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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 idsnews.com
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College grads struggle to find good jobs By Melanie Metzman mmetzman@indiana.edu @melanie_metzman
PHOTOS BY ANDREW WILLIAMS | IDS
Child strategist Lisa Carepelli teaches Camila Hernandez Malpica the value of money Monday evening at the Monroe County Public Library. The session, put on by college saving adviser Phillip Woods, aimed to teach both children and parents the values of saving for higher education.
Staying money smart Indiana Money Smart Week to take place until Saturday, with free events at the Monroe County Public Library By Melanie Metzman mmetzman@indiana.edu @melanie_metzman
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bout 930,000 people in Indiana are living in poverty, according to the 2014 United States Census. This is why the Monroe County Public Library offers programs such as Indiana Money Smart Week, said Ryan Stacy, the coordinating librarian for the It’s Your Money Project. Indiana Money Smart Week is part of a national series sponsored by the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank and put on locally by the Monroe County Public Library. The series, run under the umbrella of the Monroe County Public Library’s It’s Your Money Project, will take place from April 23 to April 30 and offer free events open to the public on paying for college, apartmenthunting and buying a car. This is the fourth year of the series. The series is funded by the Smart Investing At Your Library grant. “It’s high-quality information without bias at no charge,“ Stacy said. Stacy said he believes personal finance programs are no longer prevalent in schools because there is not enough funding. Nevertheless, he believes lessons on money need to
Melissa Malpica-Hernandez thinks about her daughter Camila’s future and takes notes on college saving plans Monday evening at the Monroe County Public Library. The session, put on by college saving adviser Phillip Woods, aimed to teach both children and parents the values of saving money for higher education.
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had someone come up to me and say ‘Why didn’t I learn this in school?’ People with low education through graduate students say the same thing.” Ryan Stacy, coordinating librarian for the It’s Your Money Project
be taught, he said. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had someone come up to me and say, ‘Why didn’t I learn this in school?’” Stacy said. “People with low education up through graduate students say the same thing.” Financial stability is in jeopardy across the country and especially in Indiana, so these programs are
Bloomington man injured in motorcycle accident From IDS reports
A Bloomington man suffered significant head injuries and several broken bones in a motorcycle accident Sunday. Michael May, 50, was driving southbound on North Walnut Street near Fritz Drive at about 3 p.m. Sunday when he approached two vehicles that were stopped on the road, Bloomington Police Department Capt. Steve Kellams said. May swerved to avoid collision with the vehicles and crashed his motorcycle on its side. He was taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital and admitted for treatment, Kellams said.
Hospital staff could not confirm May’s condition Monday. May was bleeding and was acting combative initially, behavior common with serious head injuries, Kellams said. May’s motorcycle did not collide with any other vehicles during the crash. Kellams could not confirm whether or not he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. BPD sent a reconstructionist to the site of the crash to record measurements and report the circumstances of the crash. A reconstruction report will not be completed unless the crash proves to be fatal, Kellams said. Samantha Schmidt
particularly important, Stacy said. In Indiana in 2014, 14.1 percent of people were living in poverty, according to Stats Indiana. What is notable about the Indiana Money Smart Week is the events are all unbiased and taught by experts vetted by the Smart Investing At Your Library grant committee, Stacy said.
“Money Smart Week is so valuable for our community,” said Jamie Kuzemka, community initiatives director at United Way of Monroe County, in a press release. “We’re lucky to have these different events, relevant to so many people.” Lisa Champelli, the children’s strategist at the Monroe County Public Library, said the program is also committed to educating children in conjunction with adults. Parents can bring their children to the Indiana Money Smart Week events, so while parents attend programming to learn about personal finances, their children are also educated on money through games and storytelling. “It’s important to educate children on the significance of saving, sharing, as well as spending,” Champelli said. It’s easy for kids to think because they want something, they should get it right away, Champelli said. They should learn delayed gratification and how to obtain things they would like to have. The library is committed to helping people of all age groups through educational programs, Stacy said. “We’re here to help people become better consumers and happier people,” Stacy said.
IU student arrested for operating while intoxicated, flips car in crash Sunday From IDS reports
An IU student was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after she crashed into a car in an intersection, causing it to flip and injuring its passengers. McKenna Russell, 19, faces preliminary charges of operating while intoxicated and consumption of alcohol as a minor. Her blood alcohol content was about one and a half times the legal limit, said Bloomington Police Department Capt. Steve Kellams. Russell was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday when she ran through a red light at Third Street and College
Mall Road. She hit a Ford Escape, causing it to spin and flip over once. A woman in the passenger side of the Ford suffered broken bones in her wrist and hand, and the driver sustained lacerations in his left hand, Kellams said. Both the injured driver and passenger were transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital for treatment. Russell was booked into the Monroe County Jail shortly after 3 a.m. that morning. Kellams said he had no reason to believe any other passengers were in Russell’s car at the time of the crash. Samantha Schmidt
Deanna Fuller graduated from IU in December with a degree in arts management, yet so far, she can’t find employment beyond the daycare center she works at in Bloomington. Fuller is part of the 44 percent of college grads in their 20s who are working dead-end, low-wage jobs, also known as underemployment, according to a study released this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Additionally, about 20 percent of millennials are earning less than $25,000 a year, which is the highest percentage since the 1990s, according to the same study. Fuller, originally from Avon, Indiana, said her plan was to find a job in Chicago by May, but nothing has worked out because she is picky. However, now that Fuller has been looking for jobs for six months, she said her standards have dropped. “At this point I’m looking for any job I might have experience for,” Fuller said. Fuller said her dream is to work at the Art Institute of Chicago, but she has only had one internship during her college career in customer service at a call center, so she is not qualified yet. Most arts administration jobs require a master’s degree, Fuller said. However, she is already $25,000 in debt from her undergraduate studies and said she does not want to take on another student loan. Fuller has an upcoming interview for an administrative assistant position at a company in Chicago, which she said is the closest she has come to finding a job. Andrew Rodela, a senior studying accounting and finance at IU, said he will work as a finance management trainee at Nestlé in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after graduating from IU. The Kelley School of Business helped him connect with different companies and prepare for a
career after graduation, he said. Kelley encourages students to apply to any job or internship that interests them, Rodela said. The companies all come to Kelley for the career fairs, so access to opportunities is at a student’s fingertips through the Undergraduate Career Service Office, he said. “On Kelley’s website they have all the listings of different jobs,” Rodela said. “You just click one button to apply, usually. If you get an interview, it’s in Kelley, so you don’t have to go out of your way.” Rodela said getting the internship with Nestle was the hard part, but once he had it, he was not worried because in the business school, most people expect internships to turn into full-time job offers. Fuller said her main problem is lack of connections, which is what she said she believes leads to a job. Being in Bloomington is preventing her from networking, Fuller said. “I’m sending in my resume and no one’s looking at it, or I don’t know anyone in the company,” Fuller said. “It’s been difficult.” Fuller said she thinks companies expect too much from millennials today. “They think we’re lazy and unreliable, so they want to hire someone older,” Fuller said. Rodela said he thinks people are going into fields they find interesting, like English, art or history. However, the supply is lower than the demand for jobs in these fields. Fuller said her lease in Bloomington ends in July and, if she has not found a job by then in Chicago, she plans to start applying for jobs in Indianapolis. However, living in Indiana is not ideal, she said. “I wasn’t born here, but I’ve lived here since I was a baby,” Fuller said. “I’d really like to live somewhere else, but I don’t have a lot of options.” Fuller said at this point in her job search, it is hard to stay optimistic, but she will keep trying. “I think it has to get better,” Fuller said. “I’ve just been looking for so long.”
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