Financial ConNEXTion Career Exploration Conference & Competition

Date Range:

February 23, 2024 to March 2, 2024

Event Type:

Sponsored

Location:

San Juan, Puerto Rico and neighboring islands

Description:

On February 23rd, four of our undergraduate students will be traveling to Puerto Rico and surrounding islands to participate in the 10th annual Financial ConNEXTion Career Exploration Conference & Competition. The students will be returning the evening of March 2nd. This is an
opportunity for our students to represent Texas A&M University and the Financial Planning Program while networking with and learning from dozens of financial services professionals. The students will also be competing against one another in multiple competitions which will award scholarships to the winners. The students participating in this trip are actively involved in the Financial Planning Program and this opportunity will be beneficial to their leadership development and preparation from their professional career. Each of the four student participants submitted lengthy career research papers in the fall and and have received travel scholarships to help pay for all or part of the trip.

Contact Information:

Nick Kilmer
Agricultural Economics
979-845-4060
nkilmer@tamu.edu