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| University Response to Student Inquiries Following the Tragedy In response to the many inquiries we have received from students who had other plans for attending class this fall, and in response to the suffering and inconvenience for many and mindful of the terrible tragedy for many others, John Carroll University wants to be as helpful as possible in assisting students with their educational progress. With the twenty-seven other Jesuit colleges and universities, John Carroll expresses its support and sympathy to those involved in the tragedy in New Orleans. We express particular concern for the plight of students attending Loyola University of New Orleans, Tulane University, and other universities in the afflicted area. Fr. Charles Currie, President of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), has met with his executive committee in order to formulate a policy of response to the urgency of the situation and especially to those students who are interested in attending other Jesuit universities across the country. The policy reads as follows: The executive committee is therefore recommending that each of our schools, in response to the requests you have been receiving, admit Loyola New Orleans students as visiting non-matriculating students for the fall semester, with the expectation that they would return to Loyola in the spring semester with credits earned transferable back to Loyola.” John Carroll embraces this policy. Fall semester classes began on Monday, August 29th, but the university will admit resident and non-resident students affected by the storm for a period of several more days. We will review each request individually and respond according to its special circumstances. Calls of inquiry should be directed to Mr. Steve Vitatoe, Interim Director of Admission, in the university’s Office of Admissions (216-397-4294, svitatoe@jcu.edu). The executive committee of AJCU has also discussed the complexities of billing students as a result of the suggested policy and recommends that billing be suspended for two or three weeks as we respond to the crisis situation. John Carroll will follow this recommendation. It is important that those students interested in attending John Carroll contact the university as early as possible so that they may be admitted to classes already in progress without delay. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this crisis. Sincerely, |
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