Schools opening up for Katrina Victims

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Arizona State is doing the same....

ASU opens doors to Gulf Coast college students affected by Hurricane Katrina

This fall semester, ASU is accepting college students who’ve been shut out of Gulf Coast universities by Hurricane Katrina.

Those students will have access to individual courses, as well as full academic programs.

ASU President Michael Crow has asked his staff to do everything possible to accommodate the affected students and “walk them through” the enrollment process, including admissions, advising and registration.

“We have an unprecedented opportunity to reach out to those whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina,” Crow says. “We can give students whose lives have been thrown into turmoil a place to live and the opportunity to continue their education. I have asked the entire ASU community to make them welcome and to assist them in every way possible.”

Staff members will be available to provide personal assistance in other offices, too, including Student Financial Assistance, Residential Life, Parking and Transit, the ASU Bookstore, and Counseling and Consultation, among others.

To ensure that these students receive complete, accurate information – and to ensure that they move through the enrollment process and join their classes as quickly as possible – the students and/or their parents should contact the University Registrar’s Office at (480) 965-7302.