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The
Department of African Studies
is sponsoring the Palaver Series, featuring discussions
with noted scholars on important issues, events,
reports, actions and policies affecting Africa
today. Past discussions this year include "Somaliland
and the Challenges of Peace and Stability";
"A Teacher’s Journey in Cape Town,
South Africa"; and "Reflections of Summer
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Institutes
by African Studies Students." The next discussion
is “Contributions of West African Muslims
to American Culture,” featuring Drs. E. Augis,
O. Alidou and F. Ngom, Oct. 11, Ralph Bunche Center,
from 2:30 — 4:30 p.m. Download
the schedule for the series.
For information, contact Wheeler Winstead, coordinator,
at Wheeler_winstead@hotmail.com;
240-498-5804. |
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The
University’s Office of Talent Management has
integrated with the Howard Hospital’s Office
of Human Resource Services to become the Office
of Human Resources. |
As
a result, all services
related to human
resources for
both
the University and Hospital will
be offered collectively through this new office.
In
addition to the merging of OTM and OHRS, other departments
recently added under the umbrella of the Office
of Human Resources include the Professional Development
Leadership Academy, the Department of Payroll and
Visa and Immigration Services.
(Justin D. Knight) |
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The
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
the University 13 schools and colleges.Anthony
K. Wutoh, Ph.D., was named interim dean of the
college. (Justin
D. Knight)
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The
University’s Health Careers Opportunity
Program—a
collaborative effort by the College of
Arts and Sciences, the College
of Medicine and the College of
Dentistry—to create a more diverse
healthcare workforce, has been awarded $2.2 million
by the Health
Resources and Services Administration.
The
University will receive $737,693
annually
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for three years.
The money
will be used to help develop an educational pipeline
for economically and educationally disadvantaged
students, and to prepare them for careers in the
health professions. |
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Larry
Warren, CEO of Howard University Hospital,
was one of the first employees to get vaccinated
as the Hospital kicked off its annual flu vaccination
campaign for employees and volunteers on Sept
12. (Justin D. Knight) |
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Howard
University Hospital (HUH) and the
School of Communications
were both named to the new Georgia Avenue
Heritage Trail by Cultural Tourism D.C.
The Hospital was added to the trail because
it sits on what was once the site of Griffith
Stadium,
the Washington area’s
sports
center from 1911 to 1965.
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The School of Communications’ building
was once Freedmen’s Hospital, the
precursor to HUH. The Hospital, which opened
in 1862, was at that site from 1908 until
1975, when it was moved to 2041 Georgia
Avenue and renamed. The Georgia Avenue Heritage
Trail includes 19 historical sites and begins
on Georgia Avenue at S Street NW and ends
at New Hampshire Avenue.
(Justin D. Knight) |
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| Greg
Carr, Ph.D., chair, Department of Afro-American
Studies |
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The
first-ever endowed chair in the Department
of Afro-American Studies was named in
honor of two pioneers in the fight for better
standards of living for Black workers across the
country. The John and Eula Cleveland Chair in
Black History Studies was established last year
with a generous $1.2 million gift from the couple’s
estate.
The
gift will support the department's programs and
continue Howard’s tradition of educating
students in the dynamics of the African-American
experience.
(Justin D. Knight) |
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“Art
of Africa: Objects from the Collection of Warren
Robbins” will be on view at the University’s
Gallery of Art, Sept. 6 through Nov.
28.
The
exhibition features more than 60 objects, including
sculptures, textiles, clothing and jewelry from
the private collection of Warren Robbins (pictured,
left), founding director of the National Museum
of African Art. |
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Afro
Blue, Howard University’s award-winning
vocal ensemble, made it through the first two
rounds of the NBC a cappella talent show series
The Sing-Off. Watch their rendition of
“Put
Your Records On,” which they performed
on Sept. 19. |
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The
fall issue of Howard
Magazine is now online. Read
more about the University’s efforts in the
science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
fields and updates on alumni who are making strides
in these fields. |
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| Stay
informed during emergencies at Howard. Sign up today for
Bison Connect at www.howard.edu/bisonconnect.
