{"id":8127,"date":"2020-04-02T14:19:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=8127"},"modified":"2020-04-02T14:19:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:19:16","slug":"nicholls-creates-coronavirus-emergency-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/02\/nicholls-creates-coronavirus-emergency-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Creates Coronavirus Emergency Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THIBODAUX, La. — ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is raising money to help students impacted by the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ has transitioned into an online campus in response to the global pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louisiana has over 5,200 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including a student, with over 230 deaths from the virus.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students are taking classes and labs over the internet, and almost all faculty and staff are working from home. Fewer than 100 students remain on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university is following guidelines from Gov. John Bel Edwards and the University of Louisiana System. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many in the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ community are without jobs or facing other financial emergencies because of the coronavirus and the statewide response. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Foundation has created the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Campus Emergency Fund to help our students as they face those challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we all attempt to navigate through this unusual time in our country, state and especially university\u2019s history, the intent of this fund is to be a compass to assist the lives of many ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ students who have been completely thrown off course,\u201d said Jeremy Becker, executive director of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Foundation. \u201cAll gifts are appreciated and will be used to directly assist students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Money from the emergency fund will help the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ community see this crisis through to the end. Examples of how the funds will be used include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n