The UDC Spark - University of the District of Columbia

The U DC Spark
The Community Newspaper of
the University of the
District of Columbia
Vol. V, Issue 9
May 4, 2007
Produced every other week by the Senior Director, Communications, Office of University Relations and
Communications. Send inputs via e-mail to mandrews@udc.edu by noon the Wednesday prior to publication.
Adams-Ender, Coleman Honorary Degree Recipients
The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia will confer honorary
degrees on two leaders in law and art as part of the University’s 30th Commencement Convocation,
scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday May 12th, 2007 at the Verizon Center. The Honorable Alphonso
Jackson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), will be the keynote speaker for Commencement.
What’s Inside
Honorary doctoral degrees will be conferred on former Chief of the
Commencement 2007
U.S. Army Nurse Corps Brigadier General Clara Adams-Ender (U.S.
Activities Listed
Army, Retired) and former Secretary of Transportation and civil rights
Royster Joins Board of
attorney William T. Coleman, Jr.
Trustees
Solomon Keynote Speaker
Office of Development
Seeks Success Stories
to Share
SEAS Recognizes Civil
Engineering Students
Students Earn “A” at
Channel 4
And more….
General Adams-Ender rose from a staff
nurse in the army nurse corps to become the chief
executive officer for 22,000 nurses, a brigadier
general and director of personnel for the Army
Surgeon General. In 1967, she became the first
female in the Army to be awarded the Expert
Field Medical Badge. General Adams-Ender also
commanded an army base, a position equivalent
to city manager, magistrate and mayor of a city.
General Adams-Ender is President and Chief Executive Officer
of Caring About People With Enthusiasm (CAPE) Associates, Inc., a management consulting and
inspirational speaking firm. The agency specializes in health care management and health care reform,
leadership issues and leader development, cultural diversity, women in the workplace and conflict
management and resolution.
William T. Coleman, Jr., a native of Philadelphia, began his legal career in
1947, serving as law clerk in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and clerk
to Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter in 1948, the first African-American to
serve as a Supreme Court law clerk. Secretary Coleman was one of the lead
strategists and coauthor of the legal brief in Brown v. Board of Education. In the
coming years he would defend freedom riders and other civil rights workers in
cases throughout the South. He also served as co-counsel on the landmark case,
McLaughlin v. Florida, which established the constitutionality of interracial
marriages.
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Secretary Coleman served as a member of the NAACP's national legal committee, director and
member of its executive committee, and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational
Fund. He was also a member of President Eisenhower's Committee on Government Employment
Policy, a senior consultant and assistant counsel to the Warren Commission on the Assassination of
President Kennedy, and a consultant to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
On March 7, 1975, Secretary Coleman was appointed by President Gerald Ford as the fourth
United States Secretary of Transportation, becoming the second African American to serve in the
Cabinet. In 1996, in the wake of the July 17 crash of TWA Flight 800, Secretary Coleman served on
the President's Commission on Airline and Airport Security. That same year, Coleman received the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given to civilians by the United States.
Committee Announces Commencement 2007 Events
Event
Sponsor
Date/Time
Location
Medical Radiography Dedication and
Pinning Ceremony
Book Signing (Peter Eisner)
Awards Gala
Faculty Appreciation
Reception
CAS/Nursing and
Allied Health
May 7 (6-9:30 p.m.)
Bldg. 44/A03
May 7 (6-8 p.m.)
May 7 (7:00 p.m.)
May 8 (4-6:00 p.m.)
Windows Lounge
Auditorium
Windows Lounge
May 8 (6 – 9:30 p.m.)
Bldg. 44/A03
May 9 (6-9:30 p.m.)
Auditorium
May 9 (6-8 p.m.)
Respiratory Therapy
Dedication and Pinning Ceremony
Nursing Dedication and Pinning
Ceremony
Alumni Reception
Rehearsal – Graduating Seniors
Mortuary Science
Dedication and Pinning Ceremony
Law School Honors Convocation
Vernon Jordan, Speaker
USGA
President, Provost,
Council of Deans,
Faculty Association
CAS/Nursing & Allied
Health
CAS/Nursing & Allied
Health
Alumni Association
CAS
May 10 (5:30 p.m.)
May 10 (6-9:30 p.m.)
