Patriot League Influence on Haiti's Recovery

Several Patriot League institutions assisted with the recovery in Haiti following last year’s earthquakes. Below are some of the stories that detail the impact that our students, faculty and staff had on the people of Haiti and theirrecovery.

This is the first in a series of features on the Patriot League Academic Network that will showcase the involvement with Patriot League institutions in various special projects.

Interview with Edwidge Danticat
at Bucknell University (April 2011)

 American University

 U.S. Ambassador to Haiti ’86 Offers Glimpse into Nation, Post-Quake
http:// www.american.edu/alumni/success/Kenneth-Merten.cfm

Earthquake Impacts SPA Program in Haiti
http://www.american.edu/americantoday/campus-news/20100119haiti-earthquake-finance.cfm

Adam Koons ’87 Leads Disaster Relief in Haiti
http://www.american.edu/alumni/news/Adams-Koons.cfm

Alumnus Directs Efforts to Fight Disease in Haiti
http://www.american.edu/kogod/news/20110208_ksb_haiti_alumnus.cfm

HR Staffer Spearheads Haitian Relief Drive
http://www.american.edu/americantoday/au-insiders/20100420-heather-smith-HR.cfm
 

MBA Student Lends a Hand in Haiti
http://www.american.edu/kogod/news/20100331_ksb_randy_smith_haiti.cfm

SIS Student Catches Ride to Haiti with John Travolta
http://www.american.edu/americantoday/campus-news/20100202john-travolta-haiti.cfm

Sunglasses, Vitamins Donated by AU Community Distributed in Haiti
http://www.american.edu/americantoday/campus-news/20100719-Haiti-Relief-Drive.cfm
 
Faculty Profile: Native Haitian Advises Central Bank on Economy
http://www.american.edu/research/success/aubourg-advises-062909.cfm

Alum Profile: Kenneth Merten, SPA/MPA ‘86
http://www.american.edu/americanmagazine/class-notables/20100503-merten-ambassador-haiti.cfm

 

Holy Cross
Healing in Haiti
http://www.holycross.edu/magazine/issue_45_1/

Lafayette College
Experimental Printmaking Institute Prodcues Print by Artisit Faith Ringgold to Benefit Children of Haiti
http://www.lafayette.edu/about/news/2010/04/19/experimental-printmaking-institute-produces-print-by-artist-faith-ringgold-to-benefit-children-of-haiti/

Artist Faith Ringgold to Produce Benefit Print for Haiti
http://epi.lafayette.edu/2011/02/17/artist-faith-ringgold-to-produce-benefit-print-for-haiti/

Lehigh University
Lehigh's Opinions & Deliberations:  Foreign Aid and the Haiti Earthquake 
Can Foreign Aid for Ravaged Haiti Ensure Sustainable Long-Term Growth?
http://www4.lehigh.edu/news/debate/haiti.aspx

 

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