· IUPUI
Hayward B. Guenard, IUPUI director of housing and residence life, delivered supplies and food to his hometown of Waveland, Miss. His car trip to Mississippi left Indianapolis on Sept. 2. "With over 40 relatives in the coastal area, my family and I are blessed that in light of the devastation, no family members were lost during the storm," Guenard wrote in an update posted on IUPUI's Web site. He is planning a second trip to the region Sept. 22-26 and is seeking volunteers to assist with clean-up and rebuilding. He can be reached at 317-274-7457 or visit IUPUI's Hurricane Katrina news page at
http://www.iupui.edu/~extaff/katrina/
Photos from Waveland: http://www.iupui.edu/~extaff/katrina/guenard/
· IU South Bend
IU South Bend has two guest students from the gulf area--one in nursing and another in business. Two other students are expected to enroll. Additionally, several campus organizations will be asking for monetary donations for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The organizations are working out details for the drive with the American Red Cross.
· IU Northwest
The IU Northwest Student Government Association, Student Alumni Association and other student groups are collaborating efforts to offer opportunities for faculty, staff and students to lend their support for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The funds raised through this initiative will be donated to the local chapter of America's Second Harvest. The mission of America's Second Harvest is to create a hunger-free America. They distribute food and grocery products through a nationwide network of certified affiliates, increase public awareness of domestic hunger, and advocate for policies that benefit America's hungry.
· IPFW
Melissa Coy, an IPFW student who was taking part in the National Student Exchange Program at the University of New Orleans, is back in classes in Fort Wayne. Coy--after being in New Orleans for two weeks--was forced to evacuate the city prior to Katrina's arrival. The 21-year-old student traveled home to Fort Wayne. She drove to Indiana with four fellow exchange students from Quebec, British Columbia, Czech Republic and France.
· IU Bloomington
The School of Music in Bloomington is assisting a number of students who are unable to attend universities in the Gulf region as a result of the devastating floods. The first to arrive in Bloomington to take up studies in the School of Music are Tyrone Hayes and Ebonee Davis. Both are residents of New Orleans and were to take classes at the University of New Orleans. They will be studying with newly appointed IU School of Music faculty member Marietta Simpson.
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