Rochester Christian University strives to build partnerships in our community focused on service and our mission of preparing our students for succcess!
Oakland Leadership Academy
Rochester Christian University won a bid in spring 2023 to coordinate the Oakland County Leadership Academy, which provides an opportunity for mid and upper level managers to explore leadership from multiple perspectives.
The first cohort, which started on Aug. 17, includes 21 Oakland County employees who were selected by their managers for the educational opportunity. Most of the departments in the county are represented including finance, IT, housing, public health, emergency management and more.
Micah 6
Mission: Pontiac is a comeback city, writing the story of its recovery. We are doing our part by growing healthy food, making sure neighbors are known, kids are resourced, and services are accessible. Micah 6’s Webster Community Center
Project: RCU will be investing our time and work at and near the Webster Community Center. Webster Elementary School was built in 1920 and shuttered in 2008. Using the existing structure, Micah 6 Community is renovating the building to become a mixed-use community center featuring a collection of local nonprofit organizations, small businesses and community minded organizations – including Rochester Christian University – who, together, seek to build a brighter future for the Pontiac community.
Cygnet Institute
Rochester Christian University is proud to partner with Cygnet Institute and offer personal financial education courses to our students, staff, faculty and the community we serve!
Cygnet Institute of Personal Financial Literacy founded in 1989 is a §501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization (IRS determination 4/15/2016). Operating under the legal definition of the fiduciary standard, Cygnet delivers field-tested, fresh, and unique experiential educational workshops that teach skills to improve personal decisions. This training reduces financial stress which benefits the individual and their family as well as contributing to productivity and retention where they work. Learn more here.
Financial literacy is essential to function successfully as a citizen and as a consumer. Cygnet’s mission is to educate adults in economic matters to make them better consumers in the financial marketplace.
Workshop instructors are subject matter experts – Certified Financial Planners™ (CFP ® ) or Certified Retirement Counselors ® (CRC ® ) who are paid a fee and are prohibited from soliciting or referring workshop participants to become clients.
In 2021 Cygnet received CEFEX ® Certification as a fiduciary Investment Support Services (ISS) provider for 401k plan sponsors and plan participants to educate adults in economic matters, advance their financial literacy and enhance their ability to make good financial decisions in self-directed retirement plans and non-retirement accounts. For more information go to www.cefex.org.
The entire financial education program available from Cygnet Institute and Rochester Christian University consists of the following three elements.
- Multi-session workshops that include homework
- 2-hour in-depth tutorials
- 45-minute PowerPoint seminars on Personal Finance, Retirement Issues, and Estate Planning
To arrange a time to discuss financial education for the 401k participants in your organization call (248) 800-2525 or leave a message at info@CygnetInstitute.org
Please click the Course Catalog link below for an overview of the program.
Scheduled Programs in Partnership with Cygnet Institute
SEM-102: Successful Portfolio Management
A Personal Financial Management training course in which participants will learn the principles and strategies for maintaining a long-term goal-oriented investment plan.
Using the investment vehicles available through their 401k and their other non-employer accounts, participants will design their own portfolio plan for achieving their investment targets of growth and cash flow.
At the conclusion of the course, they will have a personal printed Asset Allocation Strategy which will enable them to develop an Investment Policy Statement to guide their future investment decisions. The activities and assignments in this course are built around a personalized decision-making process that helps participants internalize and apply the economic principles of incentives, productivity, and economic systems.
DATES/TIMES: Wednesdays, March 13, 20, and 27, 5:30pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: 653 Union Hall 670 East Walton Blvd Pontiac MI 48340
View the full course flyer here for more details and enrollment instructions.
