1. Kaitlin Tillett California State University, Chico
Adulting 101
Kaitlin Tillett California State University, Chico

2. Adulting (v): to do grown up things and hold responsibilities such as, a 9-5 job, a mortgage/rent, a car payment, or anything else that makes one think of grown ups.

3. What is Adulting 101?
An eight-part workshop series on various life skills
Target audience is the -2/+3 population
Launched in spring 2016

4. Campus Partnership Career Center Alumni Association
Student Life & Leadership

5. Why Adulting 101?
Increase engagement while students were still on campus
Stay relevant to recent grads
No current life skills series existed on campus

7. Adulting 101 Spring Series
Basic Finance*
Understanding Your Personal Style
Budgeting Basics*
Cooking Healthy Meals
Managing Credit*
Negotiating Large Life Purchases
Use Your Alumni Network—Squad Goals
Managing Your Money after Graduation*
* Taught by Wells Fargo

8. Structure Wells Fargo sponsored the four financial workshops
Each partner sponsored the other four workshops
Consistency was key – same day, time, location for each workshop
Incentives offered for student clubs who participated
Collected data at the end of each workshop
Free food!

9. Top Performers Cooking Healthy Meals Food channel style demo
Attendees received a taste of each recipe

11. Custom Recipe Cards

12. Top Performers Negotiating Large Life Purchases— Let’s Make a Deal
Guest speaker: Michael Finney (’74) , consumer advocate and ABC News “7 On Your Side” host
“Loved this---could've been longer!”
“Bring this speaker back next adulting workshop series!”

13. Top Performers Use Your Alumni Network— Squad Goals
Featured a panel of four young alumni
Highest alumni and grad school attendance
“Great workshop! Very inspiring! Thank you!”

14. Overall
Budgeting workshops had the best attendance, but lower satisfaction
Average attendance was ~31
Attracted junior and senior students
Alumni guest speakers were consistently a hit

15. Changes Moving Forward
Dinner and a workshop
Networking
Drop the corporate sponsor
Bigger room
Adulting 201

17. Fall 2016 Series Personal Finance 101 Healthy Cooking 101
Time Management 101
Personal Finance 101
Healthy Cooking 101
Grocery Shopping 101
Relationships 101
Conflict Management 101
Car Smarts 101
Stress Management 101

18. Fun Facts Michael Finney is now a donor and distinguished alum
We almost made it to the Today Show!

19. Questions? Kaitlin Tillett 530-898-4184 ktillett@csuchico.edu