A Brief Report:
Aid to Displaced Students Affected by Hurricane Katrina
prepared by bonnie lenore kyburz
Brief outline of actions taken: I have contacted several individuals charged with coordinating
campus efforts to aid displaced students. Generally, each person indicated an overall willingness
(urged by Presidents, Deans, Provosts, and other academic leaders) to ease admissions, registration,
housing, and aid measures. Leaders in each area (Admissions, housing, etc.) have gathered to
brainstorm what they can do locally on their particular campus. They end up operating on a
“whatever it takes” notion that is compelling an extremely relaxed set of standards. However,
some specifics have been offered. Each school is trying to limit the number of students it can
reasonably accommodate (Syracuse University has already accepted 300 undergraduate students and
can take no more undergrads but may still accept gradate students; notably, Syracuse has waived
tuition). Each is relaxing tuition, registration, and financial aid constraints (deadlines, costs), within
local guidelines.
Information specific to the institution is added, below.
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Arizona State University: You may direct some students to this webpage:
http://asunews.astate.edu/KatrinaRes1.htm] for information on another university assisting
displaced students. Or, the information is available on the ASU homepage [http://www.astate.edu].
ASU is committed to helping current ASU students who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina
as well as those who had hoped to enroll at a Gulf Coast university to continue their education.
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To date, over 30 of those displaced students have enrolled at ASU.
Enrollment is being streamlined as much as possible
Financial assistance
On-campus housing.
Once these students have arrived on campus, we will ensure that they are fully integrated
into our community and will provide access to the programs and services that current
students already utilize.
ASU University Registrar is the contact office for enrolling students. registrar@asu.edu
mailto:registrar@asu.edu> or 480.965.7302
Dean of Students/Student Advocacy and Assistance (Tempe Campus) is the contact office for
student support needs.
deanofstudents@asu.edu <mailto:deanofstudents@asu.edu> or 480.965.5852
Dean of Students (Polytechnic Campus)
Dean of Students (West Campus)
480.727.1359
602.543.8152
Counseling and Consultation (Tempe Campus-SSV 334)
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Drop in student support group offered weekdays
September 2-16; noon-1:00 pm.
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Resources for those affected by Hurricane
Katrina <<http://www.asu.edu/counseling_center/>>
Student Counseling Services (Polytechnic Campus)
480.727.1255
Career & Personal Counseling (West Campus)
602.543.8124
In addition, the Office of Human Resources will assist with the coordination of temporary housing,
emergency health care services, and primary/secondary education needs for faculty/staff who have
family members who have been directly affected. For assistance, please contact David Butler,
Associate VP for HR at david.butler@asu.edu <mailto:david.butler@asu.edu>
<mailto:david.butler@asu.edu, 480.965.9650 or cell phone 480.239.1431.
ASU employees who are willing to be part of a temporary housing registry for displaced families
should contact David via email and provide contact information.
We hope you find this information helpful. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Sally Ramage, Vice President for Student Affairs/ 480.965.7293
Lou Ann Denny, University Registrar /480.965.7302
Boston University:
"Full-time undergraduate students at Tulane University are eligible to enroll tuition-free at Boston
University for the fall semester. Graduate and professional students may also contact BU schools
and will be considered on a case-by-case basis."
College of DuPage:
Dear Colleagues:
With each day, fresh efforts begin at COD. We will continue to keep the college informed through
official communications of college efforts. See the web link, just posted to our home page, as one
instance. CPA has just concluded their immediate fund raising, and student activities, under Meri
Phillips, is planning projects.
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We are now accepting students from affected areas.
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We are working with each case individually, making arrangements for admissions,
registration, transfer, financial aid, tuition payments, and so on.
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We are not waiving tuition but will make every effort to accommodate students with
deferred payments and other arrangements as needed.
Connecticut State University System:
CSU Offers Waivers to Connecticut Students Impacted by Katrina
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 2 – Connecticut State University trustees voted today to
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Allow full-time students from Connecticut attending institutions of higher education in the
Gulf Coast areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama closed as a result of Hurricane
Katrina to enroll for the fall semester at any of the four Connecticut state universities
without having to pay tuition and mandatory fees.
The trustees also agreed to waive application fees and all late fees for those students wanting
to continue their education at Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut
State University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western Connecticut State
University.
Students whose education was interrupted by Katrina are asked to contact the admissions
office at the CSU university they wish to attend as soon as possible. The telephone numbers
for the admissions offices are:
Central Connecticut State University – 860-832-2278
Eastern Connecticut State University – 860-465-5286
Southern Connecticut State University – 888-500-7278 (toll-free)
Western Connecticut State University – 203-837-9000.
DePaul University:
Dear Colleagues,
In the days since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region, members of the university
community have reached out to identify our students who may need assistance to provide support
and a host of aid services. We have identified a number of current students from the affected region,
some of whom are from the most ravaged areas. DePaul's response, like so many universities around
the nation, has been swift and gratifying, from deans contacting their counterparts at universities
in New Orleans, to Admission staff fielding calls from nearly 200 students seeking temporary, lastminute admission, to Student Affairs staff who have planned prayer services and a fund-raising
drive. These efforts illustrate, yet again, that DePaul's Catholic and Vincentian mission is both real
and vital.
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the undergraduate Admission staff and Financial Aid staff will extend hours through the
weekend to help students seeking expedited admission.
Weekend hours will be Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both the Loop and Lincoln Park
Campuses; Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Loop Campus only, and Monday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Loop Campus only. If you receive inquiries, you can refer them to the Admission office at
312/362-8300. Deans have arranged for college staff and advisors to be on call.
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Admission and Financial Aid staff members have been meeting individually with students
who attend schools in the affected region to discuss enrollment options. Most are from the
Chicago area and are choosing to apply as visiting students with the intention of returning to
their home institutions when they reopen.
We are being as flexible as possible in expediting their admission and registration at DePaul.
Financial aid staff members have counseled students, even prior to their admission, to
address tuition issues.
For some students, the option of gaining full admission to degree-seeking status and
applying for financial aid is still possible; in those cases, we are making every attempt to
complete the process by the time classes start on Sept. 7.
The School for New Learning has rolling start dates and is an option for students who seek
admission after the start of classes next week.
Sincerely,
Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M.
President
Drew University has established express enrollment services for students displaced by Hurricane
Katrina. Please contact The Office of College Admissions at 1-973-408-DREW or cadm@drew.edu
George Mason University:
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Easing application process
May withdraw w/ no penalty when desire to return to original institution
Must prove registration at original institution
General easing of registration processes
Guidance available
Faculty urged to enroll beyond deadlines
See website for info at: http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/?id=7089
Many of you have offered suggestions and expressed concern about the aftermath of Katrina and
what Mason can do. University Life has been diligent, and will separately send out information
about charitable donations. Thanks to University Life also, we have identified current Mason
students from the region and are in contact with them; we will be asking their instructors for
appropriate flexibility in the timing of assignments to allow for them to offer assistance back home.
Admissions early on offered opportunities at Mason for qualified local students who attend schools
in the affected area, and we will be temporarily enrolling several. Many people have worked hard to
expedite this. But here too, we need faculty help in force-adding those students to classes wherever
possible. I am also willing -- another good suggestion -- to try to provide working space for any
marooned faculty, if needs are called to my attention. Other ideas are welcome.
Peter N. Stearns, Provost
George Washington University:
As you all know, Tulane University and several other institutions of higher learning in New Orleans
and the immediate region have experienced massive disruption of their operations and are unable to
begin fall semester classes. It is estimated that some 75,000 students are affected.
GW will welcome students from these universities as nondegree students on a space available basis.
Any late registration fees that these students might incur will be waived upon providing verification
of matriculation at their home university or college.
Students wishing to enroll in classes at GW should review the admission and registration procedures
for nondegree students at http://www.gwu.edu/~ous/index.cfm . They also may wish to contact
the Office of University Students at 202.994.1972 or ous@gwu.edu. Graduate students are advised
to contact the appropriate GW department or program regarding course selection and availability.
Please note that no University housing is available for these students.
The GW academic community expresses its deep concern for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Please share this information with any students or their families who may contact you regarding
possible course enrollment at GW.
