LSUE to receive $2M from CARES

LSUE will receive $2 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Chancellor Nancee Sorenson announced the funding at a meeting called by state Rep. Phillip DeVillier at LSUE on Wednesday.
The meeting was on developing a unified repsonse to the reopening from the shutdown used to slow the spread of CLOVID-19.
Sorenson said $1 million is of the CARES funding is to be used to help students with expenses. The money can be used for expenses such as tuition, medical bills, child care, food, transportation and housing.
The other $1 million will be used for institutional expenses. Much of the money may be used to develop online resources and training, she said.
Courses at LSUE are online, she said. About 80% of the summer courses are online and plans are still being made for the fall semester, she said.
There about 10 people on the campus at this time.
When students and faculty return to the campus, Sorenson said it is likely they will be in a mask situation.