer iGrad to our community, a best-in-class online resource for your continued financial wellness journey. Part of our mission as an office is to help college students prepare for their financial futures. With your iGrad membership, you will be able to take advantage of features such as:
- Researching outside scholarships
- Money management
- Simple budgeting tools
- Student loan and debt management
- Salary, debt-to-income, loan payroll and other calculators
- Building and maintaining good credit
Take advantage of this benefit and join us in our efforts to make sure every Hawk lives a financially healthy life during their time at Saint Joseph’s and beyond.
Once you have an account, you can access iGrad right from The Nest.