WHEN THE UNEXPECTED STRIKES Students impacted by COVID-19 receive an outpouring of support as the Davenport community rallies around the Student Emergency Fund Have you ever heard that a crisis can bring the best out of people? When the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year, it sent waves of uncertainty everywhere. We had stepped into uncharted territory
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all at once, very quickly, and with little warning. The events that unfolded are unprecedented in every way, but the impact of people coming together in response has also been unprecedented
and overwhelmingly encouraging — nothing short of amazing. The Student Emergency Fund is one example of how the Davenport community rallied to support students at a time of great need. The fund was created in 2013 to address the basic needs of students during an emergency — to help them with things like food, gas, utilities or rent. When staff, faculty, alumni and friends heard about the immediate need of Davenport’s students after the pandemic
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