A $10,000 grant from the State University of New York has created a vehicle with which SUNY Jamestown Community College can pursue improving transportation options for students at its locations.
director of the JCC Faculty Student
Association; Brenda Swan, project coordinator
for CHQ Transit; Michele Westphal, senior
project coordinator for CHQ Transit; Kerri
Brown, director for JCC Global Learning;
Kayla Crosby, director of Campus Life; Tyler
Silagyi, director of Residence Life; and Kirk
Young, vice president of Student Affairs.
The move is in response to information gathered from a student intake survey about transportation issues. The college has met with CHQ Transport and is exploring options to assist students with transit to and from the Jamestown Campus and North County Center to their homes and nearby grocery stores, with intent to extend the service to the Cattaraugus County Campus using similar transit services.
“Though the details are still being worked out, we anticipate passes will be available through our Counseling Centers,” said Kirk Young, vice president of Student Affairs for SUNY JCC. “We’re thankful for the opportunity this seed money creates, and are hopeful we can improve transportation options for our students.”
Further research is planned to explore using some of the funds to improve service for students who need transportation to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The funds may also be used to improve transportation for student-athletes to practices and events.
All usage will be tracked and the initiative will be refined based on the data gathered.