The Armour J. Blackburn University Center serves as the living room of the University campus, providing an environment for social, cultural, recreational, leisure and intellectual enrichment outside the classroom. The Blackburn University Center is still one of the most popular stops on the campus for campus tours and visits organized and conducted by the Director of the Center.
The George Washington University School of Business is the business school of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., United States. The GW School of Business offers both undergraduate and graduate business degrees in a variety of programs. Located in the heart of one of the most powerful and influential cities in the world, the GW School of Business affords its students and faculty the unique opportunity to conduct academic research on and collaborate with US government agencies, multilateral development banks, non-profit organizations, and thousands of national and multinational corporations, while studying at a top-tier business school.
William H. Greene Stadium is a 7,086-seat multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C., in the United States, which opened in 1926. It is home to the Howard University Bison football and soccer teams. Originally called Howard Stadium, it was renamed William H. Greene Stadium in 1986 in honor of William H. Greene, M.D., a Washington, D.C., physician.Howard StadiumWhere the stadium stands today was formerly a middle-class African American neighborhood which was home to many Howard University faculty and workers. Howard University completed its new Howard Stadium in July 1926. The first football game played there was on October 16, 1926, against Morehouse College. The 2,000-seat Howard Stadium was clearly too small for Howard football games. Howard played most of its games at nearby Griffith Stadium, where crowds of 17,000 to 20,000 people were common from the 1920s into the 1960s. (Griffith Stadium was demolished in 1965.) Afterward, Howard University played most of its home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (also known as RFK Stadium).By 1977, Howard Stadium had been renovated and expanded to seat 9,000. That year, Howard University officials proposed constructing a 20,000-set stadium to replace the aging facility. Howard University officials admitted that Friday night football games did not draw large crowds, and the university could not get many Saturday afternoon games at RFK Stadium. (The Washington Redskins rented RFK Stadium, and a clause in their contract prohibited the playing of any game in the stadium 24 hours before a Redskins game.) In 1979, Howard University president James E. Cheek announced a plan to build a $14 million stadium and parking garage to replace Howard Stadium. The proposed stadium would seat 20,000. The university said it alread had a design, and blueprints were being drafted. But nothing came of this plan.
The School of Social Work is dedicated to achieving excellence in professional education and research that inform social work practice, social policy, and public engagement. Few social work programs in the United States can claim as rich a legacy and a heritage as that of Howard University. Our commitment to quality practice, scholarship, and leadership in the social work profession all contribute to an atmosphere that supports the realization of the potential in all of our faculty, staff and students.
The department offers a traditional B.S. degree in systems and computer science, a computer science minor option for non-engineering disciplines at Howard, a graduate certificate course in computer security, a traditional M.S. degree in computer science, an accelerated 1-year M.S. degree in computer science, and a Ph.D in computer science. The B.S. curriculum is a traditional computer science degree. The M.S. curriculum equips students with a comprehensive knowledge of contemporary computer science through training that combines both theory and practice. The graduate certificate program prepares professionals in computer science and related areas to assume positions in secure systems development and managing the critical information security programs in today's organizations. The M.S. program prepares highly competent and broadly skilled practitioners. A majority of the master’s graduates work in industry, in companies ranging from small start-up operations to government labs and large research and development corporations. The Ph.D. program prepares teachers and researchers for positions with universities, government research laboratories, and industry. Academic employment ranges from four-year colleges, where teaching is the primary focus, to positions at major research universities.
The vision of the Howard University MBA Program page is to keep alumni, current and prospective students, and the community at-large abreast on current activities within the HUMBA Program, as well as awards and recognition from major publications and respected individuals in the academic community. We welcome any questions regarding the program and hope to give you a taste of the HUMBA experience!
You can earn your Executive MBA in just 18 months! This program will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of industry, and prepares you to strategically think and act from the perspective of executive leadership. Developed for business leaders with management experience, this program will leverage your academic stature and elevate your existing leadership abilities.
