Fall 2026 SUNY Basic Needs Survey

Dear Students:

Many SUNY students experience challenges in meeting their essential needs, such as having enough food, stable housing, reliable transportation, or sufficient childcare, impacting their ability to focus on their academics. This might be you or someone you know. To ensure that Farmingdale State College can best support you, we would like to understand where these gaps exist and how they affect our students. Thus, we invite you to participate in SUNY’s Basic Needs Survey, which will be emailed to some students beginning November 1.

The survey will come from survey@suny.edu and should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary. Your responses will remain confidential and will only be reported in aggregate form—never individually. Some questions may feel personal, and you may skip any that you prefer not to answer or stop the survey at any time.

At the end of the survey, you will have the option to request individualized support immediately by providing your contact information. You may also choose to opt in to a drawing for one of eighty $50 Amazon gift cards. Please note that there will be no link between your survey responses and the gift card drawing.

Your valuable input will help us identify meaningful ways to improve student support and make FSC a place where all students can thrive while achieving their personal, academic, and professional goals.

Thank you in advance for your time and participation. If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please contact the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at oir@farmingdale.edu.

Ronald Jackson, EdD
Vice President for Student Affairs