A panel discussion took place on Thursday, September 15, between 2:00 and 3:00 PM at Plaster Student Union. The Department of Economics and Economics Club present a panel discussion of the Economic, Social, and Political Impact of Hurricane Katrina.

The Moderator of that seminar was Dr. John Hoftyzer. The panelists were Dr. Tom Wyrick, Dr. Terrel Gallaway from Economics Department, Dr. Mike Carlie and Dr. Jeff Nash from Sociology Department and Dr. Patrick Scott and Dr. James Kaatz from Political Science Department.