Donald R. Lehman
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Georgia Southern University:
Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath have affected thousands of people in many ways. Several
colleges and universities are closed and are facing uncertain futures. Georgia Southern University has
enrolled 11 students, and is working with 8 more, who have been displaced by the disaster. They
come to Statesboro from Tulane, Xavier, and Loyola universities.
These students will arrive on campus Tuesday, September 6 to begin classes.
Although each case has unique circumstances, Georgia Southern University is working under the
primary guideline that all tuition and fees will be deferred, including housing and meal plan charges.
If you have a chance to meet any of our newest students, please welcome them to our community
of learners and let them know they have a home with us.
Hannibal LaGrange College:
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Hannibal-LaGrange College will accept applications from eligible students enrolled at an
institution in the Gulf Coast flood areas.
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HLG is extending registration and enrollment deadlines
Waiving application fees and late fees.
All admitted students will be enrolled as degree seeking guest students
Will be eligible for all appropriate financial aid and scholarships.
Limited space is also available in HLG's residential halls.
If you are an interested student or know of a student who is currently enrolled in a college or
university that has been affected by the hurricane, please contact the Admissions Office at 1-800HLG-1119.
HLG is also planning relief trips to the Gulf Coast over Fall Break. They are currently accepting
donations that will be sent to the affected areas.
"Our heart goes out to those who have been devastated by this disaster," said Burt. "We, at HLG
want to do anything we can to help them through this time."
Founded in 1858, Hannibal-LaGrange College is a four-year, Christian liberal arts college located in
Hannibal, Mo.
Dr. Burt has announced that we are also waiving tuition fees for Fall 05 for students displaced by
Hurricane Katrina.
Huston-Tillotson:
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no contact available when called
see website at: http://www.htu.edu
We are a small historically Black university in Austin, and we have been alerted to receive students
from Xavier, Tougaloo, and Dillard, our HBCU sister schools in NO and Jacksonville, Miss., and
from any other school affected. UNCF is collecting funds to help, especially, those from UNCF
schools. There is a concerted outreach in this institution, in this community. Our students have
initiated their own outreach, which is embraced by the institution. A number of our students have
families who are affected, who are missing.
Illinois State University:
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Advertised on AP and with NACAC
Spoke w/ coordinator, Molly Arnold @ 309.310.5674
20 students currently enrolled
Projects enrolling some 50 students; limit as yet uncertain
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Leaders from Admissions, Housing, and Financial Aid brainstorming frequently, putting
together “by the seat of our pants”
Out of state tuition for non IL residents
If previously applied, no need for new paperwork
Easy overrides
Must enroll by 9/9/05
See attached website info at
http://www.mediarelations.ilstu.edu/news_releases/0506/september/katrina.asp
We here at LeTourneau University are housing a number of students who have been evacuated.
They aren't enrolling, but they are being taken care of for as long as is necessary. Additionally, our
students are collecting money and also volunteering their time to assist the RedCross at our Maude
Cobb Convention Center where hundreds of refugees are being housed and at the Highway 80
Rescue Mission which is housing and feeding others.
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania will be offering tuition free education relief to students from
Xavier, Dillard and Southern University of New Orleans, all fellow HBCUs that have been affected
by hurricane Katrina. Lincoln is willing to take on and house fifty (50) female students who will not
be charged tuition for this semester but will have to pay Room, Board and Fees. Lincoln University
will open its doors to an additional 25 students, male or female who are able to commute who will
also have tuition waived. Students interested in taking advantage of this offer must enroll by
September 9th as classes began on August 24th. All those interested in taking advantage of this offer
please contact the Office of Admissions at 1 800 790 0191 or visit www.lincoln.edu
<http://www.lincoln.edu/> Contact: Mr. Michael Hill, VP, Development & External Relations
Friday, September 2, 2005 or Jonathan Chase, Communications Office (610) 932-1094
Lynchburg College: is accepting, tuition-free for the fall semester, undergraduate students
dislocated from colleges and universities in the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Students who wish to reside on campus will only be charged for room, board, and fees which total
approximately $3,400 for the semester. Accommodations for 36 students are available on campus in
the residence halls. Additional students may live off campus in nearby apartment complexes. In
order to expedite the admissions process a streamlined application is being offered to students who
can start classes as soon as they arrive on campus. The College is waiving its normal one semester
tuition charge of $11,850.
In order to get the word out, representatives of the College's enrollment office are contacting
students who applied to Lynchburg College but enrolled at one of the colleges/universities in the
area affected by the hurricane. In addition, The Reverend Grant Azdell, dean of religious life and
chaplain of the College, is working with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to contact
students who are in need of placement. Students in need may also visit www.sacs.org
<http://www.sacs.org/> to learn of more colleges/universities offering assistance.
Dr. Kenneth Garren, president of Lynchburg College, said, "We are all deeply
concerned about the welfare of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. We are fortunate to be able to
offer this service to the many college students who are in need of a place to begin or continue their
pursuit of higher education."
For further information, impacted students and parents may contact the Office of Enrollment
Services at 434/544-8300 or 1-800-426-8101 ext. 8300 or
visit www.lynchburg.edu <http://www.lynchburg.edu/>.
Marquette University: slightly truncated/reformmated version of the president’s message, below.
Letter from President Robert A. Wild, S.J.,
on Outreach to Hurricane Katrina Victims
Web Posted Sept. 2, 2005
Marquette is engaged on a number of fronts in assisting our brothers and sisters who are dealing
with the aftereffects of the hurricane. First of all, we are in process of
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Admitting slightly over 80 students from Loyola University New Orleans, Tulane University,
Dillard University and Xavier University New Orleans so that their studies will continue
uninterrupted as their home schools struggle to recover and rebuild.
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We are also trying to reach out to members of our own Marquette community whose
families have been affected by the hurricane. A number of fund-raising efforts for Catholic
Charities U.S.A. and the American Red Cross have been launched, and others will follow in
the coming weeks and months.
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Scores of Marquette faculty, staff and alumni have offered space in their homes for those
incoming students who for whatever justifiable reason will not be living in our residence
halls. And of course, our own students have come forward, as they always do, with
extraordinary generosity and concern for the people of the Gulf Coast.
I hope that you will choose to become personally involved in assisting in some way the
hurricane victims who right now need it most, while continuing to keep them in your
prayers. Students, faculty and staff have already received announcements about ways in
which they can help, and, in the coming days, you will be hearing more about what we, as an
institution, are doing and what you, as individuals, can do to reach out to those in need.
Updated information on hurricane relief efforts can be found online.
Please also consider joining others in the Marquette community for our all-university
prayer service on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 4 p.m. in Gesu Church. The service offers all of
us an opportunity both to pray for the needs of those in the Gulf Coast and to offer a warm
welcome to the students who have so recently joined us.
Sincerely,
see:
http://www.marquette.edu/about/news/stories/katrina090105.shtml
Moorhead State University: Morehead State University is opening its heart and its hands to help
the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
MSU President Wayne D. Andrews announced that the institution would allow college students
displaced by the giant storm to enroll for the fall term. He also said faculty members from Gulf
Coast institutions would be offered office space and housing if they need to continue their research
or other responsibilities.
"Although our fall semester began two weeks ago, we will do our best to accommodate any student
whose is unable to attend an institution in the area affected by the hurricane," Dr. Andrews said.
Students interested in transferring to MSU should contact Enrollment Services by phone at 1-800585-6781, by e-mail to admissions@moreheadstate.edu or online at
www.moreheadstate.edu/hurricane.
Faculty members displaced by Katrina are invited to contact the Office of the Provost by phone at
606-783-2002, by e-mail to t.davis@moreheadstate.edu or online at
www.moreheadstate.edu/hurricane.
donations will be handled by SHARE, a student organization created last year to coordinate tsunami
relief efforts. Donations should be delivered to Room 204 of the Adron Doran University Center or
mailed to
SHARE, UPO Box 797, MSU, Morehead, KY 40351. see:
http://www.moreheadstate.edu/news/09012005-02.html
Montgomery College:
News Release
Date: September 2, 2005
Media Contact: Steve Simon, 301-251-7952; Elizabeth Homan, 301-251-7970
Montgomery College's Late-starting Courses Provide Viable Option for Students Displaced by
Hurricane Katrina
In an effort to provide a practical option for displaced college students, from schools that were
impacted by Hurricane Katrina, Montgomery College reminds local residents that the college offers
an array of late-starting fall classes in a wide variety of subject areas. Some of these classes begin as
early as September 10, but others begin in late September and October.
