Hold a “counter-marketing” tabling event on campus. To educate the student body about problems with credit cards, get students to support the principles for responsible credit card marketing, as well as to get press coverage of the issue on campus and off, you can hold a mock credit card marketing table. Send your name, your campus, and your contact phone number to chris.lindstrom@pirg.org and we’ll set you up with the materials to do it. 

Get your student government to support the principles for responsible credit card marketing. The student government is the legitimate voice for students as recognized by the campus administration. Getting them to pass a resolution in support of the principles and sending that resolution to the college president will influence the president in the right way.

Meet with your college president. Set up a meeting with your college president and ask that she or he support the principles. College presidents are concerned about these issues but it hasn’t risen to the level of priority for action. Your face to face request can change all of that.

For updates and actions regarding what’s happening in Congress, visit www.uspirg.org.

Download these materials to use on campus:

Truth About Credit campaign brochure (PDF)

Truth About Credit educational booklet (PDF)