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Office of the Provost | College of Arts and Sciences| Graduate School |
College of Engineering , Architecture and Computer Sciences
PRESENT |
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DATE:
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
TIME:
9.30 – 5.30
PLACE:
Blackburn Auditorium
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON , DC 20059 |
| PURPOSE OF THE FORUM: |
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"The purpose of the forum is to examine the various dimensions of Hurricane Katrina, which include:
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the historical aspects of Louisiana, physical aspects of Hurricane Katrina,
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the corresponding response of the government (local, state, and federal), and
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short-term and long-term implications of the event.
We are especially interested in addressing the student population, many of whom were directly or indirectly impacted and show our unending support now and in the tough days that lie ahead. Hurricane Katrina has taught us many lessons, but from an academic standpoint, it has shown us that only a multidisciplinary approach can address such a crisis. We expect this forum to be only the beginning and would like to continue the discussion and activities through an electronic medium"...Gregory S. Jenkins, Ph.D. |
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Program Agenda |
Time |
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9.30 – 10.00 |
Welcome and Introduction ( Blackburn Auditorium)
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Session I. Historical Overview of the Gulf Coast
Mike Tidwell (Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network and author of Bayou Farewell: the Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast )
Session I Moderator: George Middendorf |
11:00 – 12:00 |
Session II. Meteorology:
- Lauren Morone (NOAA)
- Naomi Surgi (NOAA)
- Jeffrey Halverson (UMBC/NASA)
Session II Moderator: Gregory Jenkins |
12:00 – 1:30 |
Student Survivors of Katrina Speak Out
(Hilltop Lounge) |
1:30 – 2:45 |
Session III. Protection and Response
- Diarra Robertson (Political Science, Bowie State )
- Ray Crawford (Political Science, Howard)
- Michael Stewart (Political Science, Howard)
- Ann Gerhart (Reporter, Washington Post)
Session III Moderator: Lorenzo Morris |
2:45 – 4:00 |
Session IV. Social and Environmental Justice: Short & Long Term
- Jules Harrell (Department of Psychology)
- Walda Katz-Fishman (Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Howard)
- Makani Themba-Nixon (Director, PRAXIS Project)
- Lezli Baskerville (President & CEO, NAFEO)
Session IV Moderator: John Tharakan |
Program Committee:
- Ramesh Chawla - Department of Chemical Engineering
- Walda Fishman - Department of Sociology/Anthropology
- Gregory Jenkins - Department of Physics/Graduate Program in Atmospheric Sciences
- Michael Mbanaso - School of Social Work
- George Middendorf – Department of Biology
- Lorenzo Morris - Department of Political Science
- John Tharakan - Department of Chemical Engineering
- John Trimble - Department of Systems and Computer Science
Additional thanks to the Howard University Environmental Society & the Louisiana Club |
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