In order to help streamline the admission and registration process for these individuals, the offices
of the Deans of Student Development at Montgomery Colleges' three campuses - at Germantown,
Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring - invite students who may need assistance to contact their
office directly. The Student Development office phone numbers are as follows:
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Germantown Campus: 301-353-1993=20
Rockville Campus: 301-279-5052=20
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus: 301-650-1469=20
For general information on Montgomery College and its offerings, call 301-279-5000 or visit
www.montgomerycollege.edu <http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/> .
Montgomery College <http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/> is a public, open admissions
community college with campuses in Germantown, Rockville, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring, plus
workforce development/continuing education centers and off-site programs throughout
Montgomery County, Md. The College serves nearly 50,000 students a year, through both credit
and noncredit programs, in more than 100 areas of study.
Monmouth University:
MEMORANDUM TO:
Members of the University Community
As you know, New Orleans and the surrounding region have suffered a natural disaster of epic
proportions with Hurricane Katrina. It is clear that these areas, including the colleges and
universities in the region, will likely be inoperable for some time to come, and certainly for the fall
semester.
In these emergency conditions, New Jersey students who attend college in the affected areas have
called Monmouth and other New Jersey institutions seeking to make arrangements to attend in the
fall semester. Given the situation and our desire to help, Monmouth University will
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Admit up to 20 of these students, as commuters, on an emergency basis
Students must apply to Monmouth no later than September 19.
normal requirement for verification documents, e.g., full transcripts
from colleges, will be waived for such students on admission, in light of the difficulty of
securing such records from the affected areas. These credentials will be received and verified
over the course of the semester. The LCAC, Admissions, and Registrar's Office will handle
the registrations of these students.
I ask for the complete support of faculty, academic support services, and the University in
responding to this national crisis in helping these students make swift arrangements, through
advising and placement testing, to enroll in classes and to make arrangements for payment. In
addition, I ask faculty to honor the registration of these students and not drop them from courses
when they do not have official transcripts of their previous work, and also to work with these
students, as needed, to help them catch up in the courses. We believe that students who are
admitted through September 19 will be able to successfully complete their courses.
I thank you for your help and cooperation in doing our small but significant work to help these
students and their families cope with the calamity from which they have suffered.
Thomas S. Pearson
Provost/Vice President
for Academic Affairs
Neumann College:
Yesterday at our Welcome Back mass and picnic, the president of my college outside of
Philadelphia, PA, announced my college's initial action plan for helping out-- to begin accepting
students from Catholic colleges in Mississippi and New Orleans. They listed five or six colleges with
which they are setting up various articulations for starting and completing programs. We, too, are at
capacity for enrollments, but it is very important that we make space for dozens more who have
been displaced from their undergraduate and graduate studies. I'm not sure what the plan may be
for faculty members (full and part time) who have been displaced from their lives as teachers.
The first student from one of the colleges in the disaster area is en route to Neumann College, and
Admissions is working with other Admissions officers and presidents from colleges affected to see
how else we can support the needs of those colleges, at least temporarily until those systems are
back in place. Neumann's Mission and Ministry Office has also started a collection to be targeted for
Catholic Charities in the areas.
New Mexico State University: is working to accommodate students from colleges and universities
in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area who want to come to school here.
The late registration period ended Wednesday, but the university has received several requests from
students who want to transfer here, Provost William Flores said. The following considerations are
available:
 Waiver of late registration fees and extension of add/drop dates.
 Six-month delay in payment of tuition and fees.
 Waiver of out-of-state tuition.
 Simplified NMSU application with extension of transcripts and other requirements for six
months, including acceptance of the NMSU non-degree application.
 Special assistance to find housing here in Las Cruces or near other campuses in the NMSU
system.
 Additional considerations as permitted by the State of New Mexico.
One student from a New Orleans university was enrolled Wednesday, Registrar Mike Zimmerman
said, and the registrar’s office has received a number of inquiries from students or relatives of
students who have been attending schools in the Gulf Coast area.
Students needing further information on transferring to NMSU should contact Zimmerman at
(505) 646-7526 or mzimmerm@nmsu.edu
Add Oklahoma City University. This morning our president invited students to come for the
semester tuition-free and asked alumni and trustees to open their homes to help out with housing.
Pima Community College:
Contact: Krista Neis, (520) 206-4528 Also available on-line under “News Releases” at
www.pima.edu/news/
PCC offers
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free courses to students displaced by Katrina disaster Pima County residents who are
students enrolled in colleges and universities shut down by hurricane Katrina may continue
their education, taking courses at no charge at Pima Community College.
These affected students may register immediately at any of PCC’s six campuses for courses
on a credit or audit basis.
College Governing Board Chair Sherryn “Vikki” Marshall said, “We deeply care about the
welfare of those affected by Katrina. Opening our doors to Pima County students who were
studying in the Gulf area is our way of responding to this tragedy.” PCC Chancellor Dr. Roy Flores
said, “Our mission, to develop our community through learning, commits us to ensuring that Pima
County residents studying at schools closed by hurricane Katrina continue to make progress toward
their academic goals.” Options for these students include:
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14-week late start courses beginning September 6
12-week courses beginning September 6
Eight-week courses beginning October 20
Five-week weekend accelerated courses beginning November 4
Self-paced and online courses
These students may call (520) 206-4500 or log on to www.pima.edu. Students are encouraged
to bring documentation if possible, but will not be turned away if it is not immediately
available.
Pima Community College is the seventh-largest multi-campus community college in the nation,
with more than 76,000 students enrolled annually.
Purdue University:
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University student groups, academic and administrative areas,
and housing units have launched a broad initiative to offer relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Purdue officials today (Friday, Sept. 2)
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Offered immediate admittance to academically qualified students wishing to transfer from
Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama institutions forced to suspend operations because of the
hurricane.
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Student volunteers from about a dozen groups are leading campus wide efforts to raise
money to be donated to hurricane relief through the Lafayette, Ind., chapter of the American
Red Cross.
Although Purdue undergraduate housing spaces are at capacity for the fall semester that began on
Aug. 22,
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Available spaces in graduate and family housing facilities will be temporarily offered at no
charge to the families of Purdue students from the hurricane-damaged areas and to high
school seniors from the affected regions who enroll in the West Lafayette, Lafayette or
Tippecanoe County school systems.
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Those on-campus housing spaces will be available through the summer of 2006.
"I have asked all Purdue colleges, schools and departments to work closely with the office of
admissions to process applications quickly, find classroom space and provide any needed academic
assistance to help transferring students catch up with coursework so that they do not suffer from
enrolling this late in the semester," said Purdue Provost Sally Mason.
"This is a time when we must elevate our efforts and reach out to people whose lives are being
devastated and whose futures are threatened. Purdue's campus already has a full enrollment, but we
will make do with a little less individual space and give up some luxuries in order to meet this
challenge."
Douglas Christiansen, assistant vice president for enrollment management and dean of admissions,
said an expedited enrollment process has been established that will immediately evaluate any
students who apply, channel them into the appropriate academic programs and assist with all
transfer needs, including financial aid and housing.
"Any qualified student who contacts the admissions office by Friday, Sept. 9, may be admitted for
the fall semester," Christiansen said. "However, we also will admit students from damaged areas for
the spring semester. In addition to some housing spaces we can make available, there are vacancies
in the community, and we will work with local apartment owners and with families to make living
arrangements for anyone who applies.
"We have already admitted one student from Tulane University who is on the way to West
Lafayette, and several other potential students have made inquiries that are being reviewed by our
Office of Admissions."
Christiansen said students may apply for admission to Purdue by calling his office at (765) 494-1776.
Admissions information also is available online.
John Sautter, vice president for housing and food services, said
♦ space will be available in undergraduate residence halls in the spring semester.