Windows
Lounge
Gymnasium
Bldg. 44/A03
Law School
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Auditorium
Royster Joins Board of Trustees
Ms. Deborah H. Royster, Deputy General Counsel
at Pepco Holdings, Inc, was sworn in April 24,
2007 by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty as the newest
member of the University of the District of
Columbia’s Board of Trustees. Ms. Royster will
officially join the Board at its June 2007 general
meeting.
“We are delighted to have someone of the stature of
Deborah Royster join our Board,” said James W.
Dyke, Jr., chairman of the University’s Board of
Trustees. “She brings a vitality and extraordinary
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array of professional
experiences that will
compliment the existing
Board organization. Her
strong
corporate
experience will assist us
greatly on governance
and
accountability
matters. In naming a
trustee of her caliber,
Mayor
Fenty
has
demonstrated his strong
support of public higher education in the District of
Columbia.”
As Deputy General Counsel, Ms. Royster manages
Pepco Holdings, Inc’s (PHI's) activities before the
five state public service commissions in PHI's
service area, and the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. PHI is an energy holding company
engaged in regulated utility operations and sale of
competitive energy products and services to more
than 1.8 million residential and commercial
customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.
Prior to joining PHI, Ms. Royster served as Senior
Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate
Secretary of RCN Corporation, the nation's first and
largest
competitive
provider
of
bundled
telecommunications services, including cable,
telephone, and high speed internet services. In this
role, Ms. Royster provided strategic and day-to-day
direction in managing the business, including legal
and regulatory affairs, in densely populated U.S.
markets, including Boston, New York, Eastern
Pennsylvania, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los
Angeles. As a key contributor to the executive
management team during RCN’s restructuring
process, Ms. Royster led the legal and regulatory
team in eliminating more than $700 million in local
franchising contract obligations.
Ms. Royster is a magna cum laude graduate of the
University of Maryland, College Park, with a
Bachelor of Science degree in journalism. She is
also a graduate of the University of Virginia School
of Law. Ms. Royster has also pursued MBA studies
at Georgetown University International Executive
MBA Program. She is a member of the District of
Columbia Bar.
Solomon Keynote Speaker at Student Leadership Program
Student Affairs Vice President
Dr. Clemmie Solomon was
the keynote speaker at the
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
Student
Leadership
Society
Recognition Program on April
11, 2007.
The Student
Leadership Society known as
Philadelphia L.E.A.D.S (Leadership + Education +
Achievement + Diversity = Success) was
established by Dr. Solomon during his tenure at
Community College of Philadelphia.
The
organization presented Dr. Solomon with a
certificate of outstanding honor in recognition of
outstanding leadership and contributions to the
mission of the Division of Student Affairs, Office
of Student Life.
Office of Development Seeks Success Stories to Share
The Offices of Development and Alumni Affairs
are looking for twelve heartfelt stories to spotlight
individual achievements through UDC. We are
seeking:
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UDC alumni, students, faculty & staff who
make a difference professionally and in their
communities.
Alumni who have gone through to receive a
GED, BA, BS, MA, JD, Ph.D, etc.
Current faculty and staff with professional
achievements and outstanding community
involvement.
Please help share their stories. If you or someone
you know meets the criteria above, please
contact Okolo Toure in the Office of Development
at
202.274.5729
or by
email at
development@udc.edu.
Additionally, the Alumni Reclamation Campaign
will spotlight three of the chosen outstanding
Alumni with a feature story on the cable TV
station. Contact Sandra O. Lawson for more info at
slawson@udc.edu.
SEAS Recognizes Civil Engineering Students
Every year, the Board of
Trustees of the National
Capital Section (NCS) of
the American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE)
awards scholarships to
Civil Engineering students
of the national capital
region during its Annual
Banquet. Our students,
Pidenam Bodjona and
Ebrima
Danso,
were
awarded the 2006-2007
ASCE/NCS scholarship in the amount of $500
each.
ASCE also distributed merit certificates to our six
Civil Engineering graduating seniors. Moges B.
Teklegiorgis was presented an award as outstanding
student.
This event was held during the
ASCE/NCS Annual Banquet on April 10 at the
Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.
Students were accompanied by Dr. Pradeep Behera,
Associate Professor.
