One assumes from the name that it is the trilogy, “The Purge” horror film series. This is not the case. On September 1, Southern University and A&M College students woke up to a harsh reality of the “Non-Payment Purge.” “The Purge” for Southern students implies being kicked out of school for financial reasons.
Students with various financial backgrounds were faced with long lines and a somewhat vigorous process to get reinstated into school, which for some students was no fault of their own. For example, students with scholarships were affected tremendously this includes student athletes. For freshman athlete, mechanical engineering major from Indiana, Maliek Bush, this was his harsh reality. “They held my scholarship, and my financial aid didn’t go through so I got purged,” said Bush.
For sophomore athlete and agriculture major from Atlanta, Georgia, Trinity Turner, the process was lagging.
Turner shared, “I was purged from my classes because my scholarship had not been posted to my account.” Turner continued, “It can be a little slow getting it processed.”
Christopher Levy, the scholarship coordinator for the Office of Financial Aid stated the process for his department.
“The Office of Financial Aid posts scholarships so we are at the liberty of the department getting those scholarships to us in a timely fashion to be posted prior to the date of the purge,” Levy stated.
Levy continued, “If the scholarships are not here in the office, then unfortunately we are unable to…you know, post them to the students banner accounts. We did set some deadlines in the month of June and July to try to encourage those dependents to send scholarships in a timely fashion. But the bulk of those applications came past our deadline unfortunately.”
Levy also discussed the deadline for scholarships.
“June 10th for the fall semester.” (For the Athletes) “Initially [June 10th] was our original deadline as well, but the athletic department did state that they will start submitting theirs as they qualified the students through the Clearinghouse. As those students are cleared through the Clearinghouse, then the athletic department will send their scholarships. So I receive scholarships from the athletic department…periodically throughout the registration process,” stated Levy.
Towanda Jefferson of the Southern University and A&M College Cashier’s Office explained the process for her department.
“Once [scholarships] are applied to a student’s account, once if the student has enough to pay half of their tuition or complete everything, they will come here. We will be able to complete their registration, if not, we will direct them to enroll into the payment plan. Now, if they do not have that scholarship, and if they are able to give me some type of paperwork, we can also do a clearing letter,” Jefferson discussed.
So is there a way to avoid this dreadful process? One way is to check if all fees are paid. To do this, go to Southern University’s banner website and log in, go to the section titled ‘ financial aid’ , then award, award summary by term, then click the link that says the academic year and school location.
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The Purge: SU Edition
September 20, 2022
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