Office of Student Financial Aid & Student Employment

Mission Statement

The Mission of the University of Akron's Office of Student Financial Aid & Student Employment is to help students achieve their educational potential. Our office accomplishes this by:

• Adhering to state and federal regulations as well as University policies regarding the awarding of aid funds.
• Being committed to removing financial barriers for those who wish to pursue post-secondary learning.
• Making every effort to assist students with financial need.
• Having an awareness of the issues affecting our students and advocating for our students' interests at the institutional, state and federal levels.
• Educating our students and their families by providing quality consumer information.
• Respecting the dignity and diversity of each one of our students by providing services that do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age or economic status.
• Ensuring the confidentiality of our students information.
• Assuring the uniform application of all needs analysis formulas consistently across The University of Akron's full population of financial aid applicants.
• Committing to the highest level of ethical behavior by avoiding conflict of interest or the appearance of such a conflict.
• Maintaining the highest level of professionalism that reflects a commitment to the goals and mission of the University of Akron.