"For immediate occupancy, we have several one- and two-bedroom apartments available in Purdue
Village. In Young Hall, several single and double rooms with baths were taken out of service due to
maintenance concerns and impending conversion to office space, but these can be restored to
acceptable working order. . . .
♦ . . . Additional housing is available in temporary spaces”
Sautter said the on-campus units could accommodate a total of about 100 people. He said he also is
working with off-campus organizations that may have housing available for families.
Purdue is now trying to contact 89 students who list their residences in Louisiana, Mississippi or
Alabama in order to determine whether they or their families need assistance. L. Tony Hawkins,
dean of students, said his office will try to ascertain whether students need help communicating with
their families, whether the families need housing or other assistance and whether counseling is
needed to cope with the effects of the disaster.
Fund raising for the relief effort is being organized through various student organizations, including
Mortar Board, Purdue Student Government and Purdue Graduate Student Government in
collaboration with groups that include the Purdue Student Union Board, Interfraternity Council,
Purdue Panhellenic Association, Engineering Student Council and the Residence Hall Association.
Beginning Tuesday (Sept. 6), students will be collecting monetary donations throughout the West
Lafayette campus and offering gifts of Mardi Gras beads for each donation. Collection points
include the Engineering Mall, Memorial Mall, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences, campus dining halls,
Stewart Center and all University Libraries locations.
Students also will be collecting donations outside Ross-Ade Stadium following Purdue's home
football opener on Saturday, Sept. 10, as well as at other athletic events.
Purdue senior Chelsea Steele, a Mortar Board member and coordinator of the campus wide fundraising effort, said: "We have already been met with overwhelming support for this project. It was
on the minds of many students, and Mortar Board is just helping to unify the efforts."
Pablo Malavenda, student government adviser and associate dean of students, said: "Students have
been e-mailing each other and meeting this week, and they came up with this idea to combine efforts
to pool resources in order to have a greater impact. Any other Purdue group that wants to
participate is encouraged to volunteer or to set up its own event."
Members of the Boilermaker football team pitched into the relief effort with a fund-raising event
Thursday (Sept. 1), at the Boiler Market, a restaurant located near campus. Souvenir footballs
donated by University Bookstore were sold to fans, and more than a dozen Boilermakers were on
hand to sign autographs. More than $900 was raised, and the owner of the Boiler Market donated
the funds to hurricane relief.
"We just want to do whatever we can to help people who are going through a terrible time," said
Brandon Jones, senior running back and a leader of the effort. "It was great to see all the fans and to
help with a need like this."
See: http://jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/NEWS0501/509030356
Fans accessing http://www.purduesports.com will find a link to the American Red Cross, said
Morgan Burke, director of intercollegiate athletics.
Anyone wishing to donate to the relief effort may visit any of the collection points on campus or
send a check, payable to Purdue Hurricane Relief, directly to Business Office for Student
Organizations, Room 213 Schleman Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
Suellen Reed, Indiana's superintendent of public instruction, on Thursday (Sept. 1) issued guidelines
to the state's K-12 schools to immediately enroll students coming to Indiana as refugees from areas
devastated by the hurricane.
Writer: Joseph L. Bennett, (765) 494-2082
Sources: Sally Mason, (765) 497-6989, sfmason@purdue.edu
Douglas L. Christiansen, (765) 494-7014, dlchristiansen@purdue.edu
John Sautter, (765) 494-1022, jasautter@purdue.edu
L. Tony Hawkins, (765) 494-1239, lthawkins@purdue.edu
Chelsea Steele, (765) 743-7087, cqsteele@purdue.edu
Pablo Malavenda (765) 494-1232, pablo@purdue.edu
Morgan Burke, (765) 494-3189, mjb@purdue.edu
Jennie Blankert, Purdue Graduate Student Government president, (765) 494-7139,
blankert@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2096, purduenews@purdue.edu
Rowan University:
It will be days or perhaps even weeks until we learn the full extent of the devastation Hurricane
Katrina has caused to our Gulf Coast. By all accounts, however, this may be one of the most
destructive natural disasters in the history of our country.
I am writing this letter in an effort to mobilize our forces. Past disasters have brought the best out of
our community, with faculty, staff and students showing an outpouring of generosity and care. I
expect we will have the same response to this catastrophe.
As part of our support effort, I announced to the press earlier today that Rowan University will
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offer refuge to Gulf Coast college students who were displaced because of the damage done
to their college or university.
Students who accept our offer will be enrolled as visiting students, but charged in-state
tuition and housing rates.
I also have asked Kim Joyce, Center for Service Learning and Volunteerism, to help groups
coordinate their fundraising efforts for victims of the hurricane. The Center will offer support as
well as act as a clearinghouse for information about relief efforts both on and off campus.
This is a difficult time for so many Americans. I thank you in advance for any assistance you will
provide them.
Donald J. Farish
President
St. Joseph College: The Saint Joseph College community joins people around the world in praying
for all of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. We are eager to assist in relief efforts in ways
including:
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Saint Joseph College is willing to offer as many as six women displaced by Hurricane Katrina
free tuition, room and board (based on room capacity) for the Fall 2005 semester. The
College will offer free Fall 2005 tuition to an additional number of non-residential students.
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At this time, constituencies within the College community are working out the details of
service initiatives including our participation in a collection of cases of bottled water and/or
nonperishable food items encouraged by Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell. We will post
the details of a College drop-off location on Tuesday, September 6 as soon as plans are in
place. Visit www.sjc.edu on Tuesday for an update.
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For those who wish to make a financial donation, the College encourages individuals to give
directly to such organizations as: The American Red Cross, AmeriCares, and The Salvation
Army among others. We are pleased to announce that Follett has provided another
convenient option for donations; individuals may go to the register at the Saint Joseph
College Bookstore. Follett.com is sending 100% of relief-effort proceeds to the Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund after October 16, 2005.
See: http://www.sjc.edu/content.cfm/pageid/6394
Students took a collection in the residence halls last night and will do so again at this evening's SPEC
concert. They are sending their proceeds to America's Second Harvest.
Thank you in advance for your generosity of spirit and self.
Stonehill College:
Stonehill Offers Admission and Free Tuition to Students Displaced by Katrina
Stonehill College announced today that it will offer
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and assistance with residency for any college or university student who has been displaced by
Hurricane Katrina.
This offer is extended to any student in the affected area, including New Orleans but also
extending to Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.
Students affected by the Hurricane who wish to study at Stonehill will be
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given special visiting status for the fall 2005 semester.
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Stonehill is waiving its selectivity criteria for these students, in recognition of their difficult
circumstances.
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The students will be able to take up to five classes this semester.
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Should they wish to become full-time Stonehill students, they can apply for full-time status
subject to standard admission criteria.
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Stonehill has already enrolled 10 students from Tulane University.
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Stonehill will also offer assistance with residency to any student outside commuting distance,
although the specifics will be determined on a case-by-case basis. The college’s residence
halls are currently over capacity, so efforts are underway to determine the best way to
address residency issues that arise.
Any student who wishes to accept the Stonehill offer should contact 1-866-622-9976, or
send an email to KatrinaResponse@stonehill.edu. Students who wish to apply to Stonehill
under this offer should print and out complete the Application for Special Visiting Status.
In addition, the Stonehill College campus ministry is leading a campus fundraising effort.
Collections at Sunday masses in the coming weeks will be dedicated to the hurricane relief
effort. The College community is also invited to bring monetary donations to the Campus
Ministry Office. Funds collected will be distributed to the
American Red Cross and Catholic Charities.
For further press inquiries, please contact Ed Sevilla, Executive Director, at (508) 565-1813.
Syracuse University:
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Spread information through an ad in The New York Times and a bit on the Today show.
The news came directly from the Chancellor (see statement, below).
Already enrolled 300 undergraduates; currently at the undergrad limit
Still accepting graduate students
Tuition waived
1st 15 students receive free room, board and food
Student must be paying at an institution in the affected area
Not certain yet if all credits will transfer back to the school in the affected area (i.e., Tulane).
Awaiting Tulane’s 6:00 p.m. announcement on these matters, expected on 9/2/05.
