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Page 1 | Page 2 1“Operation Golden Rule” seeks to find long-term housing for 10,000 victims of Hurricane Katrina. 2The (Phoenix) Coliseum can accommodate 1,100 and the Tucson Convention Center accommodates 800. 3The Arizona Division of Emergency Management has activated their donations database which keeps tracks of offers for goods and donations. Once it is determined an item is needed the donor is then contacted. 4For students who were enrolled in New Orleans institutions of higher education tuition will be waived. For students enrolled in an institution of higher learning elsewhere in Louisiana and in Mississippi, only in-state tuition will be charged. 5Proceeds from state park parking fees on Labor Day will be donated to charities helping with Hurricane Katrina relief. 6Free tuition to be extended to Connecticut residents who were enrolled in Louisiana and Mississippi colleges and universities. 7Hawai‘i-resident college students displaced from their universities and colleges in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will be considered for admission at all ten campuses within the University of Hawai‘i System for the fall semester. The UH campuses are also prepared to grant tuition waivers for the semester to these students. 8Illinois residents enrolled in a Gulf State college or university will be accepted by Illinois community colleges or public universities. 9Indiana University and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis are accepting displaced New Orleans students. Students may live in the dorms, application fees have been suspended and some other fees as well. Students may still have to pay full tuition. Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis will take second and third year law students from Tulane and Loyola Universities. 10Any student currently enrolled in a university or college that postponed or terminated classes due to the hurricane may enroll at one of the University of Maine System’s universities under “visiting student” status. 11Governor Granholm has declared an energy emergency to ensure gasoline can be quickly delivered where needed. 12Missouri governor's executive order allows physicians licensed in Louisiana or Mississippi to render care in Missouri to evacuees of the affected areas. 13New Hampshire residents who are studying at any of the colleges and universities impacted by Hurricane Katrina this week will be granted non-degree admission at any University System of New Hampshire (USNH) institution this fall. 14New York donated $2.5 million to the American Red Cross "on behalf of the citizens of New York". 15New York will provide in-state tuition rates at all 64 State University of New York (SUNY) and all 20 City University of New York (CUNY) campuses to students who were attending colleges and universities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who have had their educations interrupted as a result of Hurricane Katrina. 16Ohio colleges and universities have agreed to immediately accommodate those Ohio residents whose college attendance has been interrupted as a result of the disaster. 17Rhode Island General Assembly has embarked on a fundraising effort where proceeds will benefit disaster victims via the American Red Cross. 18The South Dakota Board of Regents agreed to set a special in-state tuition rate for out-of-state college students who are directly impacted by the hurricane and flood-related disasters in the Gulf Coast area. Free residence hall space also will be offered to these students as space is available. 19Tennessee Executive Order No. 27 allows pharmacists to dispense a 30-day supply of medication without proper authorization to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, subject to all other statutory considerations, gives Tennessee the discretion to allow, based on individual determination,physicians, nurses and pharmacists who are licensed in other states to work in Tennessee, and allows any person licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee or authorized to practice medicine in the state pursuant to this Executive Order to dispense prescription medication to evacuees without charge. 20Texas' OneStar Foundation was activated to receive donations of cash and non-cash items. 21The Higher Education Coordinating Board is assisting students with getting enrolled in Texas colleges and universities. College students displaced by Hurricane Katrina will be eligible for in-state tuition rates at Texas colleges and universities. 22Governor Mark Warner has requested that Virginia colleges and universities develop plans to accept students enrolled in hurricane-affected institutions. 23Gov. Christine Gregoire has created Washington Cares in collaboration with Washington Mutual Bank. 24Several public and private Washington state institutions, including the University of Washington and Washington State University, are opening their doors for students from these institutions to continue their studies. UW and others will direct any tuition revenues from these students to their original university to help those institutions complete their disaster recovery. 25Wisconsin’s University System will open several of its campuses to welcome students enrolled in colleges or universities that are closed because of damage from the hurricane 26The McMurry Foundation will match all donations up to $250,000 for the American Red Cross through Wyoming Gives, a partnership with Casper Star-Tribune Communications.
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