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Howard Magazine has a new complimentary digital mobile application for iPads and iPhones. To download the app, visit www.howard.edu/howardmag and select “Download it Now,” or visit the Apple iTunes store and type “Howard Mag” into the search engine. In addition to the new app, the magazine offers a digital version that is more interactive and can be shared via social media. The app features the |
| recent fall 2012 issue of the magazine, which highlights the University’s green initiatives, as well as three previous issues: “Renewing the Bison Legacy” (summer 2012); “Quest for Global Solutions” (winter 2012); and “A Gateway to Discovery” (fall 2011). Future editions of the magazine will be available for download. |
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The Office of University Communications is pleased to share with you the latest issue of the Howard Ticker, which offers good news at a glance. Included in this issue are updates on a special presentation by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, Ambassador Susan Rice's keynote address during this year's Convocation, and noteworthy awards and accolades as well as key placements of Howard University in the news.
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Sandra G. Shannon, Ph.D., professor in the Department of English and an August Wilson scholar, is a member of a project team that received a $704,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to produce a documentary film, August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand. The film is slated to air as part of the PBS series American Masters. Shannon will serve as a consultant to the project. |
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James W. Mitchell, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences, and director of the CREST Nanoscale Analytical Sciences Research and Education Center at Howard University, was inducted as a 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow during the organization’s national meeting in Philadelphia. The honor was bestowed upon 96 distinguished scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and made important contributions to ACS, the world’s largest scientific society. (Ceasar) |
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Barbara Hines, Ph.D., was named the 2012 Outstanding Woman in Journalism and Mass Communication Education during the 100th anniversary convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Hines is a journalism professor in the School of Communications and directs the graduate program in mass communication and media studies. |
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Yong Jin Park, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Radio, Television and Film, received the “Top Faculty Paper Award” in the communication and technology division from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Park’s paper, “My Whole World’s in My Palm!: Teenagers’ Mobile Use and Skill,” was ranked second out of 144 submissions. |
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Rev. Bernard Richardson, dean of Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, was inducted into the Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame for his devoted work and contributions to the city and faith-based community. Richardson is the founder and director of the Spiritual and Ethical Dimensions of Leadership Initiative at Howard University, a program that has raised awareness among |
| different faiths to maintain religious tolerance. Richardson is also an associate professor in the School of Divinity and chief executive officer for religious affairs at the University. (Justin D. Knight) |
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Annapurni Jayam Trouth, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology, College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital, was honored in June for her support of Student Athletes for Educational Opportunities, Inc. (SAFEO), a nonprofit organization that supports and assists the academic, civic, health and career goals of Washington-area youth, particularly student athletes. Trouth and three other doctors were recognized for their work with concussions during a SAFEO fundraiser in support of the “I Promise” Concussion Awareness Campaign. |
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College of Pharmacy’s Center of Excellence received a grant for more than $3.4 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The center, which will be supported by the grant through 2017, plans to increase diversity in pharmacy and other health fields as well as offer resources that will allow |
| the College of Pharmacy to focus on the amount of pharmacists in underrepresented areas. The Center of Excellence was established in the College of Pharmacy in 2000 through a grant from HRSA. (Justin D. Knight) |
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The General Motors Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to Howard University to be used toward its science, engineering, mathematics and technology (STEM) and related curriculum, as part of the foundation’s University Grants program. The grant will be used to support a variety of initiatives, including research projects, student robotics, design curriculum and Engineers without Borders. (Justin D. Knight) |
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| Grayson Mitchell is one of the 10 recipients of the 2012 R. Gene Richter Scholarship. The senior supply chain management major from Illinois worked for the North American region at Chrysler Corporation in Auburn Hills, Mich., this summer. Mitchell and his team participated in a case competition held at the Institute for Supply Management’s ninth annual Black Executive Supply Management Summit, winning second place. He’s the first student from Howard University to be acknowledged by this esteemed program. Scholars receive tuition assistance of up to $5,000 and are paired with an established executive mentor and a former Richter scholar as junior mentor. |
