|
VOTE
NOW FOR YOUR ALUMNI TRUSTEE!
Click here to register and participate.
|
|
|
|
|
STAY
CONNECTED!
Become a
member of HUAA
|
|
|
|
Click here to
join today!
|
|
DON'T
MISS THE BOAT!
|
|
The Howard University Alumni Association and the Howard
University Law Alumni Association
Cordially Invite You To
|
|
Bison on the
Vineyard 2011
August 24 - 28
Martha's
Vineyard, MA
Celebrating 5
years
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS
TO VOLUNTEER,
email Shellece Earles,
Volunteer
Coordinator
shellece72@msn.com
Bison on the
Vineyard is Sponsored by:
Official Media
Partner:
Questions?
Emailbisononthevineyard@yahoo.com
Click here to
visit us on Facebook
|
|
Donate to the
Howard
University Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
Click Here to Donate.
Please read
the article in theSummer Issue of
the Howard Magazine (p. 28) on how HUAA serves the
University by providing need-based scholarships.
|
|
SAVE
THE DATE!
|
|
|
|
Howard
University
vs
Morehouse
College
Saturday,
September 10, 2011
3:30pm
RFK
Stadium
Tickets Available
at
HU
Cramton Auditorium Box Office or at www.ticketmaster.com
For more information, go to
www.nationsfootballclassic.com
Click here for a listing of host hotels!
|
|
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Jul 21: HUAC of Atlanta Financial Planning Seminar. 6:30pm-9:00pm.
Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge
& Rice, 271 17th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30363. Go to www.hualumniatl.comfor
more information. Emailhualumatl@yahoo.com to RSVP.
Jul 23: HUAC of the San Francisco Bay Area New Student Send
Off. 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Richmond Senior Center, 2525 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond,
CA 94804. For more information, contact Camille Harvey at cmharvey@alum.howard.edu
Jul 25: HU Medical Alumni Association Midnight Cruise. 11:30pm. Click here for more information and to purchase
tickets.
Jul 28: HUAC of Greater Hartford Monthly Meeting. 6:00pm. Hartford Club, 46
Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06103. For more information,
email huaa_region_one@yahoo.com.
Jul 30: HUAC of Chicago Summer Skate Off! The official annual
freshmen bon voyage party. 7:00pm - 10:00pm. The Rink, 1122 E.
87th Street, Chicago, IL. Click here for more information and to purchase
tickets.
July 31: HUAC of Northern Virginia 3rd Annual New Student Reception.SAVE THE DATE. For more information,
email Evelyn Denwiddie at evelyndenwiddie@yahoo.com or
call (703) 283-6872.
Aug 6: HUAC of Atlanta presents Bisonfest.
12:00pm - 4:00pm. Adams Park Pavilion, 2300 Wilson Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA
30311. For more information, emailhualumatl@yahoo.com or checkwww.hualumniatl.com.
Aug 6: HUAC of New Jersey New Student Reception and
Scholarship Awards.11:00am - 2:00pm. St. Marks
Episcopal Church, 1430 ParkAvenue, Plainfield, NJ. For more information, contact
Scholarship Committee Chair Nigel Luke atnwluke@comcast.net or go towww.njbison.org.
Aug 6: HUAC of Indianapolis Annual Student/Alumni Cook-out.
4:00pm. For more information and to
RSVP, contact Dr. Charlene Walton at (317) 263-3580.
Aug 6: HUAC of Westchester/ Rockland Annual Student
Reception & Freshman Send-Off. 12:00pm - 3:00pm. Doubletree
Tarrytown Hotel, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY. $25 (Freshman
students plus one guest and returning students - FREE.) Please RSVP toevents@huacwr.org.
Aug 9: HUAC of Metropolitan Trenton New Student Send-Off
Reception. 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Ewing Branch Library, Ewing, NJ. For more information,
emailtrentonbison@yahoo.com.
Aug 10: HUAC of Philadelphia New Student Reception. 6:30pm -
8:00pm. United Way of Southern Pennsylvania, 1709 Benjamin Franklin
Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103. For more information,
email Reyna Lewis atpresident.huac.philly@gmail.com.
Aug 24-28: Bison on the Vineyard 2011. Click
here for details.
Aug 25: HUAC of Greater Hartford Monthly Meeting. 6:00pm. Hartford Club, 46
Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06103. For more information,
email huaa_region_one@yahoo.com.
