Students Step Up

College relief efforts for victims of the January earthquake in Haiti featured more than $200,000 coming from students. And the Dartmouth community donated more than just money. President Jim Kim’s ties to the nonprofit Partners in Health led to 25 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center personnel flying to the country on eight flights made possible by donations from alumni and parents. “Dartmouth was uniquely positioned to respond quickly to this terrible tragedy,” said Kim. Students—led by Maura Cass ’10, Alexandra Schindler ’10 and Frances Vernon ’10—pulled an all-nighter to brainstorm relief roles for students and came up with Students at Dartmouth for Haiti Relief (SDHR), a network of committees that tackled various efforts. One result was the Compas benefit concert at Spaulding Auditorium in late January. More than 200 student performers danced and sang in the talent showcase. The theater department reunited some members of the 2008 performance of Hair with the dance troupe Sheba for the grand finale (photo above).