For reporters covering Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, University of Indianapolis faculty and staff are available to discuss the psychological effects, health concerns, economic impact, weather patterns and other topics.
University responds to Hurricane Katrina
updated September 16, 2005
The University of Indianapolis is responding to Hurricane Katrina in a
number of ways:
- We have enrolled three full-time students from Dillard University, a United Methodist-affiliated institution in New Orleans that was forced to close for the fall semester. The University of Indianapolis announced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that it would waive tuition charges for students from Gulf Coast schools and admit them as guests for the fall semester. Another Dillard student is taking a course here.
- In
keeping with the wishes of relief organizations,
the University is encouraging students
and employees to donate cash, not goods, to a
special fund that will be split between the United
Methodist Committee on Relief and to the American
Red Cross, and has earmarked $5,000 to match
contributions. With
a United Way drive under way, employees also are being encouraged
to consider increasing their pledges and designating the additional
funds to disaster-serving agencies.
- The University is contributing
employee time to the relief efforts,
for individuals who are involved in an organization
or agency that is providing disaster aid and would like to assist.
- Students are collecting money in the residence halls and have begun a "foodless food drive" involving the One Card system in the dining hall. (Students swipe their cards and designate that meal money as a donation.) Cravens Hall sells grilled cheese sandwiches on Thursday nights and donates the proceeds for disaster relief.
For more information on these and other activities, contact Mary Atteberry,
director of University Communications, at matteberry@uindy.edu.