The Sterling Allen Brown English Society is the primary English Club at Howard University. This club serves to unite and inform all English majors and minors as well as English Enthusiasts! We have 3 major initiatives this semester; 1. The SABES Book Club 2. A Partnership with Banneker High School to tutor students in English classes of all levels 3. Sterling Notes, our annual literary magazine
The History of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., which is the oldest Black, Inter-Collegiate Greek-Lettered fraternity, was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The first unit of this national fraternity, organized by college men, was called Alpha Chapter. It was founded as a response to a need for an organization of highly motivated and college trained Black men, which could address the problems of the Black Community. This need was recognized by the visionary founders of the fraternity, know as the Seven Jewels. These innovative men, Jewels Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy, labored in years of economic struggle and racial conflict in the United States. Despite the difficulties of organization in this untried field of student life the early fraternity pioneers succeeded in laying a firm and purposeful foundation. From this timely beginning, the dream and influence of Alpha Phi Alpha spread to other groups of young men who wrought avenues by which to affect needed change. Thus an organization that sprang from a need for Black self help and unity on a predominantly White college setting has grown into an Organization of worldwide scope and influences. With the betterment of the Black community in mind, Alpha Phi Alpha has embarked upon a program of racial action and social purpose. The fraternity has grown steadily in scope and influence since its inception. Beta Chapter which was the first chapter of a Black Greek letter organization to exist on a Black college campus, was founded at Howard University on December 20, 1907. Since that time the organization can boast of approximately 615 chapters scattered throughout the United States, Caribbean Islands, Africa, Europe, and other parts of the world. There is no doubt that Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc will continue to strive for excellence, give service and provide leadership in finding solutions to the ongoing problems facing the Black Community. NATIONAL PROGRAMS The fraternity instituted the "Go to High School - Go to College" program, which was designed to impress upon the Black Youths the importance and necessity of education, as well as the Education Foundation which set aside scholarships and fellowships for outstanding students. These programs were specifically designed to address the problem of educational opportunity for the disadvantaged and minorities. The fraternity helped finance landmark legal cases like the Scottsboro Case. In addition to this, Alpha men who happened to be attorneys actively attacked Jim Crow laws and fought for equal rights in courtrooms throughout the end. Realizing the importance of the utilization of voting rights by Black People, a voter registration program was instituted under the slogan "A Voteless People is a Hopeless People". The fraternity has provided leadership in all fields of endeavor. Alpha men were vital to the founding of the National Urban League, United Negro College Fund, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation began collaboratively implementing Project Alpha National Program in 1980. This collaborative project is designed to provide education, motivation and skill-building on issues of responsibility, relationships, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases for young males ages 12-15 years. Designed to provide young men with current and accurate information about teen pregnancy prevention, Project Alpha consists of a series of workshops and informational sessions conducted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brothers. The fraternity's most recent national program entitled Brother’s Keeper is a service program developed with the mission of advocating for and improving the quality of life for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. brothers, their spouses, and widows who are retired, are elders, have disabilities and are ailing. Upon identification of need, the Brother’s Keeper Program also provides assistance to mature and ailing members of its communities. Limitations caused by advanced age place demands on family members, caregivers, and the larger community to ensure that elders remain independently functional. The goal of the Brother’s Keeper Program is to promote dignity and independence among Alpha family and community members who need help in keeping their lives and homes functional. The History of Beta Chapter The history of Alpha Phi Alpha's second oldest chapter is interwoven with that of Howard University where Beta was established by Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones and Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray on December 20, 1907, just one year after the fraternity was born. The charter members are Brothers Welford W, Wilson, C. Edmund Smith, A. Peyton Cook, John A. McMurray, George A. Lyle, Carl A. Young, J. Oliver Morrison, Moses Alvin Morrison, James R. Chase, Cornelius S. Cowan, J. Russel Hunt, William D. Giles, Robert E. Giles, Daniel W. Bowles, Morris S. Walton, Junius W. Jones and James E. Hayes. In 1908, Beta