Woodbury University Opens Doors to Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

Woodbury University Opens Doors to Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodbury University today announced that college students displaced from their classrooms by Hurricane Katrina can continue their studies on an interim basis at the university.

Woodbury has received a number of phone inquiries from Southern California students who are seeking refuge from the hurricane's aftermath and shuttered universities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Students who have no connection to Southern California are also scrambling to find last-minute arrangements and have contacted the university, according to Don St. Clair, vice president for enrollment management and university marketing at Woodbury.

"The recovery from Hurricane Katrina is a massive task that likely will leave students without any chance of returning to classes for months as the focus of current efforts is rightfully placed on relief efforts such as providing food, shelter and basic services. Woodbury is working with all students who contact us to help them make new plans and we stand ready to help additional students who need a place to go," St. Clair says.

Students affected by Hurricane Katrina should contact the Woodbury University Office of Admissions at 818.767.0888.

Founded in 1884, Woodbury University is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Southern California. An accredited, nonprofit university, Woodbury is located on a 22-acre residential campus in Burbank and offers bachelor's degrees from the School of Architecture and Design, Business, and Arts and Sciences. Woodbury also offers a master of business administration as well as weekend and evening study for working adults. A San Diego campus was established in 1998 to offer bachelor of architecture degrees.

Source: Woodbury University

CONTACT: Janet McIntyre of Woodbury University, +1-818-762-2938,
janet.mcintyre@woodbury.edu

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