10/29/2025
Today our freshman BFA students participated in the Bite of Reality Challenge sponsored by Valley Strong Credit Union. Each student was given a persona complete with a career, spouse, child, and monthly income — then tasked with budgeting for housing, transportation, food, entertainment, and necessities, all while saving money and paying off debt.
The goal? End the day with money left over (or at least not in the negative!) — and wow, did they learn how quickly real-life decisions add up!
The students had a great time and walked away with a much better understanding of how to manage money and plan for the future. I’m excited to dive deeper into what they learned during class discussions tomorrow!
A special thank-you to Valley Strong Credit Union, the amazing volunteers, and our very own student tellers from the on-campus Valley Strong branch who helped guide students through their decisions — and even tried to upsell them along the way to teach some fun (and very real) life lessons!