Sweet Briar College will enroll eligible female undergraduate students displaced by the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina for the 2005 fall semester tuition-free. Women who are enrolled this fall in a two- or four-year institution that is closed as a result of the hurricane are welcome. The College will accept first-year students through seniors.

Limited residence hall space is available on campus, although students entering Sweet Briar under this offer will need to provide for room and board.

"It is our hope that students will be able to return to their home institutions in the spring, but if that is not possible, we will extend our tuition-free offer to the spring semester as well," said Ken Huus, SBC dean of admissions.

Students will need to arrive on campus by Sept. 9, 2005, as fall semester classes have already begun. The College will make every effort to accommodate each student's individual academic needs and to register them for appropriate classes. Professional counselors on campus also will be ready and available to support students in any way possible.

The Admissions Office at Sweet Briar will be coordinating this effort. For details about requirements, room and board fees or additional information about Sweet Briar, please contact Ken Huus, dean of admissions, or Gretchen Tucker, director of admissions, at (800) 381-6142, or by e-mail at khuus@sbc.edu or gtucker@sbc.edu.