Pueblo -- The wellsfargo.com bus, a mobile financial-services educational unit, will make its first stop in Colorado at Colorado State University - Pueblo from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 16 near Fountain Plaza.

The wellsfargo.com bus is equipped with satellite-enabled Internet access and 20 state-of-the-art computers that are used to demonstrate and provide hands-on training for financial services such as online banking. The mobile unit typically stops to give educational information in towns and cities larger than Pueblo.

Those who attend can participate in an interactive workshop, sign up for free access to Wells Fargo Online, and learn how to use Online Bill Pay. Online tours of other resource centers for students, small-business owners, homebuyers, and investors also will be available. Bankers will be on site to answer questions and provide customer services.

According to Ofelia Morales, Director of Student Financial Services at CSU-Pueblo, CSU-Pueblo has partnered with Wells Fargo to provide all students with free banking services.

"This partnership allows students immediate access to their payroll and/or financial aid through Electronic Funds Transfers," Morales said. "Our goal is not only to provide free banking services, but to give students valuable training on how to use those services and how to manage finances in general. The visit by the Wells Fargo E-bus is but one means to reach this goal."

CSU-Pueblo's student-run radio station, REV89, will be broadcasting live at the site to promote the event. Wells Fargo will distribute some free prizes to participants.

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.