Students at Southern University at New Orleans returned to their campus for classes this month after Hurricane Katrina wiped out most of the school.
"We're back home at last," said Dr. Victor Ukpolo, SUNO's chancellor. Though we're just a few feet away from the main campus, we now have a place to call home."
Classes resumed about a half-mile north of SUNO's main campus, where storm-related damages have been estimated as high as $600 million. About 2,000 students registered for the spring semester, which started in mid-January. That's about 48 percent of the 4,200 who had registered last year before Katrina struck.
He said the enrollment numbers shocked him in a good way. "We projected an enrollment of 1,500 and as of right now, we're at 2,051," he said. "That's significantly higher and supports the idea that people want to come back (to New Orleans)."
SUNO was one of the hardest-hit campuses in the New Orleans area. Up to 11 feet of water destroyed electrical systems, ruined essential water heating and cooling machines, and fed mold after the water went down. A field of 45 doublewide trailers make up the university's "new" campus. The complex includes 26 classrooms _ each accommodating up to 36 students _ equipped with audiovisual equipment and a computer, a library, health unit, a cafeteria, administrative offices and areas for students to interact.
Crews, meanwhile, worked on completing the university's housing complex which will include 400 trailers for students, faculty and staff. Until those units are brought in and set up, students will continue living at the New Orleans Marriott. Shuttles will take them from there to the campus until the project is complete, possibly by April 15.
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