NuGuy:
The President of Tulane, where I went to undergrad, used Katrina as an excuse to kill the School of Engineering
I noticed. My mom graduated Newcomb and I grew up down there. Tulane seems to be dying - this type of management is the reason.
My son graduated Purdue (in ME). The only thing I'll add is that (I'm told) many aviation students go home (or take non-flying courses) during winter. They do stay over the summer to take advantage of better conditions. True?