Carleton College Students and Faculty to Lead Post-Hurricane Katrina Symposium Focused on Continuing Relief Efforts in New Orlea
Four and half years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city of New Orleans, the students and faculty of Carleton College will host a Post-Katrina Symposium to reflect on the city’s progress towards recovery with the aid of ongoing relief efforts. On Thursday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. in the Boliou Hall Auditorium, three speakers—Rosanne Adderley, associate professor of history at Tulane University; John Bardes’08 (history), teacher at the Arthur Ashe Charter School in New Orleans; and Kimberly Smith, Carleton College associate professor of political science and environmental studies—will contribute their varying perspectives on the impact of Katrina along the Gulf Coast, and how the city continues its reconstruction from the mass devastation. Michael Hemesath, professor of economics and organizer of two post-Katrina student service trips to the Gulf Coast, will moderate the symposium. Prior to the panel discussion, there will be a reception with refreshments at 4:30 p.m. in the Boliou Hall lobby. This event is free and open to the public.
On August 29, 2005, the category 4 hurricane struck the Gulf Coast of the United States with extreme force, inflicting nearly $80 billion of damage, and taking over 1300 lives. The countless environmental and economic problems that ensued mark Katrina as the costliest hurricane in United States history, and generated an enormous national and international response to its destruction. As part of an ongoing dedication to education and reflection on this catastrophic event, the students and faculty of Carleton College will discuss New Orleans’ continuing progress.
This event is co-sponsored by the Distinguished Women Visitors program, the Office of the Dean of the College, the Learning and Teaching Center, and the departments of history, environmental studies, American studies, political science, and philosophy.
Boliou Hall is located on the Carleton College campus off First Street, between Winona and Nevada Streets. It is also accessible from Highway 19 in Northfield. For more information regarding the symposium, please contact Angela F. Curran at (507) 222-4222.
