Welcome to the RISE Network

Dear students, the RISE Network is an independent interuniversity collaborative platform that includes students, faculty, administrators, and other sectors of society to transform the way in which universities respond to disasters. Recently, we have been observing that many universities across the country have evacuated their on-campus housing facilities in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sometimes, students have been given as little as 24 hours to vacate the premises. Although this can be feasible to in-state students, going back home in this short notice can be difficult and even risky for out-of-state and international students. Here in the RISE Network, we are deeply concerned for the well-being of domestic and international students that have been evicted from their on-campus housing. If you find yourself in this situation, please click on the following link and answer the following questions. It will take you less than five minutes. The information that you provide us will be aggregated and used to call attention to this issue. We will also use it to devise more just, and less damaging to the students, courses of action to deal with this pandemic. Participation in this survey is completely voluntary and does not guarantee immediate or direct aid to you. However it will provide preliminary data from which to start addressing this issue. Also, please remember that you may interrupt your participation if at any point you feel uncomfortable answering these questions.