Briefly, I thought this was so neat. Not so much the idea which you can read about in the article by the New York Times but because of how original the entries were!
Not to mention that these 17 year olds seriously know how to utilize technology.
My favorites: the engineering expert with making videos, the lip synch singer, and WOW, this one is just cool!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Hits close to home - Delgado Community College
If you have read about New Orleans college comebacks post-Katrina and haven't read this article from the Chronicle on Delgado, you need to. How that school is serving its community and could be serving even more is fascinating.
Check this out --
Oh and did I mention who I'm rooting for on Sunday? WHO DAT!
Check this out --
Enrollment Changes After Hurricane Katrina
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, universities in New Orleans are still struggling to gain back their pre-storm enrollment numbers. Three of the colleges listed below have recovered better than the others, experiencing significant increases in their undergraduate enrollments since 2006, the year after the hurricane. But not one of the six has matched its pre-Katrina level.
| 2006 | 2009 | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|
Southern University at New Orleans | 1,709 | 2,740 | +60.3% |
Xavier University of Louisiana | 2,272 | 2,666 | +17.3% |
Tulane University | 6,533 | 7,210 | +10.4% |
Loyola University New Orleans | 3,034 | 2,913 | –4.0% |
University of New Orleans | 9,156 | 8,746 | –4.5% |
Dillard University | 1,124 | 1,011 | –10.1% |
SOURCE: Brookings Institution; Chronicle reporting | |||
Oh and did I mention who I'm rooting for on Sunday? WHO DAT!
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