Spoke w/ coordinator Gina Lee-Glauser @ 315.443.1824
See attached website list
At Syracuse, we have received the following announcement from Chancellor Nancy Cantor: "We are
working through the Association of American Universities (AAU) to provide special assistance to
the students, faculty and staff of Tulane University. We are more than willing to make similar offers
to students at other affected institutions. I hope that every member of the SU community will find
some way, as individuals or in groups, to lend a hand." And our Arts and Sciences College Associate
Dean sent the following today: "The Chancellor has made a commitment to help students affected
by Katrina. We ask that you do everything reasonable to accommodate their needs in our overcrowded classrooms. Apparently some students are already seeking to enroll in our courses." The
university is also collecting names of faculty and staff who can offer students (and faculty) housing
in private homes. We are already over-enrolled at Syracuse (by 550 students), but I'm very pleased
that the university is reaching out to help, and that some students are already looking to take
advantage of the offer. I know of some advanced graduate students, post docs, and faculty from
New Orleans who will be here until their schools reopen.
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Texas Christian University:
Message to TCU from Chancellor Victor J. Boschini Jr.
Dear TCU Community,
Devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama has left thousands
homeless, businesses destroyed and livelihoods uncertain. Universities in the area, including Tulane,
Xavier, Loyola, and Dillard, all located in New Orleans, have sustained major damage and there is
great uncertainty as to when they might re-open. To that end, TCU is offering admission until
Tuesday, September 6 to Metroplex undergraduate students previously admitted to a university
severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. I am asking that each member of the TCU community
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flexible in accommodating late arriving students
help them feel welcome
collecting donations
In addition to these efforts, TCU's Student Affairs division (Community Outreach/Service Learning
and University Ministries) is coordinating an additional response to the disaster. A full accounting of
their efforts follows below.
Sincerely,
Victor J. Boschini, Jr.
Monetary Donations: Tuesday, Sept. 6
As with most tragedies, the most immediate need is monetary donations. TCU will begin collecting
donations next week to send to the American Red Cross. Donation tables will be located in the
following areas: residence halls; dining areas; Mary Couts Burnett Library; Brown-Lupton Student
Center; University Recreation Center and the office of University Ministries. Departments, student
organizations and other communities on campus are also encouraged to raise funds as a group. All
monies collected can be sent to University Ministries for distribution to the Red Cross.
Supporting Aid - Food and Supplies: Monday, Sept. 12
TCU as a community will begin collecting food and supplies the second week of September.
Individuals and groups are encouraged to visit the Hurricane Katrina Wish List located at
www.min.tcu.edu which details items needed. The Red Cross suggests that items be bought in bulk
(example - a case of water, etc. ). Donations can be dropped off at the TCU Brown-Lupton Student
Center or the University Recreation Center.
Lending a Hand for the Long Term - Ongoing
As the weeks and months progress, new challenges and problems related to this disaster are almost
certain to arise. To that end, TCU and Brite community service groups, religious organizations,
student government, fraternities and sororities will continue to monitor needs and assist agencies
providing shelter, food and recovery resources.
For more information on TCU's relief efforts please call the Reverend Angela Kaufman, minister to
the university, at 7830 or Fernando Vasquez, community outreach director, at 5101.
And on Friday:
TCU admits first students from universities damaged by Hurricane Katrina
FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 2, 2005) - TCU welcomed the first group of students from New
Orleans universities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. So far, the university has received over 80 calls
requesting enrollment information and has admitted 31 students. Five are international students.
The university announced Wednesday that it had
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Extended its admission deadline until Tuesday, Sept. 6 in order to accommodate
undergraduate students whose universities were severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
"Even though we are at our maximum capacity for students, we feel a great sense of duty to offer
this gesture of goodwill to these young students who are, in essence, victims of a major disaster,"
said TCU Chancellor Victor J. Boschini Jr.
Of the students admitted, 10 are freshman and 21 are upperclassmen. The students are from Tulane
University, Loyola University, Dillard University and Xavier University. Most of the students are
Texas residents, but others are from Oklahoma, California, Illinois, Louisiana, and Nebraska.
"The call volume has been staggering," said Ray Brown, dean of TCU admissions. "But this is the
right thing to do. We cannot turn these students away when they are requesting assistance."
TCU faculties also are expressing their support.
" Our faculty are fully on board with our decision to admit these students," said Boschini. "We've
received numerous messages indicating that they are willing to make room in their classes for these
extra students."
The university developed a special admittance process for the students which includes orientation
and an appointment with an advisor to ensure the student takes the correct courses. The students
have been told they can stay at TCU through the semester or for as long as they need in order to
keep their collegiate careers on track.
In addition to students displaced by the hurricane, TCU is continuing to work with students already
enrolled at the institution whose hometowns were destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The
university is reminding these students of the on-campus resources available both to them and their
families.
The university's student affairs division is also working to assist hurricane victims and has initiated
numerous on-campus fund-raising drives and encouraged other student organizations to do the
same.
For admission information, call 1-800-828-3764
Texas A & M:
Statement by Robert M. Gates, President of Texas A&M University:
The hearts of the entire Texas A&M University community go out to all victims of Hurricane
Katrina. Service to others is a core value of this University, and we feel a special obligation to do all
we can to help college students and faculty in the affected area continue uninterrupted with their
education and their work. I have formed a special university task force, which will continuously
update our ability to assist in this very difficult period. Our current activities are summarized below.
ACADEMICS
♦Texas A&M will welcome up to 1,000 students for as long as one year from all four-year colleges
and universities unable to offer classes this fall because of the hurricane, including schools such as
Tulane, Dillard, Southern, Xavier, Loyola and the University of New Orleans.
♦These students will be charged the minimum tuition allowed by state law.
♦ Students from impacted universities who are interested in attending Texas A&M this fall should
contact Ms. Mary Jane Baldwin in the Office of Admissions and Records at (979) 845-1064 or by email at maryjane@tamu.edu .
♦ Texas A&M will make available for students from impacted schools approximately 140 campus
housing assignments and provide assistance in arranging off-campus housing as needed.
♦ Texas A&M will make available classroom and laboratory space after hours to institutions that
want temporarily to re-locate their programs here.
♦ We also are prepared, with available facilities, to host faculty from these universities wishing to
continue their research for the next few months.
FINANCIAL AID
♦ Texas A&M has set aside $200,000 to provide students resources for immediate needs while
arrangements are being made for longer-term financial assistance.
♦ We also will provide assistance to Texas A&M students whose homes are in the ravaged areas and
whose families have been forced to migrate to the local area and are now in need of housing and
other daily necessities.
♦ Student Body President Jim Carlson is urging Texas A&M faculty, staff and students and other
members of the local community to donate canned goods and clothing during the Memorial Student
Center (MSC) Open House MSC on Sunday, September 4 from 1-6 p.m. Additional student-led
activities will be announced subsequently.
OUTREACH
♦ We will open Cain Hall as a resource center to Hurricane Katrina evacuees for a variety of needed
services, including Internet access as a means for contacting family members and friends who
remain in the disaster area or who may have evacuated elsewhere.
♦ The Association of Former Students will provide a toll-free call center for providing information
about university resources. The toll-free number is (888) 440-7345.
♦ University police are assisting in providing security for evacuees at designated shelters in the
community.
♦ The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is sheltering animals displaced by the
hurricane and subsequent flooding.
♦ Texas Task Force One, operated by the Texas Engineering Extension Service, has 126 personnel
providing search and rescue service in Louisiana.
Texas Tech:
A press conference today outlined Texas Tech's plans for assisting faculty and students displaced by
the effects of Hurricane Katrina. The press release, which contains links to video of the press
conference and to a document with further details, can be found at the following site:
http://www.texastech.edu/katrina/=20
Our Extended Studies office offers several courses in English:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/courses/ENGL.html=20
University of Central Oklahoma: The Univ. of Central Oklahoma is also offering free tuition for
this semester.
University of Cincinnati:
UC Opens Late Admissions to Students Stranded by Hurricane Katrina
Students affected by Hurricane Katrina are welcome at UC as guests until their home campuses
reopen. The University of Cincinnati is
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opening late admissions to undergraduate students who were planning to attend universities
in the regions devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Undergraduates should follow the application procedures described below.
