Management

Success of an emergency aid effort is contingent upon having a strong, well-designed management structure in place. In order to achieve this, college and university leaders need to be able to articulate a clear vision for success, identify the essential staff and departments needed, and create agreed upon roles and responsibilities. By focusing on these areas, institutions can build or revise management structures to establish, expand, or enhance emergency aid efforts.

Featured Resources

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Aligning Aid with Enrollment

MDRC examines an alternative approach to dispersing aid to help students stretch their financial support and cover expenses.
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Strategies to Improve Financial Health & College Completion

Affordability and financial health issues put college students at risk of dropping out.
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Increasing Community College Completion Rates

See how case management intervention impacted community college completion rates among low-income students.

Tools & Resources

The community of institutions interested in emergency aid continues to grow. We'll collect and catalog many of the developed resources and tools so they can be discovered, shared and improved upon by the evolving emergency aid community. Browse this library of tools and resources for implementing, evaluating and improving emergency aid at colleges and universities.

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Designing a Successful Student Money Management Center

Learn how institutions can design a successful student money management program through assessment and evaluation
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Food / Fund Raising Toolkit

Find printable plans and marketing tips for creating food pantries and raising money at your institution.
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2/3 of institutions

reported that eliminating barriers to student success and retention greatly influenced their institution’s emergency aid program

Source: NASPA

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40% of colleges

have financial aid departments managing restricted grants, emergency loans, and completion scholarships

Source: NASPA

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Insights

Scale x Excellence = Impact

A dedication to excellence can harness the scale of your institution to truly make an impact on students’ lives.

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Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / Dec 29, 2017
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The Student Loan Fund at Ivy Tech

NASPA sits down with John Laws, Ph.D., vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Ivy Tech Community College.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Interview / December 18, 2017
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Welcome to Student ARC: Advancing Retention in College

Announcing the launch of Student ARC, the ultimate emergency aid resource for financial aid and student affairs professionals, researchers, students and more.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 05, 2018
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Homelessness on Rise for Community College Students

Of the students surveyed, 14% are homeless. Two out of three students from 70 community colleges also experience food insecurities.

Source: Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Diverse Issues in Higher Education / July 03, 2017

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