Dillard University News August 2015 Dillard to Celebrate its Progress 10 years After Katrina Ten years after the most catastrophic event in its 145-year history of Dillard University is set to commemorate as well as celebrate its progress and its future through an array of events to be held on campus August 26-30. After sustaining nearly $400 million in damages with its campus virtually destroyed, Dillard never lost faith but persevered and has built a better and stronger institution. "While we will never forget what was lost in Hurricane Katrina and the impact that the storm had on all of us, we don't want to dwell on the pain, we want to highlight what has been accomplished through hard work and resilience," said Mona Duffel Jones, spokesperson for Dillard University. "We have been through the flood and the fire, as several of our buildings burned while standing in flood waters," she added. "It's time for us to highlight our achievements and continue moving forward." With that in mind, Dillard will host a number of events over the course of the week including an ecumenical convocation themed "Faith in Action," which is in keeping with the University's motto Ex Fide Fortis, meaning "Strength from Faith." Former President Dr. Marvalene Hughes will be a guest speaker at the service. Hughes had only been at the university for six weeks when Hurricane Katrina devastated the campus. Other events include literary presentations on Wednesday, August 26 at 6 p.m. by award-winning author and Dillard professor Mona Lisa Saloy and author Fatima Shaik; ecumenical service on Thursday, August 27 at 10:15 a.m. as well as a spoken word open mic event that evening at 6 p.m.; and on Friday, August 29 at 11 a.m. a jazz funeral will process down the Avenue of the Oaks to the rear of campus. The university will also participate in the citywide day of service in partnership with Hands on New Orleans on Saturday, August 29. On Sunday, August 30 at 4 p.m., there will be one-hour musical performance "What's Goin' On" featuring Tonya Boyd-Cannon, who recently appeared on NBC's "The Voice." Dillard students will also perform Motown hits and original compositions. Admission to the musical performance is $15. All other events are free and open to the public. A detailed schedule of Dillard's Katrina 10 commemorative events is attached. For more information call 816-4800. Click here to view events.<http://dillard.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=929&Itemid=948> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.