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Graduate students should apply through the Graduate School
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Students are encouraged to complete the application and registration processes by Monday,
September 12 in order to take advantage of late orientation sessions.
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At the latest students should complete the process by Friday, September 16.
Complete a paper University of Cincinnati application. Students should NOT apply on-line.
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University of Cincinnati will waive the $40 application fee and the $50 matriculation fee.
Collect as much academic information as possible:
o Freshmen
should provide their high school transcript (a faxed copy from your high school
can be sent to 513-556-1105).
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assist with advisement and registration, students previously enrolled at one of the
affected schools should provide transcripts if available, or provide a list of coursework
previously completed, or a list of courses they were enrolled in for the current term.
Collect as much financial information as possible:
o Financial
aid documentation, especially Federal financial aid awarded
o Payment
information associated with the affected university.
Bring the completed application and supporting documentation to the University of Cincinnati
Office of Admissions.
The University of Cincinnati cannot guarantee availability of enrollment in all academic programs
due to capacity limitations. Every attempt will be made to assist students in the development of an
academic schedule that is compatible with programs of study at their home campuses, but students
should be prepared to consider alternate coursework.
University of Illinois:
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Will enroll up to 40 undergrads
Exploring Guided Individual Study Courses as possible option for some students unable to
be physically on campus
Collecting donations
Sharing engineering and planning expertise w/ FEMA regarding housing
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of a large number of institutions across the
nation working to assist these students. If you are contacted by a student or parent regarding the
possibility of late admission because of the hurricane, please suggest that they contact the Office of
Admissions and Records at 217/333-0302. For financial aid assistance, please refer callers to
217/333-0100. We are able to accommodate up to 40 students and have already received our first
one, who will be on campus this weekend and will start classes next Tuesday. We also are exploring
ways to accommodate displaced faculty and graduate students, and we are sharing our engineering
and planning expertise through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other response
agencies.
University of Kansas: August 31, 2005
Contact:Lynn Bretz, University Relations, (785) 864-3256
KU to admit Gulf Coast area college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is offering to assist college students who’ve been shut out of Gulf Coast
universities by Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina forced several colleges and universities in Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi to close and some of their students are looking for opportunities to enroll elsewhere for at
least the fall semester.
Parents began calling KU’s Office of Admissions and Scholarships yesterday. KU Vice Provost for
Student Success Marlesa Roney said by noon more than 20 parents had called. Their children had
started or were planning to attend Gulf Coast universities swamped by the devastating force of
Katrina.
Any student or parent seeking assistance may call the university at 785-864-3911.
Roney said
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University of Louisville:
The University of Louisville is working to help students affected by Hurricane Katrina continue
their education. U of L will
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Allow students from institutions shut down by the hurricane to enroll late.
Waive application fees, will
Help students locate housing and
Will work with them on financial aid issues.
Displaced students from other states will only be assessed in state rates.
Providing access to key services over the holiday weekend so that they can be ready to attend
classes on Tuesday.
Special assistance will be given to these students to help them become oriented to campus.
The university also has asked its faculty to accommodate these students in any way possible.
Students wishing to enroll should call 502-852-6531 through Friday afternoon. Students who call
over the weekend should call the university operators at 502-852-5555 or 1-800-334-UOFL (8635).
The University is also asking the heads of academic and support units to look for opportunities to
bring colleagues from those institutions here. Already at least one administrator has accepted our
offer.
U of L will ramp up our efforts next week with a university-wide campaign to raise funds for the
victims. The president has challenged each unit or department to raise money for this effort and to
turn it in to the Development Office by Friday, Sept. 9. All money raised will be donated to the
American Red Cross.
U of L also is encouraging any of its current students who may have been affected to call Prafula
Sheth, student advocate, at 852-811.
For more, see:
http://php.louisville.edu/news/news.php?news=427
University of Louisiana at Lafayette:
Jessica Fender, a reporter with the Baton Rouge Advocate writing a story on displaced college
students and the help available for them, emailed me that she has received "a ton" of emails and
press releases about universities like Illinois, Texas, Arizona State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville,
and the Arkansas state system extending late admission and generous financial aid packages to
college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Many schools are waiving tuition for these students
and offering additional financial (and I'm happy that my school is on this list). I have no idea how
many schools are making these offers, but apparently there are many across the
country.
There will be articles in the Baton Rouge Advocate (including an interview with one of my new
students from Tulane) and the Lafayette Daily Advertiser tomorrow morning to inform students and
parents of the help that's available, and I hope that other news outlets will pick up this story because
these students are scattered across the country now.
Jim McDonald / University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Louisiana System: All state two- and four-year Louisiana colleges and universities that are not
victims of Katrina are accepting late admissions of displaced students. UL-Lafayette is offering
deferments of tuition and credits for book purchases and working individually with students on
housing.
North Carolina State University:
North Carolina State University expresses its concern and support for those affected by Hurricane
Katrina. In response to the tragic events on the Gulf Coast, NC State is taking a number of steps to
offer assistance to those in need. These include the following:
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The university will accept students from colleges and universities directly affected by the
hurricane. For up-to-date information, go to www.ncsu.edu/registrar/hurricane/.
Leaders from NC State Greek Life and other student organizations have agreed to take a
leadership role in the university's relief efforts and are organizing an open meeting to identify
interested groups and coordinate fund-raising activities on campus. The meeting, open to
students, faculty and staff, takes place at 6:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 1) at Witherspoon
Cinema in the Witherspoon Student Center on campus.
At Sunday night’s football game against Virginia Tech, student-athletes from virtually all
available NC State varsity squads will be volunteering their time to collect funds for
hurricane victims. Fans should look for “Hurricane Relief” signs at each of the public
stadium gates to contribute to the effort. These gates will be staffed by student-athletes with
American Red Cross donation buckets.
NC State is contacting its students from the hurricane-affected states to offer financial
assistance, as needed.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (possibly the entire Arkansas system):
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JOAN I. DUFFY
(501) 569-8600
UALR Offers Free, Reduced Tuition for Hurricane-Displaced Students
University Joins other System Campuses Providing Price Breaks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 31, 2005) - UALR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson and UA Systems
President Alan B. Sugg announced today they will offer
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free or reduced tuition for college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent
flooding.
Sugg said assistance will include waiving tuition for Arkansas residents attending seven New
Orleans-area colleges and universities and
waiving out-of-state tuition for non-Arkansas residents at those schools.
The assistance will extend through the fall 2005 semester and will not include housing.
The assistance is being offered to students at Dillard University, Loyola University-New
Orleans, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Southern University-New Orleans, Tulane
University, the University of New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana.
Anderson and Belcher directed students from those schools wishing to enroll at UALR to
the University's director of recruitment, Dr. Robert C. Mock at (501) 683-1147 or via email
at adminfo@ualr.edu.
All public four-year schools are joining in this effort: Arkansas State University, Arkansas
Tech, Henderson, Southern Arkansas University, and the University of Central Arkansas.
The two-year institutions are expected to make similar provisions.
For more information, students can contact the Admissions Office at the following institutions:
Arkansas State University (Jonesboro)
Arkansas Tech University (Russellville)
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia)
Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas at Monticello
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
University of Central Arkansas (Conway)
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
Arkansas Northeastern College
Arkansas State University-Beebe
Arkansas State University-Newport
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Black River Technical College
East Arkansas Community College
Mid-South Community College
National Park Community College
North Arkansas College
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Quachita Technical College
Ozarka College
Pulaski Technical College
Rich Mountain Community College
South Arkansas Community College
Southeast Arkansas College
Southern Arkansas University
The University of Central Florida is allowing college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina to
register for classes on a space-available basis. Students who were enrolled this fall at universities that
have been closed because of the hurricane may apply to UCF by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. Students can
call 407-823-6188 for enrollment information; a 800 number will be posted at www.ucf.edu later this
week. Because UCF started classes Aug. 22, admissions staff will work one-on-one with displaced
students to expedite admission, enrollment and financial assistance processes.
