The college has established a Student Emergency Fund to assist students with unanticipated expenses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
With health and state officials advising college students to leave campus and return to their homes in March, students have had to adjust to not having the lifestyle and resources they had on campus—including computer labs, internet access, food, housing, work-study employment and in-person support systems. The fund has made it possible for SUNY Oswego to support those students who have requested assistance with monthly bills (phone, internet, etc.), technology needs, healthcare expenses and help with rent/housing costs, according to Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Kathleen Smits Evans ’84.
The money raised for the Student Emergency Fund is managed by staff members in the Dean of Students office. To learn more or apply for Student Emergency Funds, email deanofstudents@oswego.edu.