One of CUNA's long-running vehicles to reach Gen Y, the online-linked education program called Googolplex, is gaining new ground this summer with heightened interest among young people and their credit union mentors in signing up for the Youth Editorial Board, the trade group said.
CUNA managers of the subscription-based Googolplex interactive game aimed at elementary, middle and high schoolers claimed this week the numbers of youthful applicants have risen markedly to serve on the paid board.
"Every year since the inception of Googolplex in 2001, we've seen the list of applicants grow and this year more than 150 people have applied for the 12 positions," said Rena Crispin, who serves as managing editor of two CUNA online products: the onlineEDGE publications, and PlanIt for pre-retirees.
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