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Both a message board (more information about the message board) and a listserv have been created for members of the university community to exchange information and ideas about Hurricane Katrina relief. Neither the board nor the list are moderated.
In addition, any Duke students, faculty and staff planning fund-raisers, please submit program descriptions including contact information and sponsoring organization if relevant to the Office of Student Activities and Facilities (osaf@studentaffairs.duke.edu) for posting on the OSAF Hurricane Relief Efforts database. Please note "Katrina post" in the subject line.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Duke University has adequate housing for visiting Gulf Coast students but will reach out to the wider community if more housing is needed. Thank you for your continuing expressions of generosity.
NEWS/RECENT ACTIVITY
The Social Science Research Council at Duke Gathers Extensive Group of Scholarly Papers on Katrina
posted Friday, November 4, 2005
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Website Offers Summary of Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act (KETRA) Benefits for Hurricane Relief Donors
posted Friday, November 4, 2005
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Students Embark on Fall Break Relief Trip
posted Monday, October 17, 2005
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts continue at Duke.
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Proceeds from International FoodFest to Benefit Hurricane Victims
posted Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Event scheduled for Oct. 28.
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Medical School Deans Support Faculty Involved in Hurricane Relief
posted Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Letter issued encouraging involvement in sustained efforts.
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Duke Chapel to Hold Interfaith Prayer Service for Hurricane Victims Oct. 6
posted Tuesday, October 4, 2005
An interfaith prayer service for the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, at 12:30 p.m. on the front steps of Duke Chapel. All are invited to attend.
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Duke Helps Student Fund Service Trips to Areas Affected by Katrina
posted Thursday, September 29, 2005
Duke University has established a centralized fund to help students organizing direct service trips to the areas devastated by the hurricane.
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Robertson Scholars at Duke Seeking Funds for New Orleans Families
posted Monday, September 26, 2005
After raising $10,000 on campus, the Duke Scholars Community is starting a new initiative for students and families taught by many Robertson Scholars this past summer in New Orleans.
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Tulane Chemistry Group Find Duke Haven
posted Monday, September 26, 2005
The multi-state odyssey for Tulane assistant professor, two graduate students and a postdoctoral researcher had a productive outcome.
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Faculty Panel Discussion related to Katrina now available on DVD
posted Monday, September 26, 2005
If you missed the Sept. 6 panel discussion "Critical Responses to the New Orleans Catastrophe: Race, Class, and the Politics of Life and Death," a recording
of the event is now available on DVD for viewing in Duke's Multicultural Center located in the Bryan Center on West Campus. Remarks given by Wahneema Lubiano, associate professor of African and African American studies are also available for download.
Mardi Gras Event Set to Aid Katrina Victims
posted Monday, September 19, 2005
A Mardi Gras celebration and jazz concert in downtown Durham to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina will be held from 6 to 8 pm Thursday, Sept. 22, at the American Tobacco Amphitheatre, 324 Blackwell St. (From the Herald Sun)
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Franti and Spearhead Hit Quad for Hurricane Relief
posted Monday, September 19, 2005
Despite some raindrops Friday afternoon [Sept. 16], Michael Franti and Spearhead rocked the Main West Quadrangle in a concert benefit for Hurricane Katrina relief. About 400 students came to enjoy the funky reggae concert. (From The Chronicle)
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Duke Unveils Katrina Vacation/Paid Time Off Initiative
posted Friday, September 16, 2005
Temporary program provides opportunity for Duke community members to donate accrued vacation or paid time off to those who volunteer for disaster relief
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(Note: See the communication to employees from Executive Vice President Tallman Trask III about this new initiative)
Duke Provost Supports Faculty Involved in Hurricane Relief
posted Friday, September 16, 2005
Issues letter encouraging involvement in sustained efforts
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Duke Red Cross Adopts Elementary School in Slidell, Louisiana
posted Friday, September 16, 2005
Group will donate books and toys to hurricane-ravaged school
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Greek Community Aids in Storm Relief
posted Thursday, September 15, 2005
Groups collecting money and supplies (from The Chronicle)
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Duke Faculty Offer Expertise on Katrina-Related Topics
updated 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2005
New site section now live
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Duke Chapel Raises Over $27,000 for Katrina Victims
updated 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Read Dean Wells' sermon that he preached about Hurricane Katrina in Duke Chapel on September 4
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"How to Help" Hurricane Katrina Relief Guide published by News and Observer
posted Wednesday, September 14, 2005
A comprehensive summary of various volunteer and fund-raising activities in the Triangle
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Students 'Stuff the Truck' for Katrina Relief
posted Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Bedding, baby clothes, books and bottled water. The Durham and Duke communities came together Tuesday to load these and many other supplies into an 18-wheel truck for delivery to victims of Hurricane Katrina. From The Chronicle.