UDC Student Earn “A” at NBC
Four UDC students recently completed the 2007
spring NBC4 Washington Semester. This program,
offered by WRC-TV Channel Four, the area’s local
NBC affiliate, gave students from UDC and
Howard University upclose exposure to one of
the
leading
local
television
news
operations in the nation.
Aisha Karimah, Director of Community Affairs at
Channel 4 and coordinator of the program, recently
expressed her appreciation for UDC’s participation.
• Carley Lester, Senior, TV production
• Andrea Logie-Brown, Junior, Journalism
• Malikah Collier, Senior, Journalism
• Stefan Little, Senior, Journalism
Jowers-Barber Top Junior Faculty
Dr. Sandra Jowers-Barber,
assistant professor in the
program in the Department
of Urban Affairs, Social
Sciences and Social Work,
received the College of
Arts
and
Sciences
Outstanding Junior Faculty
Award for the 2006-2007
“Thank you for sending four great students from the
University of the District of Columbia,” said Ms.
Karimah in an e-mail to Professor Olive Vassel and
President Pollard. “It was a very productive
semester and I believe that the students learned
much. We look forward to having six students
from The University of the District of Columbia
participate in the 2008 spring semester.”
The four students from UDC, each of whom earned
the letter grade “A,” were:
U and IR – Data Driven for Success
The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment
and Planning at the University of the District of
Columbia plays a vital role in the provision of Data
Management and planning for decision making in
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both administrative and academic capacities.
Institutional Research provides “official” data and
information about University operations, faculty,
staff and students. IR supports University-wide
strategic planning, academic program review,
manages and coordinates the majority of campus
surveys and provides statistical reports for
management information, student enrollment and
student retention. We also support District-wide
initiatives. Please visit the re-vamped IR website
and check back often because we aim to provide
you with easy and convenient access to institutional
data at: www.udc.edu/irap.
Eisner to Discuss New Book on War in Iraq
Peter Eisner, co-author of
“The Italian Letter: How
the Bush Administration
Used a Fake Letter to Build
the War in Iraq,” will be
on campus for a book
signing and reception on
May 7, 2007 from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m. in the Windows
Lounge, Building 38. Mr.
Eisner will explore this very
controversial subject in the
context of how certain international and domestic
events can trigger war. Peter Eisner is a deputy
foreign editor at the Washington Post. He served as
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a foreign editor at Newsday from 1985 through
1989 and as the paper’s Latin America
correspondent from 1989 through 1994. He was
also a reporter, officer and bureau chief with the
Associated Press. Eisner won the American Press
Association Award in 1981 for his investigations of
drug trafficking in the Americas. He lives in
Bethesda, Maryland. Ian Portnoy of the law firm of
McKenna, Long and Aldridge is bringing Eisner to
the University for a journalist discussion with
students and interested members of the community
Kumar’s Research on Vitamin E Compound Shows Promise
Research conducted by Deepak Kumar, Ph.D, at the
University of the District of Columbia suggests that
a vitamin E compound, Vitamin E Succinate (VES)
can kill pancreatic cancer
cells. The study found that
VES induces programmed
cell death or apoptosis in
pancreatic
cancer
cells.
Apoptosis or programmed
cell death is body's normal
method of disposing damaged or unwanted cells.
Apoptosis is often defective in cancer cells, causing
them to grow indefinitely. The results of the study
were presented at the annual meeting of the
American Association for Cancer Research
(AACR) April 14 to 18th 2007 at the Los Angeles
Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.
"In our study, we discovered that VES inhibits the
growth of pancreatic cancer cells by inhibiting
growth promoting (anti-apoptotic) proteins thus
inducing apoptosis." It also sensitizes pancreatic
cancer cells to conventional chemotherapeutic
drugs," said Dr. Kumar, lead investigator and
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological
and Environmental sciences.
Vitamin E Succinate is a vitamin E analog that
induces apoptosis in cancer cells with no effect on
normal cells. The effect of VES on pancreatic
cancer cells is not known. This is the first time, Dr.
Kumar and colleagues have demonstrated the
apoptotic effects of VES on pancreatic cancer cells.
"Our results suggest that VES is a promising
candidate in the treatment of pancreatic cancer,"
said Dr. Kumar. However, he cautions that further
in vivo animal and human studies are needed to
confirm the results and does not recommend
pancreatic cancer patients to take VES.