Sep 9 - Sep 11: HUAC of Atlanta Bus Trip to the Nation's Football Classic
in Washington, DC. Departing 5:00am Friday morning and
returning 10pm Sunday night. Package options include combination bus ride,
hotel and game tickets. $50 deposit due by July 31st. For more
details, go to www.hualumniatl.com or emailhualumatl@yahoo.com.
Sep 10: HUAC of Westchester/ Rockland General Membership
Meeting. 10:30am- 12:30pm. Kendal On Hudson, 1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow, NY.
Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP tomeetings@huacwr.org.
Sep 10: Nation's Football Classic - Morehouse
College vs Howard University. RFK Stadium,Washington, DC. TICKETS ARE ON
SALE NOW at the Cramton Auditorium Box Office
or atwww.ticketmaster.com.
For more information, go towww.nationsfootballclassic.com.
Sep 13: HUAC of Atlanta General Body Meeting. 6:00pm-8:00pm.
Sweet Georgia's Juke Joint, 200 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA
30308. For more information, emailhualumatl@yahoo.com.
Sep 24: NY Urban League Football Classic - Howard University vs.
Morgan State University. Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford,
New Jersey. SAVE THE DATE.
Sep 29: HUAC of Greater Hartford Monthly Meeting. 6:00pm. Hartford Club, 46
Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06103. For more information,
email huaa_region_one@yahoo.com.
Oct 1: HUAC of Atlanta Golf Tournament. 8:00am - 2:00pm.
Durham Lakes and Country Club, 156 Durham Lakes Parkway, Fairburn, GA
30213. Go towww.hualumniatl.com to register. Email hualumatl@yahoo.com for questions.
Oct 22: Howard University Homecoming. Howard vs. North
Carolina A&T.
Oct 27: HUAC of Greater Hartford Monthly Meeting. 6:00pm. Hartford Club, 46
Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06103. For more information,
email huaa_region_one@yahoo.com.
Nov 19: HUAC of Westchester/ Rockland General Membership
Meeting. 10:30am- 12:30pm. Kendal On Hudson, 1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy
Hollow, NY. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP tomeetings@huacwr.org.
|
|
ADVERTISE WITH US
To inquire about advertising in the HUAA e-newsletter,
emailthehuaa@yahoo.com.
|
|
|
|
|
Network with the Howard University
Alumni Association on-line
Add us as a friend on
BisonRoundup.com
|
|
|
|
|
Click Here to View the
HUAA Video
Hear Alumni Speak
about the Importance of Howard University
|
|
|
|
Message from
the HUAA President
Greetings
Bison Family,
We are only
one month away from the largest HUAA event of the year, Bison on the
Vineyard (BOV) 2011. On August 24-28th, Howard University
alumni, supporters and friends will attend networking, fundraising and
educational activities that promote Howard University. Our Bison on the
Vineyard advertisement can be seen in the July issue of Black
Enterprise Magazine. Thank you BOV committee members from HUAA and the
Howard University Law School Alumni Association
(HULAA) for your hard work toward making this event a
success. Click here to see a complete list of activities,
schedule and pricing. Don't miss the boat!
There are many
changes taking place at Howard as the various University renewal
initiatives are implemented. The HUAA newsletter will
provide links to the University website that detail these
changes. Please take the time to access this information and
stay informed on what is happening at our beloved University.
The Howard
University Alumni Trustee elections are currently being conducted
through August 15, 2011. Please click on the top left corner of
this newsletter to vote, if you have not already. These
Trustees are elected to represent your interests. Let your voice
be heard.
In Bison Spirit,
Kimberly C.
Singleton
President
Howard
University Alumni Association
|
|
Message from Alumni Trustee Paul Cotton
|
|
Dear Members of the Howard University Community:
Please visit the university-wide
renewal initiatives website to receive regular
updates regarding implementation of the following strategic
initiatives: (1) Academic Program Renewal; (2) Faculty Renewal; (3)Administrative
and Staff Renewal; (4) Facilities Renewal; and (5)Students First. Howard is on the move and the renewal initiatives
are the result of extended deliberations involving faculty, staff,
administrators, students and alumni. http://www.howard.edu/renewal.
