The forum will include speeches by IU faculty and administrators as well as Nepali students and faculty, according to the release. There will also be a candlelight vigil after the event at Showalter Fountain to honor those affected by the quake.
“Our students were eager to help as soon as they heard about the devastating earthquake in Nepal,” said Melanie Castillo-Cullather, director of the Asian Culture Center and lead organizer of the event, in the release. “We immediately received emails from students, faculty and community members offering to collaborate and help in organizing a response.”
As of yesterday, 4,682 people have died and another 9,240 people were injured by the 7.8-magnitude quake, according to the release.
Speakers at the forum will include Samrat Upadhyay, a professor of English; Santosh Adhikari, a doctorate economics student; and Michael Hamburger, a professor of geological sciences, according to the release.
The forum will connect people with ways to contribute to relief efforts.
“All of us at IU-Bloomington are deeply saddened by the earthquake in Nepal,” Provost Lauren Robel said in the release. “Our campus community stands ready to aid the Nepali people as they undergo their cultural, economic and environmental recovery from this terrible disaster.”
Suzanne Grossman
