Emergency U. funds available to students in many forms
Caroline LippmanEvery year, approximately 15 to 25 students utilize the Dean’s emergency fund, which is reserved for emergencies in which a student’s family would be burdened financially, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Michael Olin said.Olin explained that the fund could be used in all kinds of situations, noting that the fund could provide financial assistance for a student to travel home in the event of a health or family emergency, or assist a student in paying medical bills for a health emergency."There's really no one type of situation; it runs the gamut," Olin added.Olin noted that the emergency fund has previously been able to provide some students with coats in the event of urgent situations, such as a lost or stolen coat in the middle of the winter.The Dean’s fund has received several more requests for coats in the past couple of years, Olin said.