Dr. Paul
Cotton
Howard University Board of Trustees
|
|
|
View Howard University's Completed Campus Master Plan
|
|
Howard
University has formally published the comprehensive Central Campus
Master Plan. Click here to view.
|
|
|
Howard
Presents "New" College of Pharmacy
|
|
HU News Room - The
Howard University School of Pharmacy is now the College of Pharmacy, a
freestanding entity, and no longer part of the College of Pharmacy,
Nursing and Allied Health Sciences.
The new college was recreated July 1
as part of the University's ongoing Academic Renewal, giving Howard
University 13 schools and colleges. Anthony K. Wutoh, Ph.D., a registered pharmacist, was named dean of the
college and is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and
operation of the college's programs. Click here to read more.
|
|
|
HU School of
Business Launches online Executive MBA Program
The Howard University School of Business is pleased to
announce its online Executive MBA program. This
groundbreaking program will prepare experienced business leaders to lead the world's most dynamic companies.
Students will join a global network of top emerging executives from
around the world while learning to think
and act strategically from a senior leadership perspective.
Steeped in the heritage and legacy of the Howard School of Business, this accelerated program is tailored for
the elite business professional who has
management experience and seeks a competitive edge in global business. Click here to learn more.
|
|
|
|
Seven Members of the Howard Tennis Team Achieve National
ITA Scholar-Athlete Award Status
|
|
Five women and two men qualified for
the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's 2011 National ITA
Scholar-Athlete's Award. The award is given annually to tennis
student-athletes who are varsity letter winners, have grade point
averages of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the current academic year
and have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2
semesters. Click here to read more.
|
|
|
Don't Miss the HEAT!
Black Enterprise / Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge
September 1-5, 2011
Doral Golf Resort and Spa
Miami , Florida
Join Ne-Yo and
a stellar lineup of today's top artists and entertainers this Labor Day
weekend for BE's premier golf, tennis and leisure event at the
luxurious Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami ,
Florida . This annual event attracts the
nation's top corporate executives and entrepreneurs, making it the
perfect venue for deal making in a relaxed environment.
For more information visit www.blackenterprise.com/gt or call800.209.7229.
|
|
|
|
|
HUAA Region II to participate in HBCU Health Walk
|
|
On September 17, 2011, the 105 Voices
of History will host their annual Celebrate
Healthy HBCUs National Walk. This walk
salutes
National HBCU Week and the 105 Voices
of History (National Concert Choir) - 105 students representing the
nation's HBCUs. Alumni
groups are invited to walk to raise money for scholarships in their
organizations. Click here for more information and to make a
donation to an HUAA Region II Club or email Region II Chair Sheila
Marshall athubisonlove@aol.com.
|
|
|
CALLING ALL
MEMPHIS AREA ALUMNI!
You are cordially invited to a Bison Barbecue Mixer -
Memphis Style!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
3:00pm - 8:00pm
Live DJ on the 1s and 2s
For more information and to RSVP, contact Shara Taylor at shara.taylor@gmail.com.
|
|
|
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
|
|
The Howard
University Alumni Club (HUAC) of New Jersey needs volunteers to plan and organize the tail gate
party at the New York Urban
League Classic to be held on Saturday,
September 24, 2011 at the New Meadowlands stadium . Please email HUAC of New Jersey Tailgate
Event Chair, Doris Arnett-Gary atglad4jesus@optonline.net.
|
|
|
Howard Homecoming Photo Contest
|
|
To celebrate 87
years of memorable and magical moments, the 2011 Homecoming Steering
Committee cordially invites alumni to share their warmest recollections
of homecoming through candid photographs. The contest calls for
photographs that capture the essence of Howard University's unique and
irreplaceable Homecoming experience.
The contest is an extension of the
"87 Years Campaign." The Campaign
celebrates homecoming's rich legacy and tradition in the spirit of
"PRESTIGE" by providing a specially minted commemorative
coin for members. The winning photograph will serve as the 2011
Commemorative Homecoming Button. The button will be submitted to the
Archives of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for inclusion in its
repository. Click here to read more.
|
|
|
Alumni Announcements
|
|
HUAA Region VI Chair Margo Bouchet, Esq. shared a moment with First Lady Michelle Obama at a recent fundraising luncheon inPasadena, California.
Former HUAA Region II Representative
and HUAC of Northern Virginia President George Arterberry is home in Woodbridge, Virginia from his tour of duty
in Iraq.
