{"id":1211,"date":"2023-02-12T22:14:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T22:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asaid.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/blog\/?page_id=1211"},"modified":"2023-05-04T15:31:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:31:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/?page_id=1211","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id_7b62d6-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_7b62d6-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id_7b62d6-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:31px;padding-bottom:28px;}.kb-row-layout-id_7b62d6-9a > .kt-row-column-wrap > 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srcset=\"https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C1CDA4D3-57B0-49E1-BD93-C65CD418787E-3-e1676320119175.jpg 826w, https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C1CDA4D3-57B0-49E1-BD93-C65CD418787E-3-e1676320119175-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C1CDA4D3-57B0-49E1-BD93-C65CD418787E-3-e1676320119175-768x810.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h4 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><strong>Cayen Moore<\/strong><br\/><em>he\/him\/his<\/em><\/h4><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Cayen Moore is a senior studying Digital Media Studies at the University of Rochester. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Cayen considers himself a financial guru and has been an investor since 2020. As an investor, he wishes to pave the way for others to achieve financial freedom.<br\/><\/p><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore info-box-link\" href=\"#\">Project Manager &amp; Content Creator<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_27e9ba-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_27e9ba-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_27e9ba-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_27e9ba-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_27e9ba-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_27e9ba-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_27e9ba-88{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_27e9ba-88 > 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/asaid.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_4948-e1676319919442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"909\" height=\"943\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-1293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_4948-e1676319919442.jpg 909w, https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_4948-e1676319919442-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_4948-e1676319919442-768x797.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h4 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><strong>Abduljabbar Said<\/strong><br\/><em>he\/him\/his<\/em><\/h4><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Abduljabbar Said is a senior studying Digital Media Studies at the University of Rochester. 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/asaid.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Profession-Picture-scaled-e1676301781510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1273\" height=\"1318\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-1289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Profession-Picture-scaled-e1676301781510.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Profession-Picture-scaled-e1676301781510-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Profession-Picture-scaled-e1676301781510-989x1024.jpg 989w, https:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Profession-Picture-scaled-e1676301781510-768x795.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1273px) 100vw, 1273px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h4 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><strong>Alondra Mendez\u00a0<\/strong><br\/><em>she\/her\/hers<\/em><\/h4><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Alondra Mendez is a senior studying Digital Media Studies at the University of Rochester. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Early on, Alondra learned about the importance of financial literacy education. As a student, she is committed to empowering others through financial literacy.\u00a0<br\/><\/p><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore info-box-link\" href=\"#\">Content Creator &amp; Marketing Lead<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id_3d661c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_3d661c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id_3d661c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id_3d661c-50 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id_3d661c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 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767px){.kb-row-layout-id_74b461-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id_74b461-16 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_9eec18-6a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_9eec18-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_9eec18-6a inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a64b53-a8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a64b53-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a64b53-a8\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a64b53-a8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a64b53-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a64b53-a8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a64b53-a8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a64b53-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a64b53-a8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_a64b53-a8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a64b53-a8\">Our Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;text-transform:none\">As college students, we noticed a missing piece in our U.S. education system: a lack of financial literacy instruction. About 4 in 7 Americans are financially illiterate, or poorly educated on financial matters. This is due to the absence of financial literacy education in high schools. Only 23 states in the United States require high school students to take a course in personal finance. As a result, current students, who eventually will become professional adults, don&#8217;t know how to manage personal finances, leading a significant portion of the population to be financially illiterate for generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;text-transform:none\"><strong>FINDEX is here to change that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;text-transform:none\">As part of a senior design project, our team committed to addressing financial illiteracy in the community of Rochester. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-d3b9edf1-ad54-43c3-9e9c-750d64dd8a22\"><style scoped=\"true\">.cool-timeline-block-d3b9edf1-ad54-43c3-9e9c-750d64dd8a22 .cool-vertical-timeline-body .story-time p{color: 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.cool-horizontal-timeline-body .swiper-button-prev{color: #1547de;}.cool-timeline-block-d3b9edf1-ad54-43c3-9e9c-750d64dd8a22 .cool-horizontal-timeline-body .swiper-pagination-bullet-active{background: #1547de;}.cool-timeline-block-d3b9edf1-ad54-43c3-9e9c-750d64dd8a22 .icon-true .timeline-block-icon span.timeline-block-render-icon svg{fill: #2f50e7;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body both-sided left\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>September 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>FINDEX is born<\/h3><p>Created FINDEX and established our team.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>October 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kearns-logo.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>New Community Partner<\/h3><p>Established a community partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/college\/kearnscenter\/\">Kearns Center<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/college\/kearnscenter\/pre-college\/trio-programs.html\">Upward Bound High School Program<\/a> to deliver our financial literacy program directly to the classroom in May 2023.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>November 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-02-at-10.38.35-AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>First Pitch<\/h3><p>Delivered our first 8-minute pitch to Digital Media Studies students and faculty.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>December 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-02-at-10.41.14-AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>Low-Fi Prototype<\/h3><p>Developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.figma.com\/proto\/al2axVKcEfSgUs0BoItNSI\/Eduaction-Website-Layout-(Community)?node-id=1-2&amp;scaling=min-zoom&amp;page-id=0%3A1&amp;starting-point-node-id=1%3A2&amp;show-proto-sidebar=1&amp;hide-ui=1\">low-fi prototype<\/a> and collected feedback from Digital Media Studies students and professors in class. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-02-at-11.14.33-AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>User Research <\/h3><p>Surveyed 20 Upward Bound high school students to understand their perception of financial literacy and their current interest to learn about finance.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>January 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-02-at-11.18.53-AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>Financial Literacy Workshop #1<\/h3><p>Hosted our first financial literacy workshop at the University of Rochester to teach Upward Bound high school students about the importance of budgeting skills<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>February 2023<br><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-02-at-11.20.30-AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>Hi-fi Prototype<\/h3><p>Developed a hi-fi prototype and collected feedback from Digital Media Studies students and professors at iZone.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>March 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-Frame_1findex-removebg-preview-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>Official Brand<\/h3><p>Designed our capstone\u2019s official logo and poster.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>April 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>Promotional Video<\/h3><p>Produced a promotional video about our capstone project. Watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ng7CMXsV5Vg\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ng7CMXsV5Vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\" timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/findex.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FE1E0FF4-1378-4E02-995A-177BD286756F.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><h3>Financial Literacy Workshop #2 <\/h3><p>Hosted our second financial literacy workshop at Joseph C. 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