Michelle Brown, Anna Akhimien and Talia Johnson were added to the 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete list, an honor awarded to leading student athletes with outstanding grades. Brown earned a 4.00 grade point average last academic year, while Akhimien maintained a 3.79 and Johnson completed her freshman year with a 3.64. The Lady Bison tennis team made the ITA All-Academic Team list for the second year in a row, earning a 3.51 GPA as a whole. |
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| The District of Columbia Small Business Development Center (DC SBDC), which is headquartered in the School of Business, was recenlty accredited by the Association of Small Business Development Centers, the national accreditation agency. Through a partnership between Howard University and the U.S. Small Business Administration, the DC SBDC educates small business owners and potential owners on how to successfully start, operate, expand, buy and sell small businesses. Last year, the organization served more than 400 small businesses throughout the city; recent clients have received almost $4 million in capital formation. |
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The Undergraduate Library is open on a limited basis while renovations are being made. Renovations will include a café, state-of-the-art technology and research services, redesigned study and collaboration spaces, and easier access to book collections and resources on and off campus. Patrons should go to Founders Library for all undergraduate and graduate library services. The Undergraduate Library will remain open to persons needing access to the TRIO programs and to the Electronic Studio. Access for those purposes will be available through the main entrance of the Undergraduate Library. Visitors who require access to the Electronic Studio should contact the Department of Art at 202-806-7047. |
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Standing on the terrace below the historic Miner Hall on the main campus, Alan Brangman checks off the list of major building projects underway at Howard University. There is the four-story Interdisciplinary Research Building coming soon next door to the Howard Bookstore, the two new residence halls to be located near the Bethune Annex, and a new simulation center at the medical school...
Read more about Brangman and his future plans for facilities renewal at Howard. (Justin D. Knight) |
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Administrators at Howard University and Abu Dhabi University recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a Pre-Faculty Partnership. The partnership is a part of the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program at the Graduate School in which doctoral students spend a year in a pre-faculty internship at a partner institution, as well as learn about the roles and responsibilities of teaching in a range of higher education institutions.
"With this partnership, the Graduate School will continue its efforts to provide national and international faculty and other experiences of value for our graduate students," said Gary L. Harris, Ph.D., interim dean, Graduate School.
The PFF Program at Howard University began in 1994 with four departments. Today, the program is university-wide across the 12 schools and colleges and several partner institutions, according to Gwendolyn S. Bethea, PFF program manager. The first intern at Abu Dhabi is scheduled for fall 2013.
For more information on the partnership or the PFF program, contact Gwendolyn S. Bethea at gbethea@howard.edu or call 202-806-7277/6800. |
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Appointments
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Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D. was named provost and chief academic officer. Frederick previously served as the director of Howard University Cancer Center, interim deputy provost for Health Sciences and as a professor in the Department of Surgery. His research concentrates on health disparities with specific emphasis on cancer outcomes among African Americans and other underrepresented groups. |
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Herbert C. Buchanan Jr. was named chief executive officer of Howard University Hospital (HUH). Buchanan joins HUH after spending seven years as the chief operating officer at the
University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore. UMMC is the academic medical center and flagship hospital in the University of Maryland Medical System. (Justin D. Knight) |
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Okianer Christian Dark, J.D., was appointed interim dean of the School of Law. Dark previously served as the school’s associate dean for academic affairs, where she had responsibility for the JD, JD/MBA and LLM programs. She is a co-founder of the law school’s Fair Housing Clinic, which trains law students as fair housing advocates and practitioners. (Ceasar) |
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Segun Gbadegesin, Ph.D., was appointed interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Since 2010, he has served as associate dean for the Division of Humanities. Gbadegesin joined the Department of Philosophy in 1992 as a professor and later served as the department’s chairman. (Justin D. Knight) |
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| Gary Harris, Ph.D., was appointed interim dean of the Graduate School. Harris is a professor of electrical engineering and the director of the Howard Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility. |
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| Shaun Kupferberg was named the head women’s volleyball coach. Kupferberg has more than 10 years of coaching experience at the Division I, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the collegiate club and the high school levels. Prior to Kupferberg’s appointment at Howard, the Miami University graduate was the head women’s volleyball coach at Jacksonville University, and at Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash. He led Jacksonville University to four consecutive winning seasons from 2006-2009 and increased Northwest University’s winning percentage. |
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