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Howard
completed a rain garden funded by a $10,000 grant from
the national Home Depot Retool Your School competition.
The first installation was completed during the Earth
Day festivities last fall and is located behind the
Blackburn Center, in an area that collects a substantial
amount of rainwater runoff. Four large perforated 10-gallon
water collection containers were installed underground
within the area of the garden in addition to the gravel
sub-bed. This allows increased water collection capacity
and minimizes flooding of the garden during heavy rainstorms. The
water collected will also enhance the growth of the
native plants in the garden. New solar lighting
and benches constructed of recycled material will soon
be installed to complete this truly “green”
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Howard
will once again participate in RecycleMania, an
annual competition of more than 600 universities
and colleges that promotes recycling and waste
reduction activities on America’s campuses. This
year’s competition will be held from Jan.
23-April 2. During the 10 weeks of the competition,
registered schools will collect and report data
on all recycling solid waste disposal activities.
Now is the time to show the nation that Howard’s
recycling program can and will be among the top
programs in the country. The University’s
success depends on the involvement and support
of the entire community.
For further information or to attend a training session on how your department can get involved,
contact the Office of Capital Planning and Sustainability
by e-mailing Alfonzye Chisholm (achisholm@howard.edu)
or Carla Annang (cannang@howard.edu)
or by calling 202-806-2399. (Ceasar) |
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Thirteen
MBA students studied in Dubai and India, from
Dec. 8 to Dec. 22., as part of the School of Business’
global education initiative, led by Dean Barron Harvey,
Ph.D. The school is scaling up its study abroad opportunities
for students to bolster international business preparation
and global competence across cultures. Future study
abroad programs will include travels to South Africa,
Brazil and France. For more information, contact mba_bschool@howard.edu or 202-806-1725. |
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| Four
students from Howard’s Chapter of Engineers
Without Borders volunteered in Choimim, a small
village 200 miles from Nairobi, Kenya, where they are
helping to design a water solution for a community without
electricity or running water. The students took the
8,000-mile journey to continue the work they began in
2009. The group is partnering with Build the Village.
The four students who participated are: Bianca Bailey,
a senior; Tena Hunter, a senior; Aleah Holt, a sophomore;
and Kristina Banks, a senior. (Kerry-Ann Hamilton) |
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To
volunteer for this year’s Alternative Spring Break,
visit www.howard.edu/asb/2011/ for more information and to download an application.
Applications must be delivered to the lower level of
the Carnegie Building by 6 p.m. on Jan. 28. All applicants
must be Howard University students. (Zelena Williams) |
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| Kathleen
Sebelius, secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services,
was the keynote speaker for the
School of Divinity’
s spring semester Convocation
on Jan. 18, in the Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel. Sebelius, who
leads the principle agency charged
with keeping Americans healthy,
discussed the implementation of
the Obama Administration’s
historic legislation, the Affordable
Care Act, as a continuation of
the nation’s civil rights
struggle during the University’s
annual weeklong celebration of
the legacy of Martin Luther King
Jr. (Justin D. Knight) |
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The 12-week
employee weight-loss challenge—
Battle
of the Bulge–concluded
in December. Twenty participants
worked on their weight loss
goals. The first place winner
in the female category was
Rosemary
Pearson, who
lost 27 lbs. Marilyn Dixon
lost 23 lbs. and placed
second. In the male category,
Marvin
Lynch lost
19 lbs. Karl Williams and
Richard King both lost 17
lbs. Special recognition
was given to the following
participants: Patricia Tolson
and Karl Williams for Outstanding
Attendance; Rosemary Pearson
for Outstanding Participation;
and Rodney Palmer for Outstanding
Effort. Watch
short videos of the employees’
weight loss journey. |
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| Howard
University Health Sciences
is holding a “call
for abstracts” for
its Research Day, which
will be held on April 15
in the College of Medicine,
Adams Building, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. The final date to submit
an abstract is Feb. 28.
The instructions for online
submissions are available
at http://cmt.research.microsoft.com/HUHSRDC2011.
For additional information,
contact Maya Holt-Brockenbrough
at 202-865-4802 or mholt-brockenbroug@howard.edu. |
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| The School of Architecture and Design will
host a celebration, titled “The Year of Architecture,”
in recognition of the school’s 100th anniversary.
The school will undertake a year of activities, including
lectures and exhibitions, to initiate the second century
of architecture education at the University. The centennial
celebration will begin with the Howard H. Mackey Memorial
Lecture on Feb. 11. On Feb. 12 an “Alumni Saturday”
open house and meeting of the Howard University Architecture
Alumni Association will be held, followed by a 100th
birthday celebration that evening. |
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| The Howard University Language Institute will offer ESL classes during the spring 2011 semester.
The Language Institute offers ESL classes in grammar
and writing, reading and vocabulary, listening and speaking,
American Culture, pronunciation, research paper and
TOEFL preparation courses. Call for a free placement
test at 202-238-2675 or 202-238-2676. The institute
is located in the Howard Center at 2225 Georgia Ave.,
NW, Suite 302, above the Howard University Bookstore.
Session I: Jan. 10-Feb. 24; Session II: Feb. 28-April
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| The
latest issue of Bison
Bytes newsletter
is available. Featured
in this issue is an article
about the excitement around
the usage of iPads in higher
education, the emergence
of online degree programs
at HBCUs and at Howard,
a feature about power management,
"Green IT" and
other higher education news
for faculty, students and
researchers. |
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| Update
on Howard’s
Haiti Relief Efforts:
Howard University continues
to stand steadfast in support
of Haiti. Last year, WHUR
96.3 FM led a three-day
radiothon “Holding
onto Haiti,” which
raised more than $42,000.
Doctors without Borders
and Save the Children each
received $21,000 to support
Haiti missions. In addition,
the Howard University Haitian
Relief Fund has received
more than $66,000 in contributions,
including $20,000 from politician
and strategist Wayne K.
Curry. The committee has
also received several inquiries
about a service mission
to Haiti. Committee members
are reviewing and finalizing
the plans for the next steps
to support the recovery
efforts. |
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| Students
Brian Menifee, Domenio Smith, Illai Kenney, Rose Boomsma
and Thomya Goode made
presentations on recycling at two “green”
events in 2010. The students learned about recycling
and solid waste handling while working with the summer
internship program sponsored by the District of Columbia
Department of Public Works, in partnership with Howard’s
Office of Capital Planning and Sustainability. The students
were invited to make a presentation and participate
on a panel discussion in October at the 2010 District
of Columbia Green Festival, the nation's largest sustainability
event. In December, they made a presentation at the
Keep America Beautiful 57th national conference. The
students are now bringing their talent home by supporting
on-campus events like the recent Business School Honors
Program Sustainability Case Study and the Energy Audit
Training Program. |
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Gary
Harrell was named the new head football
coach. Harrell recently completed two seasons as
the offensive coordinator for Bowie State University’s
football team. Prior to joining the Bulldogs, Harrell
served as the quarterbacks coach at Morgan State
University (2008-2009) and the wide receivers coach
for Team Michigan, a member of the All-American
Football League
(Feb. 2008–May
2008). The Miami native began his coaching career at
Howard (2002-2004) as the wide receivers coach. |
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Barbara
L.J. Griffin, Ph.D. was named
vice president for Student Affairs after an
extensive national search. Most recently,
while serving as interim vice president
for Student Affairs, she reorganized the division
to more effectively support the University’s
mission to develop the “whole”
student, through integration of the curricular
and co-curricular programs and building bridges
throughout all units that foster the comprehensive
growth and development of Howard students.
She has been with the University for nearly
20 years. |
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