Ashley Blaine Featherson (BFA '09) co-starred in the June 29th
episode of Raven Simone's new show 'State of
Georgia' on the ABC Family Channel.
|
|
|
HUAA Connects with Alumni at the 2011 Essence
Music Festival
HUAA Volunteer Alexis Parent-Ferrouillet
signs up alumna Melanie Nesbitt of
Massachusetts
|
|
The Howard
University Alumni Association Region V participated in the 2011 Essence Music Festival (EMF)
Market Place at the Ernest Morial Convention
Center July 1-3, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Essence
Music Festival is the largest festival gathering of African Americans
in the country. In 2009, HUAA was the first HBCU Alumni
Association to participate in the EMF Market Place.
HUAA hosted a
booth where HUAA leadership and Region V HUAA members
distributed membership material to alumni and recruitment material to
potential students and parents. Region V RepresentativeDesiree Ross, Region V Chair Brian Jackson, HUAA PresidentKimberly
Singleton and Patrick
Scott from the Howard University Office of
Admissions attended the booth.
The weekend activities included a
young alumni Happy Hour hosted by former undergraduate trustee Jabari Smith on July 1st at the Bridge Lounge and an
Alumni/Student dinner hosted by HUAA Region V at Ralph and Kacoo's later that evening .
|
|
|
Special Offer from the Howard University Alumni Association
Discounted 1-year subscription for Black Enterprise
Magazine
$12 ( $11 savings on the normal subscription price)
Offer Expires August 31, 2011
*Subscriptions start October 2011*
*Current subscribers receive 1-year extension*
Click here to purchase
subscription via the Bison on the
Vineyard on-line payment site
or
Click here to
download mail - in subscription form
|
|
|
|
|
HUAC of Metropolitan Trenton Hosts 'Flapjack' Fundraiser
|
|
Pictured: HUAC
of MT Vice President Kevin Baxter serving guest,Terrance
Stokes
The Howard University Alumni Club of
Metropolitan Trenton hosted their Annual Flapjack Scholarship
Fundraiser on Saturday,June
4, 2011. The event took place at Applebee's Grill & Bar in
Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
|
|
|
HUAC of Greater Washington, DC host Annual Jazz Brunch
From left
to right: HUAC of GWDC President Valerie Maholmes,
Honoree Cynne Simpson and HUAC of GWDC member
Tanesha Willis.
The Howard University Alumni Club of
Greater Washington, DC recognized Donnie Simpson with a community service award and his niece,
Howard alumna Cynne Simpson, at the annual Post Charter Day Jazz
Brunch and Fashion Show on March 27, 2011. Kustom
Looks provided fashions for the over 300 guests present.
|
|
|
|
|
HUAC of Hampton Roads Sponsors Participants in the Urban
League Mother-Daughter-Sister Tea
|
|
The Howard
University Alumni Club of Hampton Roadssponsored seven young women, ages two
through sixteen, in the Urban League of Hampton Roads' 9th Annual Mother-Daughter-Sister Tea on June 25, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Norfolk,Virginia. Proceeds from this event support the Educational, Economic and Health programs offered by the Urban League
of Hampton Roads, Inc. Workshops to
build self-esteem are among the program activities.
The
participants included HUAC of Hampton Roads President IolaElijah-Redden, Treasurer Tatanya William, Ahizzia Gilbert, Ardrianne Parks,Lanise Robinson, Stacy Gresham and the young ladies:Anastasia
Hardy, Tahji Bulluck,
Tanaya Bulluck, Tya Robinson, TiaGreshamand Amber Camp. The club thanks Sareeta
M.C. Spriggs, Vice President of the Urban
League of Hampton, for the collaboration.
|
|
|
HUAC of Metropolitan Trenton Provides Financial Planning
to Members
|
|
Howard University Alumni Eric Grant and James Herbert Huntpresented
financial planning information to club members at the HUAC of
Metropolitan Trenton General Membership meeting on Tuesday, June 28,
2011 at the Ewing Branch Library in Ewing, New Jersey.
|
|
|
The Howard
University Alumni Club of Greater Washington, DC thanks all alumni, family and friends who
came to the Annual HUAC of GWDC Cookout at Rock Creek
Park on June 18, 2011.
|
|
|
|
|
|
