Rowan University president addresses community amid recent campus suicides

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The school is reportedly facing criticism from both students and members of the community for its lack of resources to students seeking help with their mental health.

The president of Rowan University in New Jersey has issued a statement Friday following three suicides within the last two months.

on the school's website."As you may know, at about noon yesterday a male student fell from the parking garage on Rowan Boulevard near the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family." The incident Houshmand referred to in the opening part of his statement occurred Thursday, less than a week after another student died after jumping from the top of a nearby garage,In accordance with laws protecting the privacy of the affected students and their families, the university is prohibited from sharing additional details.Friday for"those lost to suicide" in front of the wellness center on campus.

"While I've been here, there have been at least five different student suicides," said an anonymous Rowan University senior, speaking to."Students have to wait for up to a semester to be seen. It doesn't feel accessible and they ended up getting care elsewhere."

 

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