UK open to Bayou transfers
Displaced students could find refuge on campus
Sean Rose
Issue date: 9/2/05 Section: Campus News
UK is adopting more than a dozen students displaced by Hurricane Katrina in an effort to help victims of the storm.
So far all the admitted students are from schools that are closed indefinitely because of Katrina, including Tulane University and Loyola University, both in Louisiana, and other schools from the Gulf Coast.
"We're just trying to accommodate students in any way possible," said Michelle Garth, an employee in the undergraduate admissions office.
Philipp Kraemer, associate provost for undergraduate education, said that UK will put temporary waivers on tuition, housing fees and dining accounts to ease the transition to UK.
UK President Lee Todd sent an e-mail to UK students from the Gulf Coast area promising that UK will do all they can to help.
"Do not hesitate to contact your advisor or discuss your situation with a faculty or staff member," Todd said in a press release. "We are all here to help. You are now part of the University of Kentucky family and we pledge to do all we can to assist you."
Garth said she expects more displaced students to seek late admission at UK. She said UK is open to all who have been affected by Katrina, and UK will look at each student's situation separately in efforts to accommodate them.
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So far all the admitted students are from schools that are closed indefinitely because of Katrina, including Tulane University and Loyola University, both in Louisiana, and other schools from the Gulf Coast.
"We're just trying to accommodate students in any way possible," said Michelle Garth, an employee in the undergraduate admissions office.
Philipp Kraemer, associate provost for undergraduate education, said that UK will put temporary waivers on tuition, housing fees and dining accounts to ease the transition to UK.
UK President Lee Todd sent an e-mail to UK students from the Gulf Coast area promising that UK will do all they can to help.
"Do not hesitate to contact your advisor or discuss your situation with a faculty or staff member," Todd said in a press release. "We are all here to help. You are now part of the University of Kentucky family and we pledge to do all we can to assist you."
Garth said she expects more displaced students to seek late admission at UK. She said UK is open to all who have been affected by Katrina, and UK will look at each student's situation separately in efforts to accommodate them.
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