Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics

Sweet Success
FACS grad's videos for recipes, style and gardening tips have changed the face of Southern Living

Love and Money Center will prioritize well-being
Previously the ASPIRE Clinic, the new name reflects a refined focus on relational and financial well-being

The Sages: Honoring love and learning
Faculty member establishes professorship in honor of his late wife

FACS in the military
Veterans credit their military service with helping launch their careers

Neighborhood in need of revival clings to hope
Georgia Initiative on Community Housing program working to revive a historically Black neighborhood in Hartwell

From Dawson Hall to Bananaland
FACS grad Katelyn Scott's job in baseball is definitely as fun as it looks.

Goetz receives Meigs Professorship
Not every professor has co-founded a clinic, a center, a company and an entirely new field of study, but Joseph Goetz has

Extending a family legacy
Inspired by a long line of educators, Portia Johnson is first in her family to become a college professor

Impact of UGA VITA program reaches new heights
Student tax preparers in the UGA VITA program helped Georgia taxpayers file more than 1,500 federal and state tax returns

ASPIRE Clinic transitions to telehealth model
Quick pivot to new model allowed clients to continue receiving services.
VITA program assists taxpayers during pandemic
UGA students use tax preparation classroom experience to help Georgians
Therapeutic Measures
FACS financial planning students enjoying firsthand experience in growing discipline of financial therapy.

College hosts dedication ceremony for Schwab Financial Planning Center
College hosts dedication ceremony for Schwab Financial Planning Center

A Man with a Fiduciary Mission
For many of the students Michael Gene Thomas helped, he realized this meant transforming their relationships with their money

Kim Skobba
Skobba went on to receive a master’s degree in design, housing and apparel from the University of Minnesota, then a Ph.D. while working in the non-profit housing sector

Commit to Outreach
Jessica Parks, a Ph.D. student in FACS, plans to pursue a faculty position that combines her love of outreach with her passion for teaching

Nothing Funny About Money
Faculty member and grad student launch a new radio program to answer all your money-related questions

Beyond the Books
The ASPIRE Clinic prepares students for careers by offering real-life experience
Historic “House B” to be renamed
The historic “House B” is getting a facelift – and a new name – courtesy of the Charles Schwab Foundation