OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego says Rodrick Andrews, the school’s assistant VP for admissions and financial aid, was recently appointed to the NCAA Division III financial-aid committee. The school sees the appointment as providing Andrews the “opportunity to support student-athletes nationwide,” per its announcement. “I’m bringing in [more than 25] years of experience working with […]
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego says Rodrick Andrews, the school’s assistant VP for admissions and financial aid, was recently appointed to the NCAA Division III financial-aid committee.
The school sees the appointment as providing Andrews the “opportunity to support student-athletes nationwide,” per its announcement.
“I’m bringing in [more than 25] years of experience working with financial aid, plus a perspective of working with student-athletes on financial aid,” Andrews said in the announcement. “Also, I provide the perspective of somebody working for a public school, where we do things differently than private schools might.”
Andrews has worked for SUNY Oswego since 2019.
The opportunity became available via an opening for a four-year term that an existing member had partially fulfilled. The NCAA put out a call for a qualified financial-aid representative to provide this key perspective, and Wendy McManus, Oswego’s assistant VP for intercollegiate athletics, reached out to Andrews.
“The main focus is on reviewing financial aid policies for Division III, and also making recommendations on any changes,” Andrews said. “If violations come up from an institution, we review them and make recommendations to the NCAA on how to remedy them.”
The appointment includes two full meetings for the committee in February and October, but the group also meets when needed during the year, SUNY Oswego said.
“For me, this is exciting because the previous institutions I’ve worked for are Division I, so I can bring that perspective in as well,” said Andrews, who in 2024 earned selection to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Emerging Leaders program.
“I definitely would like to see, as we go forward, more clarity going to Division III departments and institutions about how financial aid should work,” Andrews noted. “One of my focuses is on what we can do to better educate students about it.”
