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\nTROY, N.Y. \u2014 As Hudson Valley Community College returns from its spring holiday break, faculty, staff and students continue to step up in response to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\nDean of Health Sciences Patricia Klimkewicz has been deployed as part of the COVID-19 response in New York City.<\/p>\n
A registered nurse and a commander in the United States Navy Nurse Corps. Klimkewicz is serving at the Javits Convention Center, which was temporarily set up to treat COVID-19 patients in New York City.<\/p>\n
Prior to becoming dean, she was a professor in the Nursing department for 19 years. She has previously been deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan and Landstuhl, Germany.<\/p>\n
The college\u2019s Student Senate met virtually on Monday, April 6, and voted unanimously to create an $8,000 class gift that can be used immediately to make $50 food gift cards available to current student who are experiencing hunger and food insecurity. The senate also voted to add $1,000 from its current yearly budget to the figure and the Faculty Student Association, which oversees auxiliary services on campus, also added $1,000.<\/p>\n
Students may request the $50 Hannaford gift cards by completing the Application for COVID-19 Food Pantry Support.<\/p>\n
Ongoing donations to the college Foundation\u2019s COVID-19 emergency fund have reached $40,000. The funds are being used to purchase technology for student use and for any additional emergency needs for current Hudson Valley Community College students.<\/p>\n
Several of the most recent donations came from entities on campus, including the Non-Teaching Professionals Association as well as the Faculty Association, whose $3,000 gift pushed the fund to the $40,000 mark.<\/p>\n
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