{"id":4523,"date":"2023-03-22T11:18:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/studentaffairs\/?page_id=4523"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:24:18","slug":"non-academic-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/studentaffairs\/navigatingnonacademicissues\/non-academic-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Academic Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Non-Academic Resources” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687547183726{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #002d72 !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_toggle title=”Disability Services” style=”simple” css=””]Working with Student Disability Services to officially request accommodations and services not only protects a student\u2019s right to have barriers removed, but also enables them to maintain confidentiality around the details of their disability and to share only information that needs to be known.<\/p>\n

Students interested in considering or requesting accommodations can read more here<\/a><\/p>\n

Students enrolled in the Homewood Residential Graduate Programs<\/strong> are served by the Nicole Hoke-Wilson<\/a> within the Homewood Student Disability Services Office.<\/a><\/p>\n

Students enrolled in the Engineering for Professionals or Lifelong Learning<\/strong> programs are served by Dayna Geary<\/a> and may be contacted at ep-disability-svcs@jhu.edu.[\/vc_toggle][vc_separator][vc_toggle title=”Emergency Funds” style=”simple”]The Engineering Student Support & Advocacy Emergency Fund is designed to help Johns Hopkins University WSE graduate students facing financial difficulty due to emergency situations or one-time hardships. Students must demonstrate extraordinary financial hardship resulting from an emergency, accident, or other severe unplanned event.<\/p>\n

Eligible students include Homewood Graduate Students, Homewood Postdoctoral Fellows, and Engineering for Professional Graduate Students. The fund is considered a grant, and not to be paid back. However, students may be required to pay tax at some point.<\/p>\n

Students interested in accessing the Emergency Fund must fill out the ESSA Emergency Fund application<\/a> and a Case Manager will follow up with the student to meet and talk about the need.<\/p>\n

Things not typically covered by the emergency fund:<\/em><\/p>\n