Lauren Reiter | Movers & Shakers 2016 – Advocates; Library Journal, 3/14/16

Library Journal; Lauren Reiter | Movers & Shakers 2016 – Advocates:

"Even though she worked as a corporate analyst before becoming a business librarian, college hadn’t prepared Lauren Reiter for personal money management. So when she heard discussions at Penn State seeking ways to address rising student debt and the lack of basic financial literacy, Reiter jumped at the opportunity. “I recognized the need for financial literacy education among college students and also the potential for the library to take a leading role,” she says...

Her efforts have resulted in the establishment of an endowment for financial education at Penn State, says associate dean Anne Langley, which is further funding Reiter’s financial literacy initiative.

Reiter has only just begun. Next, she says, she’s interested in “track[ing] the long-term impact of her efforts, the lifelong application of financial literacy skills, and continued engagement in financial learning.”"