Students First Action Planning

Monday, April 13, 2009
All Schools and Colleges
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

To raise awareness about the “Students First Campaign,” an initiative launched by President Sidney A. Ribeau in January 2009 to enhance the student experience and create a student-centered environment that is supportive of students, faculty, and staff, schools and colleges. The daylong planning session will engage students, faculty, and staff in discussions of issues related to the continued implementation of the Students First Initiative in their respective academic units.

The Students First Campaign (SFC) is a multi-phased initiative designed to: (1) sustain a Student-centered learning environment, (2) provide a framework for continuous quality improvement, and (3) cultivate a culture where the student is valued as one of our most important resources.  For more information on SFC, please visit the website www.howard.edu/president/initiatives/sfc.

 
Students First Event Listing

School of Education
Monday, April 13, 2009
12:00 noon – 2:30 p.m.
Miner Building
Room 117

A.C.T. Now! The Student First Campaign in the School of Education

The theme of the Students First Campaign (SFC) in the Howard University School of Education is A.C.T. Now! Achievement, Communication, and Technology. The theme, selected by HUSOE student government leaders, asserts that student achievement can be accelerated through better communication networks and technology access. Join School of Education students, faculty, and administrators in a series of roundtable discussions devoted to responding to student-identified concerns. HUSOE student government leaders will lead roundtable discussions, disseminate the HUSOE ACT Now! Survey of Student Needs and report of findings from this initial inquiry to the HUSOE community. Student leaders will also present information about membership in the HUSOE-charter education honor societies and student government associations. Lunch will be served.

School of Social Work
Monday, April 13, 2009
Faculty Lounge
12:00 noon – 1:15 p.m.

William H. Cosby, Jr. & Camille O. Hanks Cosby Lecture

The Cosby Fellowship was first awarded during the 1990 – 1991 academic year and is designed to support study in the Master of Social Work degree program. The fellowship is open to an outstanding second year student engaged in cutting edge and innovative social work practice. Eighteen students have been the recipient of this prestigious award. All of the Cosby Fellowship alum have been invited to attend the annual student lecture.

Then 2008-2009 Cosby Fellowship recipient and lecturer is Ms. Saundre Allen from Oakland, California. He research is on women in college and campus violence.

College of Arts and Sciences
Monday, April 13, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Blackburn Center
Meeting Rooms 148-150
(Tentative)

GAMMA OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER
PHI BETA KAPPA
HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Presents

Liberal Arts Education and the Imagination
“Change” in the 21st Century

A Roundtable: Phi Beta Kappa members will share their reflections on how they hope to change and shape the future during the twenty-first century. Fortified with the knowledge gained from four years of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences at Howard University, these graduating seniors are selecting advanced studies and entering careers through which they hope to chart new directions and guide progress for the nation and the global community. What are their most profound concerns and how will they engage them? Where will their imaginations take them? How do they envisage the future? Philosphia Bίou Kybernétes, “Love of learning is the guide of life,” the association’s motto, is the foundation for their expansive imaginations and dreams for the future.

Graduate School
Monday, April 13, 2009
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Carnegie Building
Conference Room A

“A Showcase of Graduate Student Research”

Featuring oral and poster presentations by annual Research Symposium graduate student winners 2008 - 2009.

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel

“The Burch Lecture”
Department of English
College of Arts and Sciences

Howard University alumnus Professor Paula J. Giddings will present the Burch Lecture for the Department of English.

Graduate School
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Carnegie Building
Conference Room A

“A Graduate School Alumni Forum”

Featuring noted alumni who have excelled in their fields as researchers, professionals and academicians in the public/private sector.

School of Business
Thursday, April 16, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
School of Business Auditorium

“A Conversation with the Honorable Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia”

Dr. Paula Ribeau will lead a conversation with the Honorable Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the President of the Republic of Liberia. The program will feature a thoughtful discussion of her current book: “This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa’s First Woman President” HarperCollins, 2009. Often referred to as the “Iron Lady,” the Honorable President Johnson-Sirleaf will share her personal story of triumph and leadership that will inspire women everywhere of their potential to change the world.

School of Education
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Miner Building – Room 117
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

“HU School of Education Alumni as Change Agents in the Field”

The Change Agents panel will highlight three HUSOE alumni--Ms. Angela Simms, the2007 Washington Post Foundation Teacher of the Year for the states of Maryland and Virginia, and the District of Columbia; Mr. Wayne Ryan, National Principal of the Year; and, Dr. Faye Brown, a researcher at the Yale Child Study Center. Alumni will discuss their current work and strategies for success in the worlds of education practice, policy advocacy, and human service delivery. A reception for students, alumni, and faculty will follow the panel discussion.

School of Social Work
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
School of Social Work Auditorium
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

“Howard University School of Social Work Alumni Reception”

At 5:30 pm, Dr. Cudore L. Snell, Dean will pay special tribute to our current officers, past presidents and special alumni who have supported the school over the years. We are especially pleased with the outstanding contributions that the Howard University School of Social Work Alumni Association - HUSSWAA makes in the form of scholarships to our students. There will also be an art exhibit “Oils of Delicious Fruits and Beautiful Flowers” by Dr. Martha Graf, Assistant Professor.

JHJ School of Communications
Thursday, April 16, 2009
C.B. Powell Building
Screening Room West
12:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

“John H. Johnson School of Communications Student/Faculty Research Forum”

In celebration of the inauguration of President Sidney A. Ribeau, the John H. Johnson School of Communications will sponsor “A Student / Faculty Research Forum.” This forum will enable faculty members to demonstrate excellence in research to their students and colleagues, give feedback to budding scholars as we strengthen our research culture in the School, increase interaction among faculty and students, and encourage interdisciplinary understandings and collaborations.