SLM : Educator Turned Hip-Hop Artist Dee-1 and Sallie Mae to Bring National Tour to Missouri to Promote College Planning
October 03, 2018 at 06:23 am EDT
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NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National hip-hop recording artist, motivational speaker, and former middle-school teacher, Dee-1, and Sallie Mae, the nation's saving, planning, and paying for college company, will visit the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts in Kansas City on Thursday, Oct. 4 for the Bridging the Dream Tour Starring Dee-1, a nationwide tour to promote college planning and financial literacy.
As a graduate of Louisiana State University and former educator, Dee-1 is uniquely positioned to inspire and motivate today's youth with his story and message of financial responsibility. In addition to providing tips on planning for college and managing money, Dee-1 will perform his viral anthem about paying off his student loans, 'Sallie Mae Back.'
Missouri is one of seven stops on the Bridging the Dream Tour Starring Dee-1. During recent tour stops in California, Louisiana, New York, Wisconsin, and Michigan, Dee-1 interacted with, and performed for, more than 5,000 students. The tour will conclude in Greenville, South Carolina on Friday, Oct. 5.
WHO:
Dee-1, former educator turned hip-hop artist and motivational speaker
Sallie Mae executives and employees
Dr. Mark Bedell, superintendent, Kansas City Public Schools
Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts faculty, students and parents.
WHAT:
The Bridging the Dream Tour Starring Dee-1 will visit Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts in Kansas City, to educate more than 1,000 students about the importance of planning for college and financial literacy. Dee-1 will also perform his hit song, 'Sallie Mae Back.'
WHEN
& WHERE:
Thursday, Oct. 4
Session One: 10:15 a.m. CDT
Session Two: 12:30 p.m. CDT
Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts
4747 Flora Avenue
Kansas City, Mo. 64110
School Contact: Dr. Jermaine Wilson, 816-726-1903
Media Contact: Antoine L. Oakley, 302-509-9464
Media encouraged to arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of each session.
Follow the tour and join the conversation on social media by using #Dee1DreamBig and following @SallieMae and @Dee1music on Instagram.
To learn more about saving, planning, and paying for college, including Sallie Mae's free Scholarship Search tool, visit salliemae.com.
Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) is the nation's saving, planning, and paying for college company. Whether college is a long way off or just around the corner, Sallie Mae offers products that promote responsible personal finance, including private education loans, free scholarship search tools, free college financial planning tools, and online retail banking. Learn more at SallieMae.com. Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.
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SLM Corporation is a holding company, which operates through various subsidiaries and is a financial brand for higher education. The Companyâs primary business is to originate and service loans it makes to students and their families to finance the cost of their education. It also offers a range of deposit products insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Its primary private education loan product is the Smart Option Student Loan, which emphasizes in-school payment features that can produce shorter terms and reduce customersâ total finance charges. Smart Option Student Loan generally runs for six months after the borrower separates from school but can run for up to 36 months for a small subset of graduate loans. It also offers six loan products for specific graduate programs of study. These include the Sallie Mae Law School Loan, the Sallie Mae MBA Loan, the Sallie Mae Graduate School Loan for Health Professions, the Sallie Mae Medical School Loan, and others.
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