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2, 2005
DH 05 RH07
Contact: Russ Hudson,
Media Relations Coordinator
(310) 243-2455/2001
rhudson@csudh.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
CSUDH 1 of 7 CSU Campuses to Help Students Displaced by Katrina
Carson, CA – CSU Dominguez Hills is one of seven California
State University (CSU) campuses that will admit or in other ways
assist students who were prevented from taking classes in the Gulf
Coast area by Hurricane Katrina. So far, according to Boice
Bowman,
vice president of student affairs, Dominguez Hills has assisted
10 students.
Dominguez Hills’ actions on behalf of the students is part
of an effort by the CSU to help those from the Gulf Coast or California
students who had planned to attend a college in the Gulf Coast
area affected by the Katrina devastation. Other CSU campuses participating
include Bakersfield, Chico, East Bay, Humboldt, Los Angeles and
Sacramento. Actions being taken by the CSU are effective immediately.
Among the actions being taken are a temporary loosening of
admission standards, including conditional admissions for the
Fall 2005
semester and some waiving of documentation under certain circumstances;
waiving of some policies, including some involving English
and mathematics placement tests; some reprioritizing of admissions;
exemption from non-resident tuition for those who are residents
of the Katrina-affected areas of Louisiana, Mississippi or
Alabama;
assistance with student or other housing, as available; and
some possible federal financial aid. The latter is still being
explored
by the CSU with the U.S. Department of Education.
For details on the assistance offered by the CSU, go to http://www.calstate.edu/PA/news/2005/katrina.shtml
California State University, Dominguez Hills
University Communications & Public Affairs
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1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
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