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of
cancer deaths in the United States and about 32,000
new cases are reported every year. The five year
survival rate for pancreatic cancer is only 5%.
The study was supported by NCI U56 UDC-LCCC
partnership grant, NIGMS MBRS-SCORE grant,
UDC-HBCU-UP STEM program and UDC
Summer Research Grant to Dr. Kumar.
ARI & Architecture Program Hosts Annual Scholarship Banquet
The
first
Annual
Scholarship Banquet, hosted
by
the
Architectural
Research Institute (ARI)
and
the
Architecture
Program, was held in the
Window
Lounge
on
Saturday April 28th, 2007.
The event was attended by students, staff, faculty
and alumni. Clarence Pearson Jr, FAIA, Director of
ARI, presented Outstanding Alumni Awards to
Edwin Joyner, AIA and Larry Hartwell, AIA.
Edwin Joyner started his academic career at the
Washington Technical Institute, now the University
of the District of Columbia, Department of
Engineering,
Architecture
&
Aerospace
Technology. He graduated with an associate degree
in Architectural Engineering Technology. Edwin
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credits Professor Pearson for
encouraging him in his
pursuit of architecture. He
received his B-Arch from
Howard University in 1977.
After working in both the
private and public sector’s he
started his own practice as
the principal of Edwin J Joyner, Architects.
Larry Hartwell, AIA, has been a registered architect
in the District of Columbia since 1994. He received
his AAS degree in 1979 and his B-Arch in 1993
from the University of the District of Columbia.
After distinguishing himself both at Sulton
Campbell Britt Owens & Associates and Sorg &
Associates; he is currently affiliated with the
American Chemical Society where he is the
Facilities Operations Manager.
Four Students to be Inducted in Social Work Honor Society
The Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society
will be inducting four Social Work students. The
honorees are Toni Campbell, Amorly Jerome,
Dawn Creek and Martrell Kellyjohn. The
University community is invited to come and
witness the academic triumphs of these
four students. The induction will be May 8, 2007,
6-7:30 pm, for room location please contact Ms.
Townsend at 202-274-5272. Thanks in advance for
your continued support, Janet Burton, DSW,
Program Director.
DC Project to Help Residents Safely Control Pests
EPA will issue a grant to teach residents at a
District of Columbia apartment complex how to use
safer and more effective pest control measures, and
to reduce cockroach and mouse allergens in the
home, which are known triggers of asthma. These
practices adopt the Integrated Pest Management
approach, which provides safer options for
controlling pests.
In a ceremony on Saturday, May 5, at the Potomac
Gardens Apartments, EPA will award a check for
$74,526 to the University of the District of
Columbia Cooperative Extension Service (UDC) to
fund the one-year project.
In addition, UDC is teaming up with the National
Capital Asthma Coalition (NCAC). With funding
from the District of Columbia Department of
Health, NCAC will assist Potomac Gardens’
residents to reduce their exposure to dust mites,
tobacco smoke, and other common asthma triggers,
and to use a written asthma action plan to manage
their asthma. NCAC also will provide $30,000 in
asthma-friendly supplies to residents, including 50
HEPA vacuums donated by ProTeam, and 60
Asthma Kits produced by Careguide Systems, Inc.,
featuring mattress encasings and other userfriendly, self-care tools.
More information on safe pest control:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/controlling/tips.htm
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Call for Submissions: Student Film Competition
Deadline August 10, 2007
THE CAPITAL TAPES: "What It Means To Live In DC."
3-10 minute films, any genre focusing on or situated in or dealing
with Washington DC Metro area - the nation’s capital. DVD or VHS
submissions only, labeled with film title, running time, name, address,
phone, and email. Must be an enrolled high school, college
undergraduate or graduate student residing/studying in the
metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. $15 submission fee in the form
of cash, check or money order payable to UDC Foundation. Please
email rrice@udc.edu for more information. 1st prize $1,500, 2nd
prize $1,000, 3rd prize $500.
Submission forms available at www.udc.edu/dcmd. Send to CAPITAL TAPES, University
Relations and Communications, UDC, 4200, Connecticut Avenue, Washington DC 20008 or
hand deliver to UDC Mailroom, Level C, Building 39, UDC.
