Edgewood College to help students
affected by Hurricane Katrina
MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 2, 2005) -- Edgewood
College announced today how it will assist students
whose educational plans have been disrupted by Hurricane
Katrina. Students who were planning on enrolling at one
of the universities affected will be allowed to enroll
at Edgewood through the end of the second week of
classes, September 9.
Edgewood College President Daniel Carey outlined the
reasons for Edgewood’s offer: “In keeping with our
mission of service to the community, Edgewood College
will welcome to our community of learners any students
affected by Katrina. We have every hope that the
colleges and universities affected will make a quick and
full recovery, and we are prepared to assist their
students until those students can return. Our thoughts
and prayers go out to all of those affected by this
tragedy.”
Course availability, advising,
registration, and payment will be handled on an
individual basis. “We will work with students and
parents to make this as simple as possible. We will
ensure that ability to pay will not be an obstacle for
any of these students,” Carey added.
Students whose educational plans
have been affected by the hurricane should contact
Christine Benedict in the Edgewood College Office of
Admissions at (608)663-2294 as soon as possible.
Edgewood College is Madison’s only independent liberal arts
college, a Catholic school with 2,400 undergraduate and graduate
students. It offers more than 40 academic and professional programs,
including master’s degrees in business, education, nursing, and
other fields, and a doctoral program in education leadership. For
more information about Edgewood College, visit
www.edgewood.edu or
call 800-444-4861.