"UB Delivers Random Acts of Kindness"" to Needy Students"
By ALEX TOMLJANOVICH | Jan. 17, 2003UB students who need help paying for the costs associated with college due to financial or personal hardship will soon have somewhere to turn other than loans and government-issued financial aid.With help from a $25,000 donation from the Student Association, UB's Office of Annual Programs established the Random Acts of Kindness Fund as a way to award hardship-inflicted students a one-time-only gift to help stay in school.According to Judy Mackey, special programs coordinator in the Office of Annual Programs, the office will consider awards on a case-by-case basis, rather than awarding a set amount of money to a set number of students each semester."The purpose of Random Acts of Kindness is to help those students who have slipped financially, have suffered extreme personal loss, or are in potential danger of having to leave UB because of lack of funds," Mackey said.According to Mackey, the office has yet to award any money, but "funds will be available for awards this semester." Thus far, Mackey said SA has received few requests for support through the fund.
