“BOILING SPRINGS, NC – Gardner-Webb University, a master’s comprehensive
university located in Western North Carolina, will waive tuition for
college
students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The waiving of tuition is
contingent
upon the student satisfying his/her financial
obligation to his/her home institution.
“Desiring to see no displaced college student loose a semester of study
and to see the continued financial stability of sister institutions,
the
administration, faculty, and staff of the university will do all
that it can to make the transition to Gardner-Webb and North Carolina
as
smooth as possible,” noted Dr. Jack Buchanan, vice president of
Enrollment
Management at Gardner-Webb.
Limited housing on campus is available; otherwise, Residence Life will
assist in securing local housing. “To reach out to these victims is the
right thing to do,” added Buchanan, “and it exemplifies the
Gardner-Webb
motto – ‘For God and Humanity.’ When we see the devastation and need,
we offer our prayers of support but we are also
driven to supply physical assistance as well. Providing these students
educational assistance is one thing that Gardner-Webb feels compelled
to
do.”
–I must say that this is very unexpected but cool. I hope we can help some people out!
