FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MANHATTAN COLLEGE LENDS HELPING HAND IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE KATRINA

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – In response to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in U.S. Gulf Coast states, Manhattan College is currently working with students from colleges and universities in the region that are interested in enrolling on a temporary or permanent basis. Manhattan also has reached out to its contacts at Lasallian Catholic high schools in the New Orleans area, informing them that the College is prepared to make late emergency admissions provisions for their former students attending institutions in the devastated region.

The College’s admissions office is working with professional organizations such as the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) and the National Catholic College Admissions Association to identify displaced students from the metropolitan New York City area that are interested in continuing their studies at Manhattan this fall.

Like many colleges and universities, the College is aiming to provide assistance to students who are victims of Hurricane Katrina. If you would like more information about how to enroll at the College, please contact the admissions office at (718) 862-7200 or 1-800-MC2-XCEL. If you are a reporter who is interested in speaking with the College’s dean of admissions, please contact Melanie A. Farmer at 718-862-7232 or melanie.farmer@manhattan.edu.

Manhattan College, founded in 1853, is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about the College, visit www.manhattan.edu.

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