Dear Alumni,

About a month has past since our last statement to you about the campus.  We trust that you and your families are adjusting to temporary locations; some are settling in permanently; yet others have returned to their homes.  Whatever the situation, we intend to keep you informed on the status of Southern University at New Orleans.

As of this week, workers from various agencies and organizations will be on campus to determine when the physical campus will open again.  We will post that date on the web site as soon as it is known.  We fully intend to have classes in New Orleans for the 2006 spring semester.

In an effort to rebuild our campus, we are reaching out to you for help in reclaiming our students.  We know we have alumni over many states and beyond.  If you know where any of our students are, please have them to contact us.  Those planning to return should go to: www.suno.edu to the Intent to Enroll Form.  

Many of you have inquired about duplicate copies of your diplomas and transcripts.  Those requests will be honored as quickly as possible.  Our registrar has been inundated with requests for transcripts from students who enrolled in other universities this semester to continue their education.  Priority will be given to currently enrolled students.  We need you to be a bit patient during these unusual times.

Even though these are challenging times, many things remain the same.  One of those is the Bayou Classic Football Game.  Because of the hurricane devastation in New Orleans, the game has been moved to Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.  The kickoff is Saturday, November 26, 2005 at 1:00 pm.  Tickets can be purchased from Ticketmaster, or through the Office of Alumni Affairs.  If you choose the latter, you should make contact as quickly as possible since we have only a limited number of tickets to sell.  Prices of tickets range from $30.00 to $50.00.

As a means of maintaining contact with our students enrolled at universities in the Houston area, our chancellor, Dr. Robert B. Gex is hosting a breakfast for those students and alumni in the area the morning of the game.  If you are interested in attending, please respond by Monday, November 14, 2005.  Your timely response will allow us to adequately prepare for you.

Let us keep in touch.

Sincerely,