Check out our conference line up for the 2025-2026 academic year. Each conference (unless marked otherwise) will be held at the Arkansas State University Reng Student Union and include hands-on workshops for your students. Invite us to your classroom to explain more about these opportunities!
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2025 Semester
Financial Design
Art Competition*
Submissions Due October 2, 2025
K – 12
Students will find the term that matches their grade on the competition page and create an artistic interpretation of that term. For example, a senior in high school will create an artistic interpretation of the term “financial wellness”.
*Virtual Competition
Financial Wellness
Quiz Bowl**
September 17, 2025
4th – 6th Grade
Teams are created randomly from all student attendees and “coached” by our college student volunteers. All questions are financial / economics-related.
**This event is limited to the first 160 students, no more than 20 per school.
Handshake
Competition**
October 27 / November 3, 2025
3rd – 4th Grade / 5th – 6th Grade
Students will run through different scenarios to demonstrate their skills, including critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, adaptability, etc.
**This event is limited to 2 students per grade level per school, with a cap of 20 per session.
Small Business
Leadership Conference
November 17, 2025
3rd – 6th Grade
Students compete by creating a new or significantly improved product or service, and the workshops include the popular “Junk to Market” and our new “Small Business Fair”.
2026 Semester
Financial Wellness Challenge
(page update soon)
January 27 / January 29, 2026
3rd-5th / 6th-8th
Students compete by taking a 65-question Financial Wellness test, with workshops including a “Reality Fair” for the students.
Red Wolves of Wall Street
(page coming soon)
February 24, 2026
3rd-6th
Students can participate in our StockTrak Stock Market Competition and present their portfolios at this conference. We’ll also have activities to help better understand the Stock Market.
Arkansas Food Cart Conference
(page update soon)
March 17, 2026
3rd – 6th Grade
Students will create a food item and accompanying food cart. Workshops will focus on budgeting and meal-planning.
CRESC Events
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – Quiz Bowl
Tuesday, February 10, 2025 – Chess Day
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – Battle of the Books
*More information on these events will be posted closer to time.
Dr. Philip Tew, PhD / JD 