Calendar of Events

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004

School of Law

Law School Awards Ceremony; Moot Court Room; 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004

School of Divinity

School of Divinity Senior Class Worship Service, East Campus, 1400 Shepherd Street, NE, Benjamin E. Mays Hall, Howard Thurman Chapel; 5:30 p.m.; Open to all.

College of Arts and Sciences

Honors Program, Thesis Presentations, and Senior Reception; Locke Hall, Video Conference Room; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

School of Divinity

James F. Jenkins Pillar of Faith Luncheon; Armour J. Blackburn Center Ballroom; $50.00 per person; 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. (Contact for tickets: Ms. Vivian Ortiz—202/806-0757)

School of Social Work

Class of 2004 Semi-Formal Graduation Dinner (sponsored by the School of Social Work Student Government Association); Armour J. Blackburn University Center, Main Campus; Reception, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Hilltop Lounge; Dinner and Party, 7:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m., East Ballroom.

MONDAY, MAY 3, 2004

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College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

Division of Nursing

Division of Nursing -- Sigma Theta Tau, International, Inc., Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Beta Chapter, Howard University, presents the Twelfth Annual Recognition Ceremony and Reception honoring 100 Extra Ordinary Nurses; Blackburn University Center Ballroom; 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Ticket Required)

School of Social Work

Lunch with the Dean--Graduating Class; School of Social Work, Inabel Lindsay Hall, Student Lounge; 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.

All Graduates

Rehearsal of the Graduation Proceedings; Cramton Auditorium; 10:30 a.m. All degree candidates and all marshals of the divisions of the University must attend.

College of Dentistry

Senior White Coat Ceremony; Fort McNair’s Officers Club; Washington, DC; 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

College of Medicine

Melvin E. Jenkins Lectureship; Howard University Hospital Towers Auditorium (1204B); 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Roland B. Scott Memorial Seminar; Howard University Hospital Towers Auditorium (1204B); 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

School of Social Work

Annual Alumni Luncheon, “Student Scholarships: Our Investment for Tomorrow”; sponsored by Howard University School of Social Work Alumni Association (HUSSWAA); Kellogg Conference Center, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC; 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.; $35.00 per person.

College of Dentistry

Dental Hygiene Pinning Ceremony; College of Dentistry - Lecture Hall 3; 6:00 p.m.

College of Medicine

Howard University Medical Center Resident/Faculty Scientific Forum; Howard University Hospital Towers Auditorium (1204B); 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Class of ’54 Lecture; Howard University Hospital Towers Auditorium (1204B); 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Lecture; Howard University Hospital Towers Auditorium (1204B); 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Annual Salute to Magnificent Professors Awards Ceremony; Howard University Hospital Towers Auditorium (1204B); 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Magnificent Professors Awards Reception (immediately following Awards Ceremony); Howard University Hospital Cafeteria.

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Induction Ceremony Banquet; Andrews Officers’ Club, 1352 Arkansas Drive, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland; 6:00 p.m.

School of Business

4th Annual School of Business Celebrity Scholarship Golf Tournament (for more information, contact the Office of the Dean on 806-1507); Wednesday, June 30, 2004, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Graduation Dinner for Undergraduates; University and School honors will be awarded at this dinner. Tickets are required for entrance into the event. Parents and family members must purchase tickets in advance (prior to April 24, 2004); Armour J. Blackburn University Center Ballroom; 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m

College of Arts and Sciences

Rehearsal for Hooding Ceremony (This is NOT a dress rehearsal); Main Campus--John H. Burr Gymnasium, 6th & Girard Streets, NW, Main Gymnasium (Section 1); 2:30 p.m.