served as host to the fraternity's first General Convention and had the honor of providing Alpha's First General President, Brother Moses Alvin Morrison. Each year during the chapter's first sixteen years, at least one national officer came from Beta's roster---including four General Presidents. In addition to Brother Morrison, other general presidents from Beta Chapter were Brothers Charles H. Garvin, Howard H. Long, and W.A. Pollard. During more than a century of history, Beta has been one of the fraternity's largest and most outstanding college chapters. Its impact has often been felt beyond the Howard Campus. For instance, its members during World War I pioneered in the movement leading to the establishment of training programs for the commissioning of Blacks as officers in the United States Army. The University also has been well served by the presence of Beta. Using an old piano in the first of several structures in which the chapter has been housed (located on what is now the School of Engineering), Brothers Fred J. Malone and J. Hunter Brooks composed Howard's Alma Mater. Some of the University's most recognized alumni were initiates of Beta, including former Massachusetts Senator Edward W. Brooke, who served as Beta president, General Counsel for the Fraternity and Eastern Region Vice-President before becoming the first African-American elected to the Senate since Reconstruction; David Dinkins, first African-American Mayor of New York City; William T. Patrick, Jr, first African-American elected to Detroit City Council; Andrew Young, Former United Nations Ambassador and Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia; Donny Hathaway, composer of soul holiday classic "This Christmas"; and Sydney P. Brown, author of "House of Alpha". The brothers of Beta chapter have been involved in every facet of Howard University campus life. They have served as scholars, leaders in student government, athletes, singers, musicians, even though engaged in a full spectrum of academic endeavor. Their academic prowess has earned numerous awards and recognitions by organizations such as Who's Who and Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, Beta alumni, with the double distinction of being Alpha men and Howard graduates, have entered the community and made contributions as doctors, lawyers, judges, politicians, engineers, educators, and many other professions. Today, as in 1907, Beta men continue the great tradition started with the birth of Alpha Phi Alpha, stressing achievement, service, commitment, and, high above all, brotherhood. The 19 Initiates JEWEL EUGENE KINKLE JONES JEWEL NATHANIEL ALLISON MURRAY Welford R. Wilson Cornelius S. Cowan C. Edmund Smith J. Russel Hunt A. Payton Cook William D. Giles John A. McMurray Robert E. Giles George A. Lyle Daniel W. Bowels Carl A. Young Morris S. Walton J. Oliver Morrison Junius W. Jones Moses Alvin Morrison James E. Hayes James R. Chase
Normal School for Colored Girls established in Washington, D.C., in 1851 as an institution of learning and training for young African-American women, especially to train teachers. As Miner Normal School, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.BackgroundThe school was founded by Myrtilla Miner with the encouragement from Henry Ward Beecher and funding from a Quaker philanthropist after the school in Mississippi where she taught refused her permission to conduct classes for African American girls. While inappropriate today, the use of the term "colored" was considered polite in 19th century speech. However, some sources refer to the school as the "Miner School for Girls".Although the school offered primary schooling and classes in domestic skills, its emphasis from the outset was on training teachers. Miner stressed hygiene and nature study in addition to rigorous academic training.Within two months of opening, school enrollment grew from six to forty. Despite hostility from a portion of the community, the school prospered with the help of continued contributions from Quakers and a gift from Harriet Beecher Stowe (cousin of Beecher) of $1,000 of the royalties she earned from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The department offers a traditional B.S. degree in systems and computer science, a computer science minor option for non-engineering disciplines at Howard, a graduate certificate course in computer security, a traditional M.S. degree in computer science, an accelerated 1-year M.S. degree in computer science, and a Ph.D in computer science. The B.S. curriculum is a traditional computer science degree. The M.S. curriculum equips students with a comprehensive knowledge of contemporary computer science through training that combines both theory and practice. The graduate certificate program prepares professionals in computer science and related areas to assume positions in secure systems development and managing the critical information security programs in today's organizations. The M.S. program prepares highly competent and broadly skilled practitioners. A majority of the master’s graduates work in industry, in companies ranging from small start-up operations to government labs and large research and development corporations. The Ph.D. program prepares teachers and researchers for positions with universities, government research laboratories, and industry. Academic employment ranges from four-year colleges, where teaching is the primary focus, to positions at major research universities.
