Sloan Semester Case Study
The Sloan Semester was a vibrant and vitally important undertaking that required the immediate attention of
a group of dedicated educators. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, though its sponsorship of the Sloan Consortium
(Sloan-C), financed this worthwhile initiative that helped Hurricane Katrina- and Rita-affected higher education
students continue with their education in an online modality, as their institutions were forced to temporarily
close down for the Fall 2005 semester. A chain of educated decisions, along with the appropriate infrastructure
and team of professionals, successfully moved this initiative forward in a quick and unprecedented time frame, "on the fly."