Dr. Rebecca Bailey, Dean, School of the ArtsDr. Betty Webb, Director, International Study Programs

Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina

ConstructiveResponsesto NaturalDisasters

Background: What Ledto Involvement in Sri Lanka?

The Tsunami

Background: InterdisciplinaryPerformances in the Arts

9/11 Michael Richards, b. 1963, d. September 11, 2001“Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian”

Hurricane Katrina

Photograph by Rachel Souza, ‘06

Organizing Assistance TeamsWe have seen the land-crust open like an apple

And release the fire of its inner star,

The sides of the mountain running rich

With red and gold light. We’ve seen the sea

Heave with new islands, and the rain become

Ashes and dust.

Excerpt: ELEMENTALS by Betty Adcock, ‘06

The Tide of Hope

Wavelengths

A tribute to the souls lost

in the natural disasters

of 2005 and to those

who came to their aid.Poster design by Dawn Vanderburg, 07

AcknowledgementsWe thank the following individuals and programs at Meredith College

for their contributions to this presentation:Betty Adcock, poetry

Carol Finley, choreographyMelanie Fitzgerald, video editing

John Kincheloe, video editingRebekah Meek, videography

Karen Sampson, graphic designRachel Souza, photography

Dawn Vanderburg, poster designDr. Maureen Hartford, President

Dr. Alan Page, Vice President for Academic ProgramsThe Center for Women in the Arts

The Office of International ProgramsThe School of the Arts