Money Matters Institute
The stress of paying for school is at the forefront of many students' minds. From applying for financial aid to budgeting, making smart financial choices is key to a student's success, both at the University of Houston and in the future. Helping students with their financial questions can seem daunting, but you don't need to be a financial expert to help students with these problems. You just need to know the basics.
That's why we're offering the Money Matters Institute (MMI), an intensive course for UH staff. The class contains in-person meetings, online quizzes, and a group project. Think of it as Financial Literacy 101, prepping you with the basic knowledge to give students the answers they need. Topics include:
- National Trends
- The UH Student
- Paying for College: Financial Aid Basics
- Majors & Money
- Counseling Students & Families
- Creating a Student Budget

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MMI Graduates by Division
Academic Affairs
Academic Colleges
Center for Mexican American Studies
- Fely Aguilar
College of Education
- Kaitlyn Dempsey
- Anitra Wright
College of Engineering
- Jennifer Dunn
- Dr. Yolanda Norman
- Kelly Schulz
College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- Ashley Cook
- Ivory McCarter
College of Technology
- Sharon Green
- Kevin Nguyen
Exploratory Studies
- Nakia Alexander
- Vanessa Guidry
- Nina Howard
- Donna Smith
Graduate College of Social Work
- Cindy Crews
- Amber Mollhagen
School of Art
- Monique Abioye
- Jaclyn Denny
Provost's Office
Graduate Admissions
- Bina Benavides
Transfer Advising Program
- Alissa Benton
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
- Luke Cooley
Athletics
- Tatjana Banjeglav
- Lateki Lewis
- Asha Sowell
Administration and Finance
Student Buiness Services
- Kevin Burns
- Andre Ward
Cougar Card Office
- Lear Hickman
Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services
Enrollment Services
Enrollment Services Communication and Marketing
- Stephen Reynolds
Integrated Enrollment Services
- Dr. Patrick Lukingbeal
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
- Kim Chairez
- Christina Flake
- Laura Galloway
- Jamail Garrick
- Cheryl Jackson
- Khrystyane Lopez
- Janae Pierre
- Rick Walsh
Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Tonya Anderson
- Liz Berry
- Deshondis Elliot
- Lauren Garcia
- Frank Gomez
- Carl Gordon
- Carla Martinez
- Norine Mattox
- Lucreasha Mixon
- Nia Rector
- Gwendolyn Richmond
- Justin Zieman
Office of University Registrar
- Ashley Brown
- Angie Irving
- William Swanson
Student Affairs
Campus Recreation
- Andrew Jones
- Joseph Secrest
Dean of Students
- Hope Pacheco
DSAES Assessment and Planning
- Patrick Sajovec
Student Housing & Residential Life
- Janelle Brown
- Alicia Gusman
- Kandace Kendall
- Connie Lowe-Styles
University Career Services
- Tiffany Bitting
- Priyanka Raut
- Dr. Monica Thompson
Urban Experience Program
- Kolby Robinson
Women & Gender Resource Center
- Anneliese Bustillo
Want to connect with a financial literacy expert?
Check out our Financial Literacy page to discover resources, make an appointment with a finacial literacy counselor, and schedule a group lecture.