Winning films will be screened at the DC Meets Delhi Festival Sept 6-12, 2007 and on
UDC Cable TV 98.
Students Coping with Spring Stress
May is finally here! Spring is in the air, the trees are
full of flowers, the days are longer and the clothes
shorter. The semester is almost over... But wait,
there are Finals! Talk about stress and anxiety!
Students have lots of worries. They could fail a
class. Or what if they stay up all night studying and
don't remember to set the alarm clock and end up
missing the exam? Some students can't stop
worrying and find they are anxious all the time.
You probably come into contact with some of these
highly anxious students every day.
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It can help a
person deal with tense situations or study harder for
an exam. But when worrying becomes
uncontrollable and prevents someone from
accomplishing everyday tasks, they may be
suffering from an anxiety disorder. For those who
find that thoughts of academic pressures are leading
them to feel anxious to the point that they are
isolated from your friends, or coping through
excessive drinking or unhealthy eating habits, it
may be time to seek help.
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Faculty and staff can suggest that students who
seem anxious or depressed take the University of
the District of Columbia’s (UDC) online mental
health and alcohol use questionnaire, which is free,
by clicking on this link to begin the anonymous
questionnaire:
https://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/screening/l
ogin.asp?keyword=UNIVDC. The questionnaires
are confidential and provide immediate feedback as
well as information on how to get help if needed.
Help is also immediately available person-to-person
from the UDC Counseling and Career Development
Center. Center Director Kevin Naiker, Ph.D., said
“We frequently have faculty and staff walk students
over to the Center to make sure that the student gets
connected with help. That’s why we’re here. Our
counselors work daily with students to help them
work through issues, meet their goals, and be
happier within themselves.”
Dr. Naiker explained, “Counseling is an interaction
between a person who is ‘stuck’ in some way and in
need of help, and another person who is trained in
helping people get ‘unstuck.’ The reasons for
coming are many, and the counseling strategies
employed also vary from counselor to counselor.
The one constant is that the counselor focuses all
energies on trying to help the student. It doesn't
always work, but most students find counseling
helpful to them. “
All services from the Counseling and Career
Development Center are free to UDC students. The
Center is located in Building 39, Suite 120 and is
open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and
the first Saturday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. Counselors will see continuing UDC
students over the summer, even if students are not
taking summer session courses. For more
information, referring faculty and staff can suggest
students call (202) 274-6000 or go to
www.udc.edu/ccdc.
Science & Engineering Center SEMAA
Family Presents
Motivational Presentation on
POSSIBILITIES!
Presenter: Major General
David H. Hicks
Chief of Chaplains
U.S. Army
Time:
Saturday, May 5
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Place:
Firebird Inn
Bldg. 38/B-01
Chaplain Hicks is the holder of the Legion of Merit
with two oak leaf clusters; Meritorious Service
Medal with six oak leaf clusters; Army Good
Conduct Medal with two clasp and numerous other
awards.
Refreshments will be Served.
UDC Chapter of American Humanics Pledges to Help Heal the Chesapeake
The University of the District of Columbia’s,
Coppin State University’s, Howard University’s
and the University of Baltimore’s American
Humanics programs have joined forces to
participate in the Maryland Public Television’s
(MPT) first-ever Chesapeake Bay Week
Volunteer-a-thon, which aired Sunday, April 29
at 7 p.m. Lolita White, incoming president of UDC
American Humanics Student Association, Pam
Johnson of Coppin State; Kelly McPhee, Univ. of
Baltimore; and Lauren Chapman, Howard
University appeared on the MPT Volunteer-a-Thon.
During their interview with Mindy Mintz they
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shared that the universities jointly pledge to
volunteer is a minimum of 400 hours.
The 4 American Humanics programs have been
recognized as a partner of MPT in this project that
will go through December 31, 2007. They have
committed to a joint volunteer project in the Fall
and will be sponsoring other volunteer opportunities
on their individual campuses. To find out more
about getting involved with the American
Humanics
volunteering
visit
www.mpt.org/bayweek. For more information
contact Sylvia Benatti 202 274-5794 or
sbenatti@udc.edu.
