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Division of Student Affairs

Student Assistance and Referral (SAR) Office

Location: 2113 Boylan Hall
Phone:     718.951.5352
Email:      StudentSAR@brooklyn.cuny.edu 

How to get help                           Financial Resources at BC

Where to get help                        General Resources


The Office of Student Assistance and Referral (SAR), seeks to ensure the responsiveness of the college to an individual's concern. SAR assists all students in gaining access to college services and programs for which they are eligible. We provide information, discuss options and make referrals.

SAR also provides oversight for selected student emergency loan and grant funds administered by the Division of Student Affairs.

Day and evening appointments are available, Monday through Friday.

How to get help: Addressing Student Grievance (non-academic)

When seeking help, SAR recommends you:

  • Think about what you want to accomplish, and the action step you will take to achieve your goals
  • Read the Brooklyn College Student Handbook or the Brooklyn College Bulletin regarding your rights and the college's requirements
  • Review your department's guidelines since regulations and practices may have changed over time
  • Keep a written record of the offices or departments where you went for help, the dates of your visits, and the names of the individuals with whom you spoke about the issue

Where to get help: Tips To Stay Ahead

A. Students should keep records of important documents in one location for easy accessiblility such as

  • BC Web Sims transactions
  • Midterms, finals and papers, syllabi
  • Degree Audit
  • Bills (i.e. bursar transactions)
  • Keep all notice of exemptions (i.e. CPE, Speech, Foreign Language)

B. Students should read college publications to stay informed

  • Academic Bulletin
  • Schedule of Classes
  • Student Handbook

C. Know the location of the following helpful offices

  • Enrollment Services Center - ESC West Quad Building
  • Learning Center - 1300 Boylan Hall
  • Academic Advisement - 3207 Boylan Hall 
  • Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs- 3208 Boylan Hall 

D. Participate in helpful workshops

E. Get to know your department

F. Things change, pay attention to public information relayed or posted in/on 

  • BC portal announcements
  • Emails
  • Flyers
  • Bulletin boards

Financial Resources at Brooklyn College

In order to be eligible for the following resources you must be a degree seeking student in good academic standing. Please note that these resources are one shot assistance:

The Brooklyn College Carroll and Milton Petrie Student Emergency Grant Fund

The Carroll and Milton Petrie Student Emergency Grant Fund has been created for the purpose of providing quick response emergency grants to students in good standing with short-term financial emergencies, to enable them to remain in school, rather than being forced to take a leave of absence or drop out. View guidelines below.

The I. Mereese Ladson Hardship Loan Fund

The fund is named in honor of the late I. Mereese Ladson (1943 – 2004), Brooklyn College’s Comptroller and Business Manager from 1993 – 2004.

The I. Mereese Ladson Hardship Loan Fund is a no interest loan, designed to assist students in addressing those unexpected academic needs and sudden emergency situations which can significantly impact their academic performance and retention.

Applicants should be in good academic standing (for undergraduate – minimum GPA 2.0; for graduate students – minimum of 3.0). However, academic standing is only one factor. To allow for the appropriate consideration, all applicants are strongly encouraged to provide along with their application, the documentation of the need (e.g., eviction notice, official contact numbers).

The Gottschalk Memorial Loan Fund

In an effort to facilitate a high impact academic/co-curricular experience, The Gottschalk Memorial Loan Fund, a no interest loan, is available to students who are seeking an emergency supplemental loan for a study abroad or an invited conference opportunity. The educational opportunity for which the student is applying must be through a Brooklyn College or CUNY sanctioned study abroad program or conference.

Students Engaged in Responsible Volunteer Action (SERVA)-Micro Grant

Do you want to serve your community in Brooklyn, NYC and beyond? You may be eligible for the SERVA-Micro Grant for service and travel. You need to present a brief proposal describing what you intend to achieve if awarded this grant, and you may be chosen as a recipient. Please contact SERVA at serva@brooklyn.cuny.edu. View flyer here.

On Campus Resources

Off Campus Resources

View the Student Affairs newsletter Spring 2010 Issue 1 featuring the SAR Office.


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