Fadel I. Diallo This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. www.acfe.com

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   Published on: 9/6/2006   Last Visited: 3/3/2007

   Fadel Ibrahim Diallo Suffolk University

2. 2. Beacon Hill Times

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   Published on: 11/8/2005   Last Visited: 1/5/2006

   One of the West Africans, Fadel I. Diallo, a senior studying business administration, said most of the Dakar students were attracted to New Orleans by the warm weather and low cost of living. "For me, the fact that there were old Suffolk Dakar friends already attending the University of New Orleans also contributed to my decision to go there for my undergraduate degree," he said. He had been there since the spring of 2004. Diallo and others left New Orleans before it was hit by the hurricane. "I had found refuge [along with 15 to 20 other UNO students] at a friend's house who was also a student at Suffolk's Dakar campus and was attending Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge," he said. "We experienced the hurricane while staying a few miles away. At the beginning, everyone was hoping he or she would be able to get back home to New Orleans after the hurricane passed. It became a complete mess when we realized how devastating Katrina had become. Fortunately, with the help of many staff and faculty at Suffolk, we had the opportunity to continue to go to class and have a temporary place to stay while trying to get back on our feet." The West Africans are now enrolled for the semester at Suffolk's main campus on Beacon Hill. Three are staying in rented apartments, one at the home of a friend and the rest, including Diallo, are staying at the homes of Suffolk's faculty. Diallo said he has enjoyed Beacon Hill and the opportunities he has had here so much that he intends to stay here for his last semester until he graduates at the end of 2006.