College of Dentistry

2004 Postgraduate Seminar, Registration, and Continental Breakfast; College of Dentistry; 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Dental Seminar; College of Dentistry; 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Dental Hygiene Seminar; College of Dentistry; 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Alumni Luncheon; College of Dentistry Student Lounge; 12:00 noon

Dental Seminar (cont.); College of Dentistry; 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Alumni Awards Reception; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Awards Dinner and Program; Grand Hyatt Hotel Ballroom, 1000 H Street, NW, Washington, DC; 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

College of Medicine

Howard University Medical Alumni Association (HUMAA) Annual Meeting; College of Medicine, Room B-5; 12:00 noon

HUMAA Reunion Gala; J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC; 6:30 p.m.

College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

Division of Nursing

Division of Nursing Graduate School Luncheon, Gospel Spreading Reception Hall, 2006 Georgia Avenue, NW – 2nd Floor; 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; $25.00/person
(By Invitation Only)

Graduate School

Rehearsal for Hooding Ceremony (This is NOT a dress rehearsal); Main Campus--John H. Burr Gymnasium, 6th & Girard Streets, NW, Main Gymnasium (Section 1); 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

President’s Reception

Graduating Classes and Their Families; Armour J. Blackburn University Center Ballroom; 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

School of Business

Recognition Ceremony for students receiving their Bachelors and Master of Business Administration degrees. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m.. The procession will begin at 6:50 p.m.; Cramton Auditorium; 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

School of Education

The School of Education presents Brown @ 50: Where Do We Go From Here? Reflections and Projections; Panel presentations, School of Business Auditorium; The Honorable Major Owens is the Guest Speaker; 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m; Luncheon will follow in the Blackburn Center Gallery Lounge (Invitation Only).

Prayer Breakfast

Graduates and Guests; Armour J. Blackburn University Center Ballroom, Main Campus, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (Breakfast served from 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.)

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Art, Bachelor and Master Degree Candidates Exhibition; Gallery of Art; May 7-14, 2004

Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony; Armour J. Blackburn University Center Auditorium; 12 noon.

Recognition Ceremony; John H. Burr Gymnasium; 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Reception (Immediately following Ceremony); Main Campus—Behind Locke Hall, between Academic Support Buildings A & B. All degree candidates, Faculty, staff, and guests are invited to attend.

Department of Theatre Arts, Owen Dodson “Weenie” Awards Ceremony; Childers Hall, Main Campus; 7:30 p.m.

College of Dentistry

Dental Alumni Business Meeting; Lecture Hall #1 (Smart Classroom), Fifth Floor, College of Dentistry; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Senior Dental, Dental Hygiene, and Postgraduate Dental Honors and Awards Ceremony; Cramton Auditorium; 2:00 p.m.

Dean and Faculty’s Reception for Graduates, Their Families, and Alumni; College of Dentistry, Student Lounge; immediately following the Honors and Awards Program

College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences

School of Architecture & Design Awards, Mackey Medal Presentation Ceremony, Architecture Graduates; Helena and Hilyard Robinson Auditorium, Room 201, Mackey Building; Reception immediately following ceremony in T. George Silcott Gallery Lobby (Invitation Only); 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

College of Medicine

Honors and Oath Ceremony; Cramton Auditorium, Main Campus; 10:00 a.m.

College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

Honors and Awards Ceremony; Martin’s Crosswinds, 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, Maryland (ticket required); 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  (Ticket Required)

Department of Alumni Affairs

Howard University Alumni Association Annual Council Meeting; Armour J. Blackburn University Center Rooms 148-150 and Forum; 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Class of 1954 50th Anniversary Welcoming Reception; Armour J. Blackburn Center, Gallery Lounge; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Champagne Reception; Armour J. Blackburn University Center, Hilltop Lounge; 12:00 noon

All Classes Reunion Luncheon; Armour J. Blackburn University Center, Ballroom; cost: $60 per person; 12:30 p.m.

