Case reaches out to Tulane University students displaced by hurricane Katrina
Offer allows students of New Orleans institution to continue education this semester
In response to Hurricane Katrina, Case Western Reserve University is offering discounted tuition and other benefits to Tulane University students who would like to continue their college studies this semester.
Case has received inquiries from around 50 undergraduates displaced from the New Orleans area and hosted two orientation sessions for them. Already 24 undergraduates have enrolled as transient students and more are expected to join the Case community by September 9. Case's Office of Undergraduate Studies is handling additional inquiries, and the university expects another group of Tulane undergraduates to come to campus this week to begin or complete the registration process.
Some of these undergraduates have requested housing at Case, and the university is working to place them.
Tulane University’s president, Scott Cowen, is a former dean of Case’s Weatherhead School of Management. In an effort to assist Tulane University students to continue pursue their educational goals this fall, Case will offer the following assistance:
- A 50 percent tuition waiver (based on full-time student tuition rate)
- Permission to register for courses at Case as non-degree students for fall semester
- Refunded tuition if Tulane students are required to pay tuition at their home university
- Room and board at the regular rate (non-refundable)
- Linearly pro-rated tuition and room/board costs, if students are able to return to Tulane before the end of the semester
Students must complete their non-degree applications and be registered for classes by September 9. For more information, contact Lynmarie Hamel, Case’s interim assistant dean for undergraduate studies, at (216) 368-2928 or via e-mail at ugstudies@case.edu.
Tulane students participating in this program should visit the How to Get Started at Case page for more information.