Stone Center Documents
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Student/Faculty Enrollment/Placement Opportunities
In response to a request to University officials from the Association of American Universities (AAU), Syracuse University will accept any enrolled Tulane student wishing to come to Syracuse, at no charge, on a temporary basis. SU will offer these services to Tulane students until Tulane University reopens.
According to Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor, SU’s commitment to the Tulane University community will be an ongoing one, and may include organizing teams of SU’s students to help restore the Tulane campus at some future date.
Cantor adds that SU will be working through the AAU to provide special assistance to the students, faculty and staff of Tulane University, and that SU is more than willing to make similar offers to students at other affected institutions.
The University has established the following contact numbers for Tulane students and students from other schools in the hurricane-affected region:
· Tulane students wishing to take classes at SU should contact Bea Gonzalez, Dean of University College, at (315) 443-3259.
· The University’s grant preparation and research facilities will be available to faculty members and graduate students from Tulane. Those interested should contact Gina Lee-Glauser at (315) 443-1824.
The University’s study abroad facilities in London, Madrid, Strasbourg and Florence are available to Tulane students who can provide their own transportation. Tuition will be free of charge. For additional information about study abroad opportunities, contact Daisy Fried at (800) 235-3472.
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University President Hunter R. Rawlings announced today the university's decision to open its doors to students and faculty of Tulane University, which was closed due to devastating damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina.
Cornell has developed plans to admit Tulane undergraduate students as well as providing openings for graduate and postdoctoral students. At the same time, arrangements have been made to offer Tulane faculty members support, including the possibility of coming to Cornell as visiting faculty.
The following Cornell contact information has been established for Tulane students and faculty:
· Tulane undergraduate students should contact Cornell's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions at (607) 255-4987, immediately. Tulane graduate students should contact the Cornell Graduate School at (607) 255-5820. Tulane students must be prepared to begin classes no later than Monday, Sept. 12. Requests for financial aid are welcomed.
· Tulane faculty members should contact the Cornell Office of the Dean of the Faculty at (607) 254-4843.
Further updated information will be available at Cornell's Web site at http://www.cornell.edu/katrina.
McDaniel College in Westminster, Md., is committed to assisting students affected by Hurricane Katrina. McDaniel will offer enrollment as visiting students for one semester, Fall 2005, to those students whose institutions have closed. The offer of enrollment carries the expectation that students will then return to the university where they are currently enrolled. Detailed information about enrollment, registration, advising, housing and accommodations, and financial arrangements is available by contacting the McDaniel College Admission office toll-free at 1-800-638-5005. This number will be monitored by Admission staff throughout the Labor Day weekend. All inquiries must come through the Admission office.
Key points include:
· McDaniel recommends that students affected by Hurricane Katrina contact the College at 1-800-638-5005 by Sept. 6. Enrollment will be accepted until Sept. 9 for students committed to begin attending classes no later than Sept. 12. (Classes at McDaniel began on Aug. 29.)
· Students will have their tuition and fees waived at McDaniel College if they have already paid their Fall 2005 bills at their home institution and agree not to seek a refund from the college they have left.
· Local students offered admission will be expected to live at home.
· On-campus housing is extremely limited. For students from outside the area, McDaniel will offer assistance in finding housing. Students will be responsible for the cost of their housing.
· McDaniel College will extend itself in every way possible to accommodate students attending as a result of Hurricane Katrina's impact. Visiting students, and their families, need to be aware that they will encounter limitations in available courses, housing and other areas.
If you are interested in applying to McDaniel as a visiting student for Fall 2005, you must contact the Admission office at 1-800-638-5005. All arrangements for advising, registration, finances and housing will be made through the Admission office.
With the hurricane causing complete devastation in parts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, numerous universities in these states have been unable as of yet to reopen for the fall semester. To accommodate students from the affected areas so they will not lose the semester, Old Dominion will continue to accept applications and faculty will assist such students with any missed classes. Old Dominion's fall semester began Aug. 27.
Inquiries and applications should be directed to Alice McAdory, director of admissions, at 757-683-3685 or amcadory@odu.edu.
Displaced Students Welcome: Dozens of inquiries from students displaced from the Louisiana colleges and universities are being addressed individually and accommodated as efficiently as possible. Through TU’s Quick-Admit process, non-degree seeking displaced students may be admitted and referred immediately for housing considerations. If a student is seeking a degree from TU, the Office of Admissions will accept late applications and process them on a case-by-case basis. Interested parties should contact 410-704-2471, the Office of Non-traditional Undergraduate Programs.