Graduate School

Hooding Ceremony; Main Campus—John H. Burr Gymnasium, 6th & Girard Streets, NW; Degree candidates, Faculty, and Marshals will robe and enter through the 6th and Girard Streets entrance (lower doors) and proceed downstairs to the lower gymnasium; (All participants must be in line for the procession no later than 9:30 a.m.) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. A group photograph will be taken immediately following the ceremony. All degree candidates will proceed to the Lower Quadrangle and assemble on the front steps of Thirkield Hall.

Reception (Immediately following Hooding Ceremony); Main Campus—Lower Quadrangle, 4th & College Streets, NW; 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.. All degree candidates, Faculty, staff, and guests are invited to attend.

John H. Johnson School of Communications

Graduation Celebration; Cramton Auditorium, Main Campus; 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

School of Divinity

Open House, East Campus, Benjamin E. Mays Hall. Tours scheduled of Andre Reynolds Tweed Collection of Ethiopian Sacred Artifacts; 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Closing Convocation and Honors Day Ceremony; East Campus, Benjamin E. Mays Hall, Howard Thurman Chapel; 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

School of Education

Awards and Recognition Ceremony for Graduates; Israel Baptist Church, 1251 Saratoga Avenue, NE, Washington, DC; The Honorable Elijah Cummings is the Guest Speaker; 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

School of Law

Law School Baccalaureate Service; Dunbarton Chapel, Houston Hall, West Campus; 11:00 a.m.

School of Social Work

Recognition Ceremony for May 2004 Graduates in Social Work, Lower Quadrangle,
2401 – 4th Street, NW, Washington, DC; 11:00 a.m. Class photograph on the steps in front of Thirkiel Hall will follow the ceremony; reception in tent on terrace in front of Inabel Lindsay Hall will follow the class photograph.

Commencement Convocation

136th Howard University Commencement Exercises; Upper Quadrangle, Main Campus, 10:00 a.m.

College of Arts and Sciences

Division of Fine Arts Diploma Awarding Ceremony and Reception, immediately following Convocation Exercises; Cramton Auditorium

College of Dentistry

Dean and Support Staff Reception for Graduates, Their Families, and Alumni; College of Dentistry, Student Lounge; 12:00 noon.

College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences

College-Wide Continental Breakfast, All Graduates of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences; Mackey Building; 7:00 a.m.

College-Wide Diploma Ceremony, All Graduates of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences, Family, and Friends; Tent in Lower Quadrangle (In case of inclement weather, there will be photo ops set up for graduates and their families in the L.K. Downing Hall Building, Room 2019, with the Dean and Chairs of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences); Receptions immediately following ceremony in the L.K. Downing Building for College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences Graduates, Family, and Friends, and the Mackey Building, T. George Silcott Gallery Lobby (INVITATION ONLY); 1:00 p.m.

College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

School of Pharmacy

Diploma Distribution and Reception; Diploma Distribution (immediately following Convocation), Chauncey Cooper Hall, Room 107; Reception, Chauncey Cooper Hall, Room 206 and Front Lawn; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

Division of Allied Health Sciences

Diploma Distribution and Reception (immediately following Convocation); Distribution of Diplomas, front steps, Annex 1; Reception, Room 124, Annex 1.

Department of Alumni Relations

Class of 1954 Reception and Robing for Commencement; Armour J. Blackburn University Center, Gallery Lounge; 8:00 a.m.

Graduate School

Diploma Distribution (Immediately following Commencement), Main Campus—The Graduate School, 4th & College Streets, NW.
(Guests will not be permitted to the distribution site.)

School of Business

Reception and Diploma Distribution immediately following the Convocation. Diplomas will be distributed on the 2nd Floor in the School of Business. The reception will be in the lobby of the School of Business; 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

School of Divinity

Diploma Awarding Ceremony; East Campus, Benjamin E. Mays Hall; one hour following Commencement on Main Campus.

School of Law

Law School Degree Presentation Ceremony; The Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC; 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Invitation Only)

College of Arts and Sciences

Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, Women’s Memorial, Grounds of Arlington Cemetery, 11:00 a.m.