Application fees will be waived, and students will pay in-state tuition rates. UCF will provide
guidance and tutoring assistance, as well as referrals for housing and other necessities. Students will
be offered admission on a case-by-case basis and will be required to sign a form verifying they were
registered elsewhere and have been displaced. Students who are unable to provide transcripts and
other official materials immediately will be allowed to do so at a later date to be determined. By late
Thursday, more than 30 displaced students had contacted UCF about possibly enrolling.
University of Detroit, Mercy:
The University of Detroit Mercy is extending its help to students enrolled at universities that are
closed for the next few months, most particularly our sister institution, Loyola University in New
Orleans.
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The University of Detroit Mercy will accept students as "Guest" students.
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Students should contact us immediately as our classes begin Tuesday, September 6. Contact:
Denise Williams at williamd@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1245. Students will be asked for their
university identification.
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For Loyola University students, tuition will be Loyola University's.
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Students who had already paid their tuition to Loyola will be asked for documentation.
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Students who had not already paid their tuition will be billed by the University of Detroit Mercy
and the tuition will be sent to Loyola.
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For students from other universities, tuition will be billed by the University of Detroit Mercy
and arrangements made with the home institution.
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For billing, contact: Leon Dantzer at dantzelj@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1421. For financial aid,
contact: Sandra Ross at rosssc@udmercy.edu or 313-993-3354.
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Housing and meal plans will be paid to the University of Detroit Mercy. Contact: Monica
Leonard leonarmj@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1509.
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Students are expected to return to their home university after the fall semester.
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The University of Detroit Mercy will work with the student and home university on transferring
credits back to the home university.
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Faculty, staff, and administrators at the University of Detroit Mercy will make every effort to
help these students have a successful fall semester.
University of Maine at Farmington:
FARMINGTON, MAINE (September 2, 2005) The University of Maine at Farmington, along with
all seven campuses of the University of Maine System, has announced special assistance for any
students who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. “We’d like to extend a helping hand to
the best of our ability, to any student who has been impacted by this tragedy,” said UMF President
Theodora Kalikow.
Any student--from Maine or from any other state--currently enrolled in a college or university that
postponed or terminated classes due to hurricane-related damage or conditions are invited to enroll
at one of Maine’s seven universities under “visiting student” status. This offer applies to any
undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at any accredited institution in the regions affected by
the hurricane.
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These students will be allowed to enroll without having to follow the usual application
process
in-state tuition rates
University personnel will work with each student to identify the most appropriate option for
them within the University System.
For both current University of Maine System students who are from the hurricane-affected
region and for those who enroll as “visiting students,” the University System will provide
whatever accommodations are appropriate to assist them with health, housing, counseling,
and temporary financial needs.
In addition, UMF’s student organizations are planning fundraising and relief efforts.
For more information, contact Director of University Advancement Mary Sylvester at 207-778-7090
or at mary.sylvester@maine.edu.
University of Maine:
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA
Chancellor Joseph W. Westphal today announced the following efforts being undertaken by the
University of Maine System to assist students who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina.
♦ Any student - from Maine or from any other state - currently enrolled in a college or university
that postponed or terminated classes due to hurricane-related damage or conditions are invited to
enroll at one of Maine's seven universities under "visiting student" status. This offer applies to any
undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at any accredited institution in the regions affected by
the hurricane.
Such students will be
♦ Allowed to enroll without having to follow the usual application process
♦ Offered in-state tuition rates
♦ University personnel will work with each student to identify the most appropriate option for them
within the University System.
♦ Providing whatever accommodations are appropriate to assist them with health, housing,
counseling, and temporary financial needs.
Students in need of assistance are encouraged to contact the University System at 1-800-804-3200,
ext. 3237, or through the world-wide web at gshaw@maine.edu <mailto:gshaw@maine.edu> .
In addition, Maine's public universities will be working with their student and employee clubs,
teams, and organizations to support humanitarian aid and other relief efforts.
U Missouri- St. Louis:
Our Chancellor committed the University of Missouri-St. Louis to help displaced students from the
Gulf area. We've already begun to see new students, too. The news release is here:
http://www.umsl.edu/services/ur/media/newsrel/aug31katrina.htm
UMSL waives tuition, fees for Katrina students The University of Missouri-St. Louis will
 waive tuition
 waive required fees
 UMSL had been working since Tuesday to place students in classes and help them with
scholarship funds.
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Campus officials decided this morning to expand its relief efforts.
We do not know what this will cost the institution, but we know it's the right thing to do,"
UMSL Chancellor Thomas F. George said. "We'll make it work."
Students should call (314) 516-5451 for more information.
University of Northern Colorado:
Dear UNC Community,
UNC is among dozens of universities across the nation working to help students whose lives were
disrupted by Hurricane Katrina. We are
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UNC is welcoming late applications from students displaced from Gulf Coast universities
that are temporarily closed. UNC's Admissions Office will help each student through a
simplified application process, and the
Office of Academic Support and Advising has assigned an advisor to help the students
register.
For more information, transfer students may call 1-888-700-4UNC toll-free or 351-2881 in
Greeley.
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Five UNC students who are in the National Guard have already been called to active duty to
help in the hurricane's aftermath.
Dean of Students Jean Schober Morrell serves as the liaison between students who are called
to active duty and their professors. The Dean of Students Office will notify the students'
professors. If a student chooses to withdraw from classes, the office will contact the
Registrar, so the student is not charged. Students who are called to active duty must contact
the Dean of Students Office at 351-2796.
Even from some 1,400 miles away, those of us who remain on campus can make a difference. To
support the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina, call 1-800-HELP-NOW (4357669), log onto http://www.redcross.org or mail your check with the appropriate designation in the
"For" line to: Centennial Chapter American Red Cross, 804 23rd Ave., Greeley, CO 80634.
As a university, we want to support in every way possible both the students who come to UNC
during this tragedy and those who must leave us. I appreciate the professors, advisors and other
student service providers who are working to let students know that we will do what it
takes to help them succeed at UNC.
Sincerely,
President Kay Norton
University of South Alabama:
Dear Arts and Sciences Faculty: The Deans met yesterday and considered a motion to provide
assistance to students previously enrolled in Tulane, UNO, and other universities that have been
forced to close due to Hurricane Katrina. We have decided to do what we can to provide help.
Students from these schools who wish to be take courses at USA this fall and spring will be allowed
to apply as transients.
Each student will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Students admitted as transients will be
allowed to enroll this fall and start classes next week, but only if instructors give approval for the late
adds. Instructor approval will be required for any additions to class rolls. Each emergency transient
student will attend a special registration session to be held this coming Tuesday (Sept. 6) at 8:45 am.
Representatives from each college's Dean's Office will be on hand to assist with registration. We
anticipate a relatively small number of students to apply for special transient status (perhaps 20 or
so.) College advisors and Associate Deans will assist students with registration, and will help them
contact Departmental Chairs or individual instructors to seek approval for late addition to class rolls.
Please note that for those classes in which instructor approval is obtained, each student will be
responsible for making up the missed assignments. Instructors should feel free to deny admission if
they feel it is unwise for the student to try to make up the week (or so) of classes that have been
missed.
G. David Johnson, Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 36688
251-460-6280 (voice)
251-460-7928 (fax)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville:
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Will enroll up to 500 undergrads
Will enroll up to 50 law school students
No tuition or housing costs if paid at affected institution
In state tuition for those students who have not paid at affected institution
No limit regarding length of stay
Streamlined admissions process
Mentors provided for each displaced student who enrolls
Counseling services available
This just in from Chancellor Crabtree at University of Tennessee, Knoxville:
September 1, 2005
Today we write to ask your assistance in lending a hand to students and colleagues in higher
education following the devastation of the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina. As you may have
heard, Governor Phil Bredesen late yesterday offered our state's assistance in providing space to
educate students displaced by the storm. Our campus has joined the entire UT System and the
Tennessee Board of Regents institutions in supporting this. It is quite simply the right thing to do.
Here at Knoxville, we've offered to bring in up to 500 undergraduate students, as well as 50 law
students (20 first-year students, 30 from the upper division) and all graduate students who wish to
come here. While it is unclear how many students will accept this offer, we ask that you join us in
working with these displaced students and in doing what we can to help in light of this terrible
tragedy. A task force has been created to coordinate this initiative and to ensure that we can manage
the accommodations we offer to these students in need. The contact for the task force is Vice
Chancellor Tom Milligan, and he can be reached at 974-9438.
