A message from Colgate University President Rebecca Chopp:
As Gulf Coast colleges and universities recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Colgate University is offering temporary admission to qualified students who have been displaced by this disaster. Colgate already has taken in two students from Tulane and is talking with others.
The details of Colgate's response follow guidelines set forth by a national higher education coalition formed to respond to this crisis.
Tuition will not be charged to those students who have already paid tuition at their home institutions. Those students who have not yet paid tuition will pay the rate charged by their home institution and Colgate will remit that amount to the home institution.
Room, board and other fees will be the responsibility of students admitted under these special provisions.
Beyond admission efforts, Colgate's Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) and the university's Student Government Association (SGA) have been coordinating fund raising and other relief efforts. Thus far:
• A fund-raiser for the Red Cross held during halftime at the Sept. 3 football game raised more than $2,400.
• The Colgate Bookstore donated 13 percent of its sales on Sept. 3 to the Red Cross, bringing in more than $1,400.
• A universitywide meeting was held Sept. 5 to discuss ways in which the Colgate community can pull together to assist with recovery efforts. This session was preceded by an interfaith prayer service for the victims of the hurricane.
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