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Tulane Athletics Hurricane Evacuation Update
Sept. 3, 2005 Congratulations to the Green Wave women's soccer team, which became the first Tulane team to take the field since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. Betsy Anderson's team played an outstanding match before running out of steam at the end and falling to Louisville, 2-1. After a week in which they were evacuated to Jackson on a 10-hour bus trip, slept on a gymnasium floor in a power-less gym while Katrina roared through Mississippi and witnessed the devastation of their city on television from Birmingham while riding an emotional rollercoaster, the ladies of the soccer team represented Tulane proudly and impressively Friday afternoon. In light of Dr. Cowen's latest update which included the information that Tulane teams would compete this fall for the Green Wave, the Tulane Athletics administrative team is working to make that happen on what we are calling the "Tulane Athletics Relocation Project." More information on the details of the plan will be forthcoming in the next 48-72 hours. We are currently in discussion with schools regarding playing and practice facilities and general support, while working with the university administration to coordinate admissions and academic scheduling. Over the coming days, we will be holding a series of conference calls among the staff to set the details and logistics of this unprecedented undertaking. Once the plan is laid out, our coaches will be contacting their student-athletes to outline the details and advise them of their next step. We have every confidence that, like New Orleans, Tulane Athletics will persevere and triumph through this difficult time. Our teams and student-athletes have already shown remarkable resiliency and we expect that to continue. Remember, that individual specific questions can be sent via e-mail to: Notes for Student-Athletes Do NOT enroll in another university without receiving the OK from your coach and from Tulane, this may jeopardize your eligibility. Do NOT make contact with coaches at other schools. At this time, Tulane is NOT granting releases for its student-athletes to attend other schools. Look for a message directly to student-athletes from Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson on www.TulaneGreenWave.com soon. Notes for Staff If you have a Cingular cell phone from Tulane University, you can activate a new phone number in your current location at no cost to you. Simply find the corporate office for Cingular in your area, give them your phone number, which will show you to be on a Tulane account. The authorization to change your SIM card will show up when they pull up your number. When you have a new phone number, please notify us via e-mail or the C-USA hotline as described above. Although a lot of people have already set up e-mail accounts with yahoo or hotmail, we received late word today that the university can activate some of the tulane.edu e-mails as they are working with yahoo. I will be sending the e-mails you have provided me to the university IT person, who will then send you an e-mail (to the new address) directing you on how to activate your tulane.edu account. Once you activate that and are using it again, please let me know. Please check the www.TulaneGreenWave.com and emergency.tulane.edu websites and your e-mail OFTEN for news and updates from Tulane. Specifically, the emergency.tulane.edu website contains information for all employees regarding payroll and benefits. Websites and Phone Numbers to Note Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - www.fema.gov or 1-800-861-FEMA -- Roll Wave -- |
