Michigan Tech Opens Doors to Students from Storm-Ravaged Region

HOUGHTON, Mich.--Michigan Technological University is accepting students enrolled at all universities closed by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, university president Glenn Mroz has announced.

"Every effort will be made to accommodate students whose education has been interrupted by this tragedy," Mroz said.

Students and their families may call the Michigan Tech Admissions Office, 1-888-688-1885, or email mtu4u@mtu.edu for more information.

Michigan Tech (www.mtu.edu) is ranked among the top public universities in the country by US News and World Report. The university has one of the largest engineering programs in the country and offers quality programs in the sciences, business, communications, and forestry and environmental sciences.