Assistance for Loyola New Orleans students
Georgetown University today announced that in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina it will provide academic assistance to undergraduate students from Loyola University New Orleans who have been displaced as a result of the devastation. Undergraduate students at Loyola University New Orleans who are from the metropolitan Washington, DC area may take courses at Georgetown University during the Fall 2005 semester through an emergency cross registration program (ECRP).
"We hope that this assistance to students at our sister Jesuit institution can be a small measure of support during this difficult time and offers Loyola the opportunity to continue instruction for those from the local area," said Georgetown Provost James J. O'Donnell. "Because our own undergraduate programs are already at capacity, we regret that our resources do not permit us to invite other students to attend Georgetown at this time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and our colleagues at educational institutions throughout the Gulf region now dealing with the aftermath of this devastation. We will continue to look at non-academic ways that we may provide further aid to victims of this storm."
ECRP students will not be admitted to Georgetown University. They will be eligible to take courses at Georgetown University on a space available basis as do students from schools that comprise the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area who participate in the cross registration program. Loyola students will not pay Georgetown tuition as they will be required or already have paid it to their home institution. Coursework and grades will be reported to Loyola at the end of the semester.
Interested students may get additional information and request approval to participate in the ECRP program through the Georgetown University Office of the Registrar website at
http://registrar.georgetown.edu/cross_reg_lno.htm. Students must apply by Tuesday, September 6. Course registration closes on Friday, September 9.
Source: Office of Communications (September 1, 2005)