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A monthly newsletter brought to
you by the Howard University Community Association, highlighting
the University's contributions across the District of Columbia
and beyond!
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Celebration of the Life of The Honorable Elijah E.
Cummings
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Howard University
experienced the passing of The Honorable Elijah E.
Cummings, powerful voice for the unheard, internationally
recognized servant leader, and a committed Howard University
son.
Born on Jan. 18, 1951 to sharecroppers,
Congressman Cummings graduated with honors from Baltimore City
College High School in 1969. He was a class of 1973 graduate
of alma mater. When Howard University campus
political activists are mentioned, his name must be
included.
Without a doubt, he blazed his own trails by
beginning his career of public service in the Maryland House of
Delegates, where he served for more than a decade. While there,
he became the youngest elected chairman of the Maryland
Legislative Black Caucus, and the first African American in
Maryland history to be named Speaker Pro-Tem, the second-highest
position in the House of Delegates. Congressman Cummings proudly
represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S.
House of Representatives.
Surely, this is the loss of a giant in his own
right. The Howard community, United States government and the
governed are in bereavement during this time. As we grieve, we
will thankfully celebrate the life of the Honorable Elijah E.
Cummings.
Click here to
read and share the full University statement from President Wayne
A. I. Frederick. |
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2019 Howard Homecoming Recap
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Office of the Chapel: 2019 Homecoming Day of
Service
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Howard University students served at 29 community
service sites in celebration of Howard University Homecoming
2019. Students, staff and alumni served the Washington, D.C. area
with initiatives in homelessness, community beautification,
health, education, elder care and violence prevention. Food and
Friends, a social services organization, partnered with Howard
University students to prepare nutritionally tailored meals for
those with serious illnesses.
Howard University sophomore Belema Derefaka said,
“Knowing that my work here is going to a good cause is the best
part about service. I love the idea that they are feeding people,
especially those with dietary restrictions due to a serious
illness.”
Food and Friends has welcomed more and more Howard
students to come and fulfill their mission of delivering health
and hope, one meal at a time, and building a community where
everyone who is seriously ill has the nourishment they need to
manage their illness.
For more about Day of Service, click here. |
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Inaugural Open Streets Event on Georgia Avenue
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As mentioned in our September newsletter, Mayor
Muriel Bowser's inaugural Open Streets community event kicked off
Oct. 5 and Howard University joined in on the fun!
With Zumba in view of Howard Hall, rock-climbing
behind Burr Gymnasium and health screenings near the Mackey
Building, our Bison were committed to the cause. The community
enjoyed three miles of walking, scooting, dancing and playing on
Georgia Avenue.
The Open Streets Program is a part of Mayor
Bower's "Vision Zero Initiative," which has a goal to
eliminate fatalities and serious injuries for all users of the
District's transportation network. In partnership with the
District Department of Transportation, the city offered a
vehicle-free environment for the Howard community and its
neighbors. Howard University looks forward to partnering with the
city on like-minded projects as they expand.
Click here to
read and share about the event. |
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State of the University Address
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As part of Homecoming
Week, Howard University President Wayne A. I.
Frederick spoke extensively on a year of institutional
progress during his annual State of the University Address.
Faculty, staff, students and alumni came out in
numbers to hear Dr. Frederick’s address, which covered several
topics, including five strategic pillars of Howard
Forward, a financial update on the University and the Hospital,
innovative approaches to academia and transformative campus
projects.
President Frederick
recognized the University's duty to work with and
uplift other historically Black colleges and universities. He
shared about Howard's current operations and plans to move
forward. During the address, he also
announced the exciting new partnership with Amazon
Studios led by Latasha Gillespie, Amazon's Global
Head of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.
For more about Howard Entertainment, click here. |
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2019 Homecoming Howard University Ideas Symposium
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The Howard University School of Business hosted the
3rd annual HU Ideas Symposium. The symposium was moderated by the
chair of the Howard University King Lecture Series and former
interim chairperson of the Democratic National
Committee, Donna Brazile. The session featured a panel of
speakers who had a robust discussion on the possibility of
reparations for African Americans as compensation for
slavery.
The featured panelists for the symposium
were Bishop Eugene Sutton, the Episcopal Bishop of
Maryland; Phillip Agnew, activist and co-founder of Dream
Defenders; and Justin Hansford, executive director of the
Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center and professor at the Howard
University School of Law. Panelist discussed many topics related
to reparations including: how to define reparations, how
reparations can realistically be implemented, and responses to
people who challenge reparations as unnecessary.
One of the key points discussed was how initial
progress brought about by African American communities following
the Civil War was subsequently sabotaged with Reconstruction and
the passage of Jim Crow laws. This was given as one illustration
of the changing landscape of social justice and the fight for
reparations.
The symposium concluded with a Q&A session where
audience members debated what reparations should like. The
panel responded that reparations could manifest in any number of
ways determined largely by what the African American community
wants and what is politically tenable.
For more on the discussion, click here.
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Faculty Spotlight: Pharmacy Professor Selected as
DC Pharmacy Board Chair
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College of Pharmacy professor Tamara
McCants, Pharm.D, has been selected by Mayor Muriel
Bowser as the chairwoman of the District of Columbia
Board of Pharmacy, the third woman in a row from the College of
Pharmacy to hold the position.
Dr. McCants is currently an assistant professor at
Howard University College of Pharmacy. She is also the residency
program director for the Walgreens/Howard Community Pharmacy
Residency Program and residency coordinator for Trusted Health
Plan/Howard Managed Care Pharmacy Residency Program. The
District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy is the the main
regulating body in the city for the practice of pharmacy.
As a leader in pharmacy, she has dedicated her
career to increasing the capacity of pharmacists to be major
contributors to favorable health outcomes, especially for the
underserved population.
The DC Board of Pharmacy regulates the practice of
pharmacy and the practice of pharmaceutical detailing in the
District of Columbia. The Board advises the mayor and enforces
the law. The Board evaluates applicants’ qualifications;
recommends standards and procedures; issues licenses; and receives
and reviews complaints.
The Howard University community celebrates this
appointment and wishes Dr. McCants luck as chairwoman.
For more on this story, click here. |
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Own the Night: Howard v. UDC
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In an effort to engage the Washington, D.C.
community through an evening of positivity and sportsmanship, and
to promote initiatives around public safety, the Howard
University Department of Athletics and the Office of the
President will host, “Own the Night.” The event features an
exhibition men’s basketball game against Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (CIAA) challenger, the Firebirds of the
University of the District of Columbia, on Friday, Nov. 1 at 9
p.m. in Burr Gymnasium
Following the contest, Athletics will host a
celebrity concert. “Own the Night” is FREE and open to the
public. Special appearances will include the Showtime
Marching Band, HU Cheerleaders and the Bisonnettes. Come out for
an evening of prizes, giveaways, food and MUCH MORE! |
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Founded in 1867, Howard
University is a private, research university that is comprised of
13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120
areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional
degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence
in Truth and Service and has produced four Rhodes
Scholars, 11 Truman Scholars, two Marshall Scholars, one
Schwarzman Scholar, over 70 Fulbright Scholars and 22
Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on-campus
African-American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in
the United States. www.howard.edu
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Howard
University Community Association ph: 202-806-2489 &
202-806-2661
Office
of Off-Campus Housing & Community Engagement ph: 202-806-9216
Howard
University Hospital Community Relations ph: 202-865-4238
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