University of Texas at El Paso:
The University of Texas El Paso is also enrolling students from our region who were affected. Late
registration will be available, professors will work to help catch them up, and plans are being made
for financial assistance.
University of Toledo:
See: http://www.utoledo.edu/marketingindex.asp?id=3D73
University of Washington:
This message is being sent to all Faculty, Staff, and Students by pres@u.washington.edu, with
approval of the Office of the President.
September 1, 2005 / Dear UW Faculty, Staff, and Students:
Hurricane Katrina has wreaked a level of destruction unprecedented in any natural disaster in our
history. Many lives have been lost or destroyed, and the extent of human suffering in Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Alabama is hard to comprehend. Our hearts go out to all of those affected by the
storm and its aftermath.
Many agencies and branches of government are working furiously to try to meet the needs of the
survivors. Each of us, I know, has an impulse to want to help in some way. We have been told that
the most immediate need is for resources, so that the organizations on the ground in those states
can provide the basics of food, water, shelter, clothing, and medical care. The best thing we can do
to help is to give generously to the organizations providing relief. These include the American Red
Cross, United Way, the Salvation Army, Northwest Medical Teams, and other relief organizations.
Information on where to send donations may be found on the web sites listed below.
As members of an academic community, we can also make some unique contributions. A number of
universities in these states, particularly those in and around New Orleans, will not be able to resume
classes for quite some time. Many universities are opening their doors for students from these
institutions to continue their education. In the case of the University of Washington, we expect
inquiries from perhaps 50-100 students attending universities in New Orleans, most particularly
Tulane University. We will welcome these students to temporarily continue their studies at UW for
as long as it takes for Tulane to reopen. Our plan is to accommodate students in a program
comparable to the one in which they were enrolled and to have the tuition revenues that would
normally go to Tulane continue to be directed to that institution. It is critically important for Tulane
and other universities affected by this disaster not to lose revenue and to have students return to
their universities as soon as they reopen, whenever that may be.
Several fine professional and graduate schools in New Orleans have also been affected by the storm.
Deans from around the country are accepting students into their classes. In particular, medical
school deans are participating in an emergency conference through NIH to determine how best to
assist these medical centers in this time of critical need. We are also working through University
Libraries with colleagues at Tulane and its neighboring institutions on plans to preserve their library
holdings. Without electricity and adequate climate control, library holdings may be at risk, and our
librarians and others around the country are working to address this issue.
The magnitude of the disaster will grow in the coming days and weeks. Recovery will be enormously
expensive and will take years. Right now, emergency relief agencies are trying to help people survive,
and our dollars and support are urgently needed. I know our community will respond as it always
does in times of need, with compassion and generosity.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Emmert
President
web sites:
www.redcross.org
www.salvationarmyusa.org/USNSAHome.htm
www.uwkc.org
www.nwmedicalteams.org
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Wayne State University:
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we are also reaching out to undergraduate, graduate and law students who were enrolled in
universities in the areas impacted by the hurricane.
We will offer those students whose universities are closed an opportunity to study here at
Wayne State University for one semester
tuition assistance
housing will be available for those in need.
This program will be managed by our Admissions and Financial Aids offices; for additional
information, please contact Susan Zwieg, at 577-3577.
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Quinnipiac University:
The Quinnipiac University community has expressed a tremendous outpouring of sympathy and
concern for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
A task force has been organized to help coordinate the university's relief efforts. The task force is
responding to all suggestions and trying to help put people with good ideas in touch with
organizations both on and off campus who can develop those ideas into meaningful action.
Quinnipiac’s response will be fourfold:
♦ Accepting students from colleges and universities in the affected region here at
Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac will allow qualified students who were enrolled in colleges and universities
affected in the hurricane areas to register as visiting students part time or full time for the fall.
♦ Freshmen should bring copies of their high school transcript
♦upperclass students should, if they are able, bring copies of their college transcripts to Admissions,
which will review their records and refer them to the registrar and the dean’s offices for
advisement/registration.
♦As the fall semester is underway, they will only be able to accommodate students through
Thursday, Sept. 8.
♦Students will need to make their own housing arrangements or commute to campus.
♦Students will not be charged tuition upon entry but should, if possible, provide proof of having
paid their home institution.
For more information, please contact Admissions at 800-462-1944.
Please watch QUDaily for more details about these and other plans.
Supporting evacuees of the hurricane who may move to this area
We will be learning more in the next several days as to how Quinnipiac may be able to assist in
coordinating and supporting people who move to this area.
Examining the possibility of longer term support through our Service Learning courses or
organized work trips
The Service Learning Committee, chaired by Prof. Greg Garvey, will be looking at how current
service learning course may address some of the needs of hurricane victims, and plan for
involvement of such course and their students in the second semester. We’re also exploring possible
alternative spring break and other trips such as Habitat for Humanity efforts.
Students who have relief effort ideas should contact Dean of Students Manuel Carreiro
(manuel.carreiro@quinnipiac.edu), and faculty and staff should contact either Associate Vice
President of Academic Affairs Bill Clyde (william.clyde@quinnipiac.edu or Bushnell at
(lynn.bushnell@quinnipiac.edu).
Xavier University:
As you know, our sister school-Loyola University New Orleans-was hit by Hurricane Katrina.
Although it appears the campus did not suffer significant damage, the city has been severely affected
by wind and water damage. I am confident that you will join me in extending our prayers and best
wishes to the citizens and, in particular, the students and administrative, faculty and staff colleagues
at Loyola. During the past couple of days several faculty members and administrators have already
inquired about what they can do to assist the students.
Having been in touch with our administrative counterparts as well as with the Association of Jesuit
Colleges and Universities, President Graham and I would like to announce that we are
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Admitting some students from Loyola University New Orleans, Tulane University, Xavier
University of Louisiana or possibly other colleges in the areas hit hardest by the hurricane.
Hopeful about transfer of earned academic credits to their home institution.
True to our Jesuit heritage, Xavier has put into motion a variety of efforts to assist with the
disaster relief efforts. Kelly Leon in the office of public relations is coordinating the
dissemination of information (internally and externally) about ways in which Xavier is
helping, as well as ways in which all of us in the Xavier community can assist. Kelly is
working with Doug Ruschman in the office of Web resources and services to get this
information posted on the _University’s homepage_ (http://www.xavier.edu/) as well as on
the portal.
I thank you in advance for your flexibility in welcoming these students and for helping Xavier in this
example of being men and women for others.
Roger Fortin
Academic Vice President and Provost
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Other databases:
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The website for WWL-TV in New Orleans has a message board on schools, colleges, and
universities affected by Hurricane Katrina:
http://www.wwltv.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=38. Some universities have posted
information about their programs to help displaced students. There's
also information about blogs created to help locate students and faculty at different schools.
♦ National Council of Writing Program Administrators: http://wpacouncil.org/node/139
♦ The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/katrina/
♦ The Modern Language Association: Efforts are under way to help accommodate faculty
members and graduate students whose institutions are affected. See the MLA Web site:
http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=3652&u=321161&f=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mla.o
rg%2F) to a page where members can post offers of available positions, library privileges, and other
emergency employment -- and accommodation -- related notices. Members are also invited to post
needs for such assistance. Members who do not have e-mail or Web access can phone the MLA
with the information. We hope to have this service live by the end of next week. The United States
Postal Service has asked us to hold all mailings to areas affected by the hurricane, and so we will be
sending PMLA, the Newsletter, and other association materials (including the convention
announcement and the ballot) only when it becomes feasible to do so. We hope that members in
affected areas will call the headquarters office if we can help with any membership service. The
general number of the association is 646 576-5000, and the switchboard is open Monday through
Friday from 9:00 to 5:00 eastern time, excluding holidays. Members with e-mail access can write to
info@mla.org. Finally, we would like to express our sadness at this catastrophic event. Like many of
you, we have friends and colleagues who work in New Orleans and other areas affected by the
storm. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do.
Most cordially yours,
Rosemary G. Feal, MLA Executive Director
Domna C. Stanton, MLA President