Chemical Engineering is the rigorous study of the broad range of systems involved in the transformation of materials and energy from one form to another. It focuses on the analysis of the chemical, physical and biological phenomena that form the basis of any process and culminates in process systems designs that are critically informed by consideration of relevant environmental, social and safety concerns. The Department of Chemical Engineering offers an undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a graduate program of course work and research leading to the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. The department is one of six departments in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences at Howard University. Howard University is a private, coeducational institution located in the heart of the diverse, vibrant, multicultural metropolitan area that is home to the nation’s capital, Washington, DC. The region offers an unsurpassed breadth of governmental, private, and academic resources for education and research.
You can earn your Executive MBA in just 18 months! This program will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of industry, and prepares you to strategically think and act from the perspective of executive leadership. Developed for business leaders with management experience, this program will leverage your academic stature and elevate your existing leadership abilities.
Our Six Goals: 1. Educate Howard University students on responsibilities of being good citizens to the community and the world 2· Establish, promote, and enforce Howard University’s expectations regarding appropriate conduct and behavior when living off of campus 3· Instill the pride and awesome responsibilities of being “Bison Pride” ambassadors/ exemplars at all times 4· Provide access to Off-Campus living resources/ information for Howard University students, parents, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders 5· Serve as liaison for Howard University’s Off-Campus residential students and the members of the neighboring communities 6· Provide mediation support for Howard University’s Off-Campus residential students on matters related to living in the community
The goal of the Howard University Center for Career Education, Development & Research (CEDAR) is to facilitate the holistic development of Howard University students as thy navigate the lifelong process of exploring, assessing and managing successful careers. The CEDAR Center is ready to assist students in developing a clear understanding of themselves, provide guidance as they explore the numerous career options at their disposal. The CEDAR Center is moving forward with its exciting tradition of excellence in connecting its students with hundreds of top employers and career opportunities in the United States and throughout the world.
The Faculty Senate of Howard University is an independent organizational forum for the fulltime University Faculty (Senate Constitution, Article 1 Sec. A). The primary objective of the Senate is to participate with the Administration and Board of Trustees in a partnership, based on mutual respect, for the shared responsibility for the University toward the ends of teaching and scholarly excellence, enhanced productivity, and greater responsiveness to the needs of Howard University in achieving its unique contemporary mission. (Senate Constitution, Article 1 Sec. C).
The study abroad experience is not for every student. It is, however, for those students who seek to experience a different way of living and to find goodness, beauty, and power in the cultures of other people. It is for those students who are not afraid to take the risk of living differently, and doing so, are afforded unique opportunities of self-discovery. For, studying abroad, which often includes learning and speaking a foreign language, pursuing courses of study not available in America, and, most important, seeing the world through the eyes of other people is one of the most emancipators experiences one can have. For, studying abroad liberates one from the prisons of a one-world perspective and, if welcomed in its fullness, can be one’s path to appreciating one’s responsibilities as an American and a world citizen to contribute to global understanding and to the reduction of world conflicts. Know that the study-abroad experience is not limited to those students who are studying foreign languages, but is open to all students. Students of engineering or architecture might be interested in studying in, for example, Germany where exciting advances in both disciplines are being made. Still, students of history, political science, or biology might be interested in pursuing courses of study in Africa, the Middle East, or South America – those parts of the world which have critical needs and are playing important roles in how America will direct or re-direct its international initiatives in the future. You are the future, and you must be at the table at which decisions affecting these parts of the world are made. You can only be part of the decision-making, if you begin to take advantage of the opportunities offered to you through study abroad. We have designed this site to provide answers to questions you might have about how to make study abroad a part of your education at Howard University. Answers to questions about academic credit, admission, costs, financial aid, and expectations can be found here. Peruse this site carefully and, if studying abroad is something that you would like to pursue, discuss it with your family, academic advisor, and those students who have returned from abroad. Having done that, you should come to the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center in order to discuss your interests with Ms. Betty J. Aikens, Director, Office of Study Abroad. Studying abroad can be a life-changing experience and, if planned and executed properly, can be the beginning to your becoming a truly educated individual!
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