Things like this make me proud of my alma mater!


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I'm sure some other schools may be doing this as well.

This is great! I wondered yesterday if our University could extend some assistance to students at these schools.


I was just listening to Antonio Boyle (Admissions Director) on the University's radio station, and he was reporting that Alabama A&M University (by the direction of Interim Pres. Dr. Caples) will accept students who attend any of the schools affected by Hurricane Katrina.

They are requiring the students to supply proof of their attendance at the respective universities, and AAMU will provide them with meal cards and will get them in basic courses, and classes that fall in line with their majors.

Basically, they need their student IDs, letters (documentation) from their schools, and we wil get them housing, and have them set up as students at Alabama A&M University.

Things like this make me proud of my alma mater! Bravo Dr. Caples, and bravo Alabama A&M University!!!
 
Official statement from AAMU:


AAMU to Accept College Victims of Katrina

Huntsville, Ala. ---- The head of Alabama A&M University has announced that the historic institution will accept students from universities in New Orleans and other coastal areas who are ?unable to complete the semester at their respective schools.?

?We are saddened and impacted directly and indirectly by the aftermath of destruction and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina,? said Dr. Virginia Caples, interim president of the 130-year-old institution in Huntsville and native of the Mississippi delta. ?Our sister schools Dillard, Xavier and others most likely will not reopen this semester.?

Caples said the intake and processing of the students will be coordinated through the offices of Admissions, Academic Affairs, Business and Finance, and Housing. The University is also coordinating its solicitation of products for hurricane victims through the Office of Student Affairs, headed by Dr. Jerome Roberts. Monetary contributions from University students, faculty and staff will be facilitated by Dr. Rose M. Yates, interim vice president, Office of Research and Development.

?We are reaching out to the coastal students as well as those from this vicinity who attended schools in the areas heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina,? said Antonio Boyle, AAMU director of admissions. ?All students need is some proof of that they were a current or new student at one of the schools. Also, parents can call our 800 number, and we will be glad to accommodate the enrollment of their students into our programs.?

Boyle said a simple four-step process has been developed to admit the college victims of Katrina into the university. The toll-free number at Alabama A&M University is (800) 553-0816.

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