January 29, 2026On January 20, Â鶹ÊÓƵ expanded one of its most essential student support services. The Patriot Pantry officially opened a new location at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square, extending food security resources to a campus that primarily serves graduate and professional students.
Operated by the Basic Needs Services team at the Student Support and Advocacy Center (SSAC), the pantry provides nonperishable food and hygiene products to students experiencing food insecurity. The service is designed to reduce stigma and remove barriers that can interfere with academic success.
April 7, 2025Â鶹ÊÓƵ Empty Bowls is supporting George Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Food and Housing Insecurity Fund through a delicious meal and handmade ceramics.
March 30, 2023Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate student Rebecca Leung is part of a team finding ways to use smart technology in order to help those who are struggling with or recovering from substance use disorder (SUD).
February 15, 2023Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumna remembers special gift from esteemed journalist Barbara Walters.
February 9, 2023Shayna Marlowe is assistant director for sexual and interpersonal violence and student support services at Student Support and Advocacy Center at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square.
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March 23, 2022
In response to the growing need, the Student Support and Advocacy Center recently launched the application for the Ukraine Crisis Student Support Fund, which is available to Â鶹ÊÓƵ students from Ukraine and Russia who are experiencing financial challenges and hardships due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
- March 17, 2022
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Student Support and Advocacy Center received for the first time a $75,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Health to strengthen its peer education program and prevention efforts in the area of sexual and interpersonal violence.
