Disaster Response Headquarters is established.

Campus facilities such as the Okuma Auditorium and Building No. 63 at the Nishiwaseda Campus serve as temporary shelters for approximately 2,500 people who could not return home. Drinking water, food, blankets, etc are provided.

Policies for new and current students who were affected by the earthquake, such as providing financial assistance, are announced.

The Tohoku Regional Pacific Coast Earthquake Disaster Response Headquarters is established.

Cancellation of AY 2010 Graduation Ceremonies and the pre-graduation event organized by the Alumni Association are announced.

Cancellation of the AY2011 Entrance Ceremonies and change in class dates are announced.

Cancellation of the AY2011 Entrance Ceremonies and change in class dates are announced.

The University announces special measures, etc. for students who plan to enroll but are affected by the disaster.

①Financial aid for students affected by the disaster (new students included)→ Collected by the Waseda Supporters Club
②Donations for affected areas →Donation from mainly students, faculty, and staff given to the Japanese Red Cross Society
③Waseda University Alumni Association Great East Japan Earthquake Assistance Fund → Split between alumni from affected areas and students affected by the disaster

Until the national bar examination, Waseda Law School announces to accommodate law degree grduates of March 2011 from Tohoku University Law School and Tohoku Gakuin University Law School by allowing facility use, etc.

In response to the cancellation of the AY2010 Graduation Ceremonies, President Kaoru Kamata sends out a message to graduates.

In response to the cancellation of the AY2011 Entrance Ceremonies, President Kaoru Kamata sends out a message to new students.

Hirayama Ikuo Volunteer Center (WAVOC) holds training sessions organized by Waseda Rescue for volunteers being sent to affected areas.

Office for Aiding Reconstruction is established to support recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Pocket-sized Earthquake Manual for Students is distributed.

WAVOC sends student volunteers to Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture ( ~ 4/12).

WAVOC sends student volunteer groups to Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture for recovery support (Total of 154 volunteers, ~ 4/28).
WAVOC sends student and alumni volunteers to Tanohata village in Iwate prefecture, where the student group Shiinomorinokai has been active for a long time (~ 4/25).

"Response manual for faculty when an earthquake occurs during class (Japanese/English)" and "Illustration of temporary evacuation areas on campus (Japanese/English)" are placed in all classrooms. "Response manual for students when an earthquake occurs" and "Evacuation route for classrooms" are placed in all classrooms at the Waseda Campus.

Calcuation of electricity consumption on the Waseda Campus starts.

Based on a university-wide survey conducted by the General Affairs Division, the Earthquake Manual (Phase 1) is drafted.

Waseda University Center for Research on Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake is established.

Office for Aiding Reconstruction presents its three pillars of activity: Aid, especially scholarship funding, for affected students; support for affected areas, such as volunteer work and recovery donations; and support through research into recovery and rebuilding. The Waseda Supporters Club sets up a scholarship for students from affected areas.

WAVOC starts to receive requests from alumni from affected areas as well as local social welfare councils to participate in mud-raking/debris-removing activities (Total of 319 volunteers, ~ 7/10).

Given the shortage of electricty in the summer due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, the University decides to cut electricity usage in comparison to the summer from the previous year (2010) by 15%. The Electricity Conservation Team was created under the Disaster Response Headquarters.

Radiation is measured every month at all campuses.

As part of the student volunteer activities during summer vacation, the Student Affairs Division and WAVOC call for cultural activity ideas from student clubs, such as a cultural perofrmance or spending time with children/the elderly, and match them with requests from the local areas (~ 6/30).

AY2012 tuition reduction/exemption is announced for AY2012 applicants on the Admission Center website.

WAVOC launches a special website on the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Support Project. Information regarding recovery/reconstruction is frequently updated.

President Kaoru Kamata visits affected areas, such as Iwate and Fukushima prefectures. He speaks to student and alumni volunteers and participates in volunteer activities himself. He promises to contribute to recovery from the earthquake (~ 7/3).

International students participate in an event in Natori city in Miyagi prefecture to send off spirits on lanterns.

WAVOC presents the Great East Japan Earthquake Volunteer Acapella Concert. More than 20 singers, including the famous acapella group the Gospellers, sing in front of a full audience in the Okuma Auditorium.

The first book of the series "Waseda University Booklet on Thinking about Post-Earthquake" is published. The series were published to provide the general public with the knowldge, thought, and activities borne out of research and aid projects post-earthquake by the faculty.

Assuming an earthquake of seismic intensity 5, the Earthquake Manual (Phase 2) and the Earthquake Manual (for admissions/ceremonies) are drafted.

The first charity marathon event at the National Stadium is organized by the staff-run Hello! WASEDA Project team. 1,700 people participate, including family members of staff.

WAVOC starts a project on campus to clean photos (In Cooperation with Charades, a student photography club, and FUJIFILM Corporation, ~1/19/2012).

WAVOC and ICC (Now known as the Intercultural Communication Center) organize a bus tour for international students and visit Kamaishi city in Iwate prefecture and Shiogama city in Miyagi prefecture (~2/6).

Chika Hyodo, assistant professor at WAVOC, and a student gave a presentation at the U.S. and Japan Research Institute seminar "The Interaction of Young People in U.S. and Japan" held in Washington D.C.

President Kaoru Kamata announces a message for the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The bells of the Okuma Auditorium is rung at 14:46 and the Waseda University flag near the main gate of the Waseda Campus lowers at half-mast (Since then, this has been done every year).

The Academic Affairs Division distributes the documents "Response manual for faculty when an earthquakes occurs during class," "Evacuation areas on campus," and "Information to be conveyed to students when an earthquake occurs."

Open Education Center starts the class "Great East Japan Earthquake Aid for Reconstruction."

The Personnel Division and WAVOC conduct new staff training at Tohoku Gakuin University, Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, and Rikuzentakata city in Iwate prefecture (~5/10).

Events such as symposium, concerts, and lectures themed around aid for recovery are held during Tomonsai. Development of University-Social Relations Liaison Office and WAVOC set up a booth to support recovery for the Sanriku area (An area which stretches for over 300 kilometers along the Pacific Coast of the Tohoku Region, spanning Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures) at Tomonsai, and the Kesennuma City Tourism Department also participates.

Office for Aiding Reconstruction distributes the "Waseda University Booklet on Thinking about Post-Earthquake" series to high schools and special-needs schools in Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Ibaraki prefectures.

WAVOC publishes a book documenting the volunteer activities in the disaster affected areas.

WAVOC Assistant Professor Chika Hyodo publishes a book about her two years with high school students from Futaba High School and university student volunteers.

Institute for Research on Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake/Composed Crisis Research Institute is established as an international research institute to conduct studies on tsunamis, high tides, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions.

The Center for Research on Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake organizes a sympoisum on the future beyond recovery.