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Duke Research Associate Raffling her Rolling Stones Tickets to Benefit Katrina Victims
posted Wednesday, September 14, 2005
$95 tickets going for just $3 per entry
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Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Among Students Gain Momentum at Duke
posted Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Students organize two major events this week to help victims of Hurricane Katrina
The Red Cross Back-to-Campus Blood Drive will be held Sept. 13-15 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Von Canon rooms of the Bryan Center. There will be free T-shirts, snacks, and more for donors.
[register online]
The Law School will have its "Stuff the Truck" drive in front of the Chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Most desirable items include inflatable mattresses (high priority), clothing (especially for children up to 2 years old), socks and shoes of all sizes, sheets, blankets and pillows, children's books, bottled water and non-perishable food.
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Washington Post columnist and Duke professor William Raspberry writes on "Our Rules vs. The Poor"
posted Monday, September 12, 2005
"The Duke University class I teach on family and community had no trouble with the New Orleans 'looters' who smashed store windows for food and clothing."
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Duke Students Assist Tsunami Reconstruction
posted Monday, September 12, 2005
Engineering students, alumni head to devastated region.
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Duke University Graduate School Enrolls Students Affected by Hurricane Katrina
updated 7:57am Saturday, September 10, 2005
The Graduate School at Duke has enrolled four Tulane graduate students and two University of New Orleans graduate students. Enrollment of additional graduate students displaced by Hurricane Katrina is anticipated, according to Graduate School officials.
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Professors Discuss Policies, Response to Hurricane Crisis
posted Friday, September 9, 2005
Duke community members discussed the failings and future of public policy related to Katrina.
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Fuqua School of Business to Accept Students Displaced by Katrina
posted Friday, September 9, 2005
Up to 10 second-year MBA students from Tulane can enroll in the second term of the fall semester.
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Analysis of Katrina's Health, Environmental Effects to be Aided by Website With Layers of Data
posted Thursday, September 8, 2005
GIS technology combines various kinds of maps, satellite images and other information.
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Fifty-Eight Students Affected by Katrina Enroll at Duke
updated 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Forty-nine undergraduate students and nine law school students from three universities in New Orleans have accepted Duke's offer of enrollment.
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Health Care and Mental Health Resources for Evacuees
posted Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Questions have arisen regarding medical and mental health coverage of employees' family members who have been evacuated to this area from states impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
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National Education Leaders Release Statement
posted Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Gulf coast presidents express thanks, urge financial sensitivity.
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Duke Clinicians Flown to Gulf Coast to Assist in Medical Relief Efforts
posted Monday, September 5, 2005
Duke Medicine responds to request from The National Institutes of Health to help staff one of 40 field hospitals.
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Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Captures More than 350 Images of Gulf Coast
posted Sunday, September 4, 2005
Andy Coburn, associate director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, documents and assesses the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi and Alabama coast; Louisiana airspace still closed.
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Student Affairs Prepares for Students Displaced by Katrina
posted Saturday, September 3, 2005
In anticipation of new students joining Duke from gulf coast institutions, Student Affairs has put a number of welcome activities and resources in place.
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Duke Helps State Effort To Establish Emergency Field Hospital In Louisiana
posted Friday, September 2, 2005
The Duke Regional Advisory Committee's State Medical Assistance Team, coordinated by the Duke Trauma Center, deployed at 6 a.m. this morning from Durham Regional Hospital.
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Duke Chapel and Religious Life Staff Finding Ways to Respond
posted Friday, September 2, 2005
Duke Chapel is working to find ways to respond to the needs of the victims of Hurricane contributing the entirety of the September 4 worship service offering to relief organizations.
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DUH Plans Week of Mourning, Consolation and Hope for Victims of Hurricane Katrina and Their Families
posted Friday, September 2, 2005
To both recognize and respond to the needs of our employees following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, plans are being made for a week of mourning, consolation and hope.
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Meetings to Organize Duke Community Aid to Katrina Victims on Tuesday, Sept. 6
posted Friday, September 2, 2005
Duke Community members can learn how to become involved in fund-raising, direct service and educational programming to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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President Brodhead Issues Message on Katrina
posted Thursday, September 1, 2005
Duke officials exploring where assistance can be most effective.
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Duke Health System Begins Preparing Response to Hurricane Katrina
posted Thursday, September 1, 2005
Chancellor says system may send health team to Louisiana, pursue other actions.
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Duke Officials Studying Hurricane Relief Efforts
posted Thursday, September 1, 2005
First steps are being taken to coordinate cross-campus activities.
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