Incident Report

May 9 - May 17

Reported by: Samantha Bravo

5/9- Vandalism

Graffiti in the first floor men’s restroom was reported in the Student Service Building.

5/9- Suspicious Person

Male transient non-student was warned for trespassing using the showers in the North Gym Men’s Locker room around 8:30 p.m.

5/10- Ill Student Paramedics called on campus for a student feeling ill in room 1413 around 2 p.m.

5/11- Disturbance call

Students will pay lower rates to withdrawal financial aid as bank vendor Bank Mobile Vibe will replace Higher One June 1 to provide disbursements to students.

Final rules relating to cash management regulations were published by the U.S. Department of Education on October 30, 2015, and will become effective July 1, 2016. This regulation established tougher standards and greater transparency surrounding agreements between postsecondary institutions and other entities, according to an email from Anafe Robinson, Director of Financial Aid for Foster Youth and Veterans. These changes are for greater protection of students and borrowers. As outlined in the final regulations by the U.S. Department of Education to provide students with greater say as to how they receive their financial aid.

The change in the financial aid disbursement process was driven by students and colleges wanting to provide more access to funds for free. Under previous regulations, there were a number of excessive fees that were allowed, such as a Stop Payment Fee, Official Check Fee and a Teller Withdrawal Fee of three percent among others.

Pierce College student George Gladilin thinks the new changes will benefit students greatly.

“Overall, it's great,” Gladilin said. “You shouldn’t have to waste your money on fees to get your own money, it definitely makes things easier on students.”

These changes will not affect the account balance or change a student’s pin. The cards can also be used as credit when purchasing items.

With changes taking place students will have greater access to over a thousand locations including 7-Eleven, Target, CVS and Walgreen for fee-free All Point ATMs off campus. The closest All Point ATM to Pierce is at a 7-Eleven located between Vanowen Street. and De Soto Avenue.

However, as of May 5, on campus ATMs located in the Bookstore and Business Office are down as part of the transition from Higher One to Bank Mobile Vibe. It will take approximately a month before the ATM in the BookStore will be operational, while the other one will be taken out.