Notifications are limited to emergencies involving events
such as severe weather, building concerns, intruders and
potential pandemics. |
Howard
University received a $10,000 grant from Home
Depot’s ‘Retool your School’ Campus
Improvement Grant Program. The grant will help support
sustainable campus renovations and is scheduled to begin
this fall. |
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Howard
University Homecoming 2011 is right around
the corner and it's time to show your Bison spirit!
The celebration begins on Oct. 10 with the inaugural
Howard University Homecoming Celebrity Golf Tournament.
Visit www.bisonhomecoming.com
for information about the tournament and other
Homecoming events. (Justin
D. Knight) |
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| The
Department of Theatre Arts opens its
2011-12 theatre and dance season with a production of
Miss Evers' Boys. Performances will be held
from Oct. 5 through Oct. 9 in the Ira Aldridge Theater.
To purchase tickets, visit www.coas.howard.edu/theatrearts/current_productions.html.
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Howard
University School of Law's C. Clyde Ferguson
Jr. Annual Lecture will be held on Oct. 17, from 4-6 p.m.
in the law library. This year's keynote speaker is Annette
Gordon-Reed, professor of law and history at Harvard and
the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at Radcliffe Institute
for Advanced Study. This year the program will include
a special tribute to professor emeritus and former
dean J. Clay Smith who is a national scholar on African-American
lawyers. For more information, contact Jackie Young at
jyoung@law.howard.edu
or 202-806-8084. |
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| College
of Medicine Dean Mark S. Johnson and wife
Marlyn |
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Washington,
D.C. was the host city for this year’s National
Medical Association’s Annual Convention
& Scientific Assembly, which was held at the
Washington Convention Center, July 23-27. The
College of Medicine hosted three
alumni events—“A Chocolate City Welcome,”
which allowed alumni from Howard, Charles R. Drew
University of Medicine and Science, Meharry Medical
College and Morehouse School of Medicine an opportunity
to network; a meet and greet at the Louis Stokes
Health Sciences Library; and a reception and dance
for more than 400 alumni at the W Hotel.
(Ceasar)
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of Medicine historical exhibit |
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Appointments |
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LaSalle
D. Leffall, M.D., is serving as interim
senior vice president for Health Sciences. Leffall
is the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery, and
a distinguished surgeon, scholar and leader. His
professional life has been devoted to the study
of cancer, particularly among African Americans.
He
joined the faculty in 1962, progressing to professor
and chairman of the Department of Surgery in 1970—a
position he held for 25 years. As
interim senior vice president, he will provide
overall leadership
for and management
of
the University’s clinical
enterprise and research,
which includes
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oversight
of the Howard University Hospital,
the College of Medicine, College of Dentistry,
College of Pharmacy, the College of Nursing and
Allied Health and the Health Sciences Library. |
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Mark
S. Johnson, M.D., was appointed dean
of the College of Medicine. He is the founding
chair of the Department of Family Medicine at
the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey–New Jersey Medical School, which
he led for 20 years. He previously served as the
residency program director and acting department
chair at Meharry Medical College, where he facilitated
the successful reaccreditation of the residency
program in the Department of Family Medicine,
recruited new residents and faculty, opened a
new family practice center, opened a new |
inpatient
unit, attracted funding
for the fellowship program and
improved the department’s financial condition.
As the assistant dean for Student Affairs and
Special Programs at the University of South Alabama,
Johnson was responsible for minority recruitment.
Johnson succeeds Robert E. Taylor, M.D., who had
served as dean since 2005. |
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Sonya
T. Smith, Ph.D., was appointed chair
of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The
first African-American female to earn a Ph.D.
in mechanical engineering at the University of
Virginia, her areas of research involve various
applications of computational fluid dynamics.
She
is the faculty adviser for the University's student
chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and
is a member of the American Institute on Aeronautics
and Astronautics, the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers and
the National Society of Black Engineers. (Ceasar) |
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