This is my undergraduate alma mater and classes don't start until Wed, Sept.
7. Pass on to parents of any displaced students you may know. UW-Oshkosh
has a fabulous Radio/TV/Film program.
Trevy A. McDonald, Ph.D.
Author of Time Will Tell
_Time Will Tell_ (http://www.reyomi.com/)
Motivational Speaker
_Renew Your Mind_ (http://www.renewyourmind.com/)
"To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering
and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and
scramble through as well as I can."
Og Mandino
Subject: student victims of Hurricane Katrina
Hello,
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has displaced thousands of
college students. More than 40,000 students are enrolled in colleges and
universities in New Orleans alone and among them are many Wisconsin residents. UW
Oshkosh is ready to help those students bridge the gap and continue their
education until their home campuses are able to serve them. If you have friends,
family or just know of someone who has been displaced by Hurricane Katrina
who we can help, please contact me.
UW Oshkosh will guarantee admission to any student who is currently enrolled
at an affected institution. Academic advisors will help them enroll in as
many classes as possible. We guarantee on-campus housing and financial aid
counseling. In addition, up to 12 out-of-state tuition waivers will be made
available to non-residents.
If you are aware of anyone that we can assist, I would be happy to contact
him/her or you can refer him/her to the admissions office at 920-424-3164.
The admissions office is open Friday from 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and will be open
on Labor Day from 10 a.m.-Noon to assist any hurricane victims. Thank you
for your help.
For more information about admission and other campus relief efforts see the
attached University press releases.
Jill M. Endries
Director of Admissions
UW Oshkosh
920-424-0228
fax 920-424-1207
Jill M. Endries
Director of Admissions
UW Oshkosh
920-424-0228
fax 920-424-1207
News Release #9-1
CONTACT: Chancellor Richard H. Wells, (920) 424-0200
Admissions Director Jill Endries, (920) 424-0228
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/Sept. 1, 2005
Students displaced by hurricane guaranteed admission, housing
OSHKOSH Students attending universities closed by Hurricane Katrina are
guaranteed admission and a residence hall room at the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Those interested can come to the UW-Oshkosh admissions office between 7:45
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, or from 10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 5 for
information. Those unable to come to the university may call (920) 424-0202.
The admissions office is in room 135 of Dempsey Hall, 800 Algoma Blvd.
Seven universities and colleges in New Orleans alone have been closed by
Katrina’s winds and flooding. It will probably be months or more before they can
reopen.
“This has been a tragic event for so many people,” said Chancellor Richard
H. Wells. “We want to do everything we can to at least make sure that
students enrolled in schools there can continue their education until their campuses
are able to serve them.”
UW-Oshkosh has hardship funding to cover the out-of-state portion of the
tuition for up to 12 students displaced by the storm, said Admissions Director
Jill Endries.
Students enrolled in universities closed by the hurricane are asked only to
bring their fall class schedule and any other information about their
academic history to the admissions office. Advisers will work with those who can’t
get their materials.
Academic advisers and others will work with the displaced students to see
they are enrolled in the classes they need to continue their education, Wells
said.
“The rug has been pulled out from under them,” he said. “We’re
guaranteeing them admission and housing, so that this tragedy at least does not delay
their progress toward their college degree.”
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UW-Oshkosh News Releases are available on the Internet at
_http://www.uwosh.edu/news_bureau/releases/webnews.php
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News Release #9-2
CONTACT: Sarah Aikman, (920) 424-1230, (920) 424-2346
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/Sept. 1, 2005
UW-Oshkosh students begin hurricane relief effort opening week
OSHKOSH Returning University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students and staff will be
able to help relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The student Reeve Union Board (RUB) will sell Mardi Gras beads for donations
of at least $2 next week during opening week activities for the new school
year.
“We’ll be at the 8 p.m. appearance of comedian Michael Dean Ester on
Monday, Sept. 5, at Reeve Memorial Union,” said Sarah Aikman, associate director
of the union at 748 Algoma Blvd. “We will have booths or tables set up at
several events throughout the week.”
Fall classes begin Sept. 7, but new students begin arriving Sept. 4.
UW-Oshkosh students and others who cannot attend opening week activities can donate
to the relief effort at the front desk on the first floor of Reeve Memorial
Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.
Aikman said she has been in e-mail contact with Association of College
Unions International members launching similar efforts nationwide. Some
universities are delaying the opening of classes so they can help in the massive relief
effort.
At Louisiana State University, 90 miles from New Orleans, fall classes have
been delayed. The field house has been turned into a relief center, and many
services are being instituted to aid victims and survivors.
Aikman said staff at universities, such as Tulane and the University of New
Orleans, will not be able to return to their campuses for some time. Several
campuses, including UW-Oshkosh, are accepting applications from students
enrolled at schools closed by the disaster, she said.
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UW-Oshkosh News Releases are available on the Internet at
_http://www.uwosh.edu/news_bureau/releases/webnews.php
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