The University of Winnipeg is reaching out to students affected by last week’s devastating hurricane Katrina.
Effectively immediately, the University will:
– Waive tuition fees for students in need – facilitate registering affected students in courses related to their area of study.
– link affected students with health and counselling services
– help make housing arrangements for students in need
– offer information technology support to assist a university and/or college in the affected area
On the ground in the US south, The University of Winnipeg is supporting our student efforts. Geoffrey Young, a UWinnipeg student and News Director of 95.9FM CKUW our University radio station, and colleague William Waites are on their way to the affected area to help establish communications links (the University has made an initial contribution of $500 to support this student effort).
The announcement was made by President Lloyd Axworthy at the University OmniTrax/Broe War Affected Children confrence taking place on campus today and all day Saturday, Sept 10th, 2005.
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