Priority will be given to students from Newcomb College, Loyola University New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana. For students whose home institutions have closed as a result of the hurricane, Notre Dame will offer enrollment with visiting student status for Fall 2005, with the expectation that students will return to the institution where they are currently enrolled for the Spring 2006 semester. Tuition at College of Notre Dame will be waived for the Fall 2005 semester.
For immediate assistance, please contact the Office of Admissions at 410-532-5330, 1-800-435-0200 or e-mail admiss@ndm.edu. Telephones will be monitored throughout the Labor Day weekend. In addition, Notre Dame’s switchboard is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 410-435-0100.
Offices will be closed for the Labor Day weekend, but telephone messages and e-mails will be monitored throughout the weekend. The offices will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, September 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Enrollment, housing and financial information for women students is as follows:
· Notre Dame recommends that students affected by Hurricane Katrina make every effort to enroll at the College as soon as possible. Classes began on August 31; students have the option of enrolling through Friday, September 9, 2005. Contact the Office of Admissions at 410-532-5330, 1-800-435-0200 or e-mail admiss@ndm.edu. College website for more info: http://www.ndm.edu/
Loyola College in Maryland is committed to welcoming and assisting students affected by Hurricane Katrina, with priority to be given to students from Loyola University New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana. For students whose home institutions have closed, Loyola will offer enrollment with visiting student status for one semester, Fall 2005, with the expectation that students will then return to the university where they are currently enrolled.
Detailed information about enrollment, housing and accommodations, and financial arrangements is available through the links below. Key points include:
· Loyola recommends that students affected by Hurricane Katrina make every effort to enroll at the College by the start of classes on Sept. 6. Enrollments will be accepted for students committed to begin attending classes no later than Sept. 12.
· Students will have their tuition and fees waived at Loyola College if they have already paid their Fall 2005 bills at their home institution and agree not to seek a refund from the college they have left.
· Local students offered admission will be expected to live at home.
· On-campus housing is extremely limited. For students from outside the area, Loyola will offer assistance in finding housing. Students will be responsible for the cost of their housing.
· Loyola College in Maryland will extend itself in every way possible to accommodate students attending as a result of Hurricane Katrina's impact. Visiting students, and their families, need to be aware that they will encounter limitations in available courses, housing and other areas.
· Priority is being given to students of Loyola University New Orleans because it, like Loyola College in Maryland, is one of the nation’s 28 Jesuit universities, and to Xavier University, the nation’s only Roman Catholic university whose historic mission has been the education of African-American students.
More info and links at http://www.loyola.edu/katrina/index.html
The University of Maryland is opening its doors to help students displaced from Gulf Coast universities to salvage their semester. With more than 300 inquiries received by midday Thursday, university officials are working to identify courses with available seats to accommodate as many students as possible. Students seeking assistance should contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office at 301.314.8385. or the Graduate Admissions Office at 301.405.0376.
The majority of students who have contacted Maryland were enrolled at Tulane University or Loyola University in New Orleans. Many are Maryland residents who want to return home. The university is making every effort to assist others enrolling here to find housing in the local community. More info at http://www.umd.edu/umnews/katrina.html.
Information for Students from Katrina-affected Colleges and Universities:
Johns Hopkins is preparing to provide educational opportunities for students of Gulf Coast institutions that will not be able to reopen this semester. Undergraduate students whose home institutions will close for the fall semester may apply to the university's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or Whiting School of Engineering for admission as visiting students.
On a space-available basis, the two schools will accept a limited number of visiting students for the fall semester. We will give priority to students from the Baltimore area. Visiting students must meet Johns Hopkins admissions standards. The Johns Hopkins fall semester begins on Thursday, Sept. 8, and we anticipate that Gulf Coast institutions will have declared their intentions by then. A visiting student application and additional information are available online. The usual deadline and application fee are waived for this emergency program.
Potential applicants should note that:
Some fall semester courses at Johns Hopkins have already reached maximum enrollment.
Students accepted as visiting students under this emergency program will not be billed for tuition until the end of the fall semester, with the expectation that they will — by that time — have received tuition refunds from their home institutions.
The Johns Hopkins Student Financial Services office will keep track of Education Department requirements and waivers and help accepted visiting students file the proper paperwork for federal financial aid. The office will also work with accepted students on other alternatives for financing their Johns Hopkins tuition.
There currently is no university-owned housing available for the fall semester.
Admission as a visiting student does not constitute a transfer to Johns Hopkins. Visiting students will be expected to return to their home colleges and universities when those institutions reopen.
For more information, please call the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (410) 516-8171. University website: http://www.jhu.edu/
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