Department of Nursing & Allied Health
Convenes Spring Health Forum
The Department of Nursing and Allied Health, in
conjunction with the RIMI Project and UDC is
H.I.P. [Health Intervention Project], convened a
Spring Health Forum Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in
Building 44 – A-03. The hour long program
featured an overview presentation on breast and
prostate cancer, the debut of two public service
announcements [PSAs], bright and colorful
banners, t-shirts with the project logo, and other
written materials all designed by UDC students.
The culminating event was a symbolic march across
campus to emphasize the need for a cure. The
march was led by the first lady of UDC, Mrs.
Merriette Pollard, and the Chair of the Department
of Nursing and Allied Health, Dr. Connie M.
Webster.
UDC is H.I.P. was funded to empower and prepare
UDC students to self-promote, produce, and deliver
health prevention messages utilizing a variety of
highly effective social marketing techniques. The
project’s focus is to promote the elimination of
racial and ethnic health disparities within the
District of Columbia.
Funded through a small grant from the United
Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation
[UNCFSP], Health Communications and Social
Marketing Campaign Grants, and ROCHE
Pharmaceuticals, UDC is H.I.P. is housed within
the Department of Nursing and Allied Health. The
Spring Health Forum was co-sponsored by the
Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions
[RIMI] Project which focuses on strengthening the
integration of teaching and research at minority
institutions in an effort to advance the nation
towards the elimination of health disparities.
The UDC is H.I.P. Team joins President and Mrs.
Pollard, Department of Nursing & Allied Health
Chair, Dr. Connie M. Webster, as well as UDC
staff and students, in the President’s Board Room,
to celebrate Breast & Prostate Cancer Awareness.
Work Force Development Students Donate
Time and Skills
Students enrolled in the University’s Workforce Development
Satellite Program, A+ Computer Repair, are donating their time
and skills to refurbish computers at the Anacostia Community
Outreach Center in southeast Washington. From left to right:
George Taylor; BenNetta Smith; Keisha Brown; Jacqueline
McNeal-Thomas; Lawrence Robinson. For information on this
and other Workforce Development Satellite offerings, phone
(202) 274-7182 or email vmbrown@udc.edu or efisher@udc.edu.
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Leadership Role for UDC
The following is submitted by Dr. Daryao Khatri In the science and math disciplines, classroom
retention rate has been and continues to be a serious
problem for institutions of higher education and big
city high schools, and UDC has been no exception.
Classroom retention rate hovers around 30-40% in
many of these institutions. What we know now is
that many people are still talking about the
problems of classroom retention with no solution in
sight for this serious situation.
This is to inform the university community that we
have consistently achieved 100% retention rate in
some introductory college physics courses. As far
as I know, no one else had made this claim; UDC
may be the only institution who can claim this. It is
a perfect opportunity for the university to take a
leadership role in this extremely important area.
During the Spring Semester 2007, the course taught
by Dr. Khatri is Introduction to College Physics II.
The class met on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
5:30-8:20 in room 321, building 44. There were 32
students at the beginning of the semester and all 32
completed the course successfully. A class photo
follows.
UDC Annual Intramural Basketball Tournament Results
Intramural basketball is a University of the District
of Columbia school wide annual tournament given
by the Department of Athletics. The teams are
made up of students, faculty and staff with one
common goal--bragging rights (and a trophy). The
Intramural Basketball Tournament last for two
weeks. The tournament is usually held at the end of
March and continues in April as an extension of the
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NCAA’s March Madness where students, faculty
and staff often come together for an exciting
tournament filled fun and surprises. The champions
for 2007 are “the Legend” team, captained by
Reginald Watkins. Douglas A. Wilkins, Legend
team member expressed his feelings about winning
the 2007 University of the District of Columbia
Intramural Basketball Tournament in a manner
worthy of a professional basketball legend. “The
Legends has a Team we feel that Winning is a Team
effort,” exclaimed Wilkins.
“The T stands for
Trust, The E stands for Effort, The A stands for
Achievement and The M stands for Maturity. These
are the qualities that produce winners!” The next
University Tournament is the Annual Golf Classic
is scheduled for September 2007. The Golf Classic
has been won two consecutive years by Dr. William
Pollard’s Team. (Submitted by “Legend”
spokesman “Moe” Yeoman).
UDC Gala 2007 – Music, Awards and Community Support
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