Xavier University being transformed by influx of money following Hurricane Katrina
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on March 12, 2012 By John Pope, The Times-Picayune NOLA.com Xavier University's campus is hardly spacious. The 23-acre tract, where a lumber yard once stood, is hemmed in by a canal, Interstate 10, South Carrollton Avenue and South Jefferson Davis Parkway. The campus there marinated for weeks in Hurricane Katrina floodwaters as deep as 6 feet at what was supposed to be the start of the fall semester in 2005. But as the fetid water receded and administrators started restoring the nation's only historically black Catholic college, nearly $80 million started flowing in from the federal government, private donors and the oil-rich nation of Qatar to underwrite a building boom. Imposing structures have sprouted. A bold chapel designed by the world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli is nearing completion near the new home for the College of Pharmacy, which received 43 percent of its financing from Qatar. A dormitory that had been scheduled for demolition has been reborn as a modern, glass-walled center for academic and health services. More: http://goo.gl/uuGSh If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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