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Edward
Waters College - Accepting Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina;
Newly Re-Accredited College is a Center for Donation Relief
Jacksonville,
FL – College officials announced that Edward Waters College
will accept students that were displaced as a result of the
devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina. Students from UNCF
member institutions Dillard University and Xavier University,
and other colleges from the area, can apply for enrollment at
EWC.
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“This
is a sad and crucial experience in New Orleans and we
want to be able to reach out to persons in need,”
said Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, Sr., president of EWC.
Students
who are interested in applying to EWC are encouraged to
complete the admissions process by September 15 and may
call 904.470.8050 for admissions information. Fees (housing,
deposit, and application) generally associated with the
admissions process are being waived.
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Not
only is the College accepting these displaced students, but
the Office of Student Affairs will hold a rally on Saturday
morning, September 3, beginning at 9 a.m. to collect donations
to be forwarded to the hurricane victims.
“The students have already
begun to collect items for the hurricane relief fund, and will
be on campus Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon to accept donations from the community,”
said Dr. Karen Buckman, vice president for Student Affairs.
Live entertainment is also being planned for Saturday beginning
at 10 a.m.
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Congresswoman
Corrine Brown, along with PRI, EWC, and other local elected
officials held a press conference on campus today to announce
that EWC is the “Jacksonville Cares” donation
site for goods to be sent to the victims.
“The
rescue and relief efforts are disorganized and time is
of the essence,” stated Congresswoman Brown. “The
citizens [of New Orleans] are poor and without resources.
I am calling on all the citizens of Jacksonville to reach
into their hearts and give to the people in New Orleans,
LA.”
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The
donation site is located at the corner of Kings Road and Pearce
Street, in the Tookes Building parking lot.
Edward
Waters College
Edward Waters College was established in 1866 to educate the
descendants of African Americans, newly emancipated from slavery.
Today, its enrollment continues to be substantially African-American
students from the Southeast and Northeast regions of the United
States, while also welcoming students from all racial and ethnic
groups within the United States and abroad. The College is a
private, four-year, liberal arts, coeducational, residential
institution, committed to Christian principles which emphasize
high moral and spiritual values, as a result of its close affiliation
with, and support from, the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
The College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate
degrees. The College offers these degrees in the arts and sciences
and other career-based professional fields. |
