News Archive 2012

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12/21/12 – Veteran Educator Chosen For University Leadership Position

12/19/12 – National Search Underway for New University Leadership

12/10/12 – CAT Faculty earns national spotlight

12/4/12 – Chris Matthews Breaks Down ’12 Elections at UDC

11/26/12 – University of DC’s Pool Re-Opens

11/20/12 – Newly Renovated Admissions Space Opens to Serve Students

11/20/12 – Award-winning UDC Delegation attends the 2012 Capital Area Regional Model Arab League

11/14/12 – Saundra M. Carter Named Acting Director of Office of Recruitment and Admissions

11/04/12 – New UDC Web Site Design Launches

10/23/12 – JAZZforum: A New Look at Piano Jazz Legend Marian McPartland

10/10/12 – UDC SBPA Alum featured in Black Enterprise Magazine

10/10/12 – Sculpture Show Opening Reception TONIGHT

10/5/12 – Mayor’s Scholars Fund Expands Access to Education for More DC Students

10/4/12 – UDC Students Complete District Leadership Program (DLP)

10/3/12 – Mayor’s Day of Service

10/2/12 – UDC Right Sizing: Frequently Asked Questions

10/2/12 – A Sustainable, Accountable Path Forward for UDC (incl.UDC Right Sizing)

10/2/12 – UDC’S College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) Launches Television Series

10/1/12 – Dr. Muhammad Yunus Announces Social Business Institute at the University of DC

9/20/12 – Congressman Richmond Visits Van Ness Campus

9/18/12 – UDC Students at the National Endowment for the Humanities Event at Smithsonian Museum-Constitution Day

9/18/12 – Sexual Violence is Focus of Campus Press Conference

9/12/12 – Law Alumni Help Save Taxpayers $ BILLIONS!

9/10/12 – Information Session on Upcoming Changes at the University

9/5/12 – The University Remembers Dr. Meredith Rode

9/5/12 – Student Health Services will be administering Flu shots to the UDC community

8/27/12 – Podcast of Provost Ken Bain on WNYC talking about his new book

8/23/12 – University of DC’s David A. Clarke School of Law Ranked in Top 20 Most Innovative Law Schools

8/22/12 – Woodland Named Interim Community College CEO

8/22/12 – UDC DasHaus Tour Video

8/14/2012 – Important Message to the University Community from the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Elaine Crider

8/7/2012 – UDC Receives Honor for its Energy Efficiency Efforts

8/7/12 – UDC Hosts Training for Pan African Math & Ibero-America Math Olympiads

7/19/12 – Members of Congress Show Firebird Pride

7/18/12 – A city garden blooms on video – Washington Post profiles CAUSES’ student Josh Singer in the DC Master Gardener Program

7/17/12 – UDC Provost’s New Book Published, Moving Up the Best Seller Lists

7/13/12 – Wall Street Journal published essay by Provost Dr. Ken Bain

7/10/12 – Dr. Sandra Grady Yates Receives Distinguished Alumni Award

7/4/12 – James King (UDC Law School graduate) featured in Northwest Passages article

6/28/12 – SBPA Students Take Advantage of White House Opportunities

6/22/12 – UDC Included in Senate Farm Bill

6/18/12 – Volunteerism and Service award goes to University of the District of Columbia director

6/6/12 – New Book from SBPA’s Dr. Robert D. Ebel

6/6/12 – 15 Washington DC Youths Will Build An Airplane To Learn STEM

6/4/12 – NIH Extramural Associates on the UDC Newly renovated Dennard Plaza

6/1/12 – Statement on UDC-CC Interim Leadership

5/23/12 – UDC’s Dr. Suzan Harkness and the Center for Academic Technology Win Blackboard Catalyst Award

5/21/12 – The Entrepreneurial Reach: A new book for SBPA’s Dr. Hany H. Makhlouf

5/18/12 – 160th Anniversary Closing Gala Shines Light on Accomplishments

5/18/12 – Plaza Deck Time Lapse

5/17/12 – David Caruth in the Washington Times

5/17/12 – UDC Advances Sustainability Efforts

5/16/12 – University of the District of Columbia Women’s Tennis Team’s Storybook Season Comes to Close in NCAA Round of 16

5/15/12 – UDC’s Spring 2012 Commencement

5/11/12 – UDC Receives $277,000 for Upward Bound Projects to Help Students Access and Succeed in Higher Education

5/2/12 – Trustee’s Invention Gets UDC Design

5/2/12 –UDC Receives Honor for its Energy Efficiency Efforts

5/1/12 – UDC’s First MSEE Graduate

4/30/12 – UDC Participates in USA Science and Engineering Festival

4/28/12 – Ribbon Cutting for Renovated Dennard Plaza

4/25/12 – 2012 – 2013 Student Government Leaders Sworn In

4/25/12 – UDC Participating at the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo Hosted by Lockheed Martin

4/24/12 – Countdown to Plaza Ribbon Cutting…

4/24/12 – Congressman Lacy Clay to Deliver Commencement Address

4/23/12 – UDC and Green Living DC Team Up to Clean Up

4/18/12 – UDC-CC – 2012, Darden Restaurants Business Plan Award

4/9/12 – UDC to Host 11th Annual Black Press Seminar

4/5/12 – UDC Green Roof Installation

4/5/12 – UDC is Site of ‘Mail Escape’ Performance

4/4/12 – Effort aims to build community, sustainability

4/3/12 – UDC Receives 40 Cherry Trees in Centennial Celebration

4/3/12 – Associate Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Appears at UDC

3/29/12 – John Butler Named Fannie Mae Volunteer of the Year

3/28/12 – Suzan Harkness Named American Council on Education Fellow

3/28/12 – UDC student featured in National Quiz Championship

3/27/12 – Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival

3/27/12 – School of Business and Public Administration hosts Chinese Delegation from the America and China International Foundation (ACIF)

3/23/12 – Holmes Brings Energy, Professionalism to Admissions

3/22/12 – Faculty & Students participate in 43rd Annual Meeting of National Conference of Black Political Scientists

3/20/12 – Student Center: Construction Commences

3/19/12 – Residence Life Community Service Program held at DC Kitchen

3/16/12 – Frequently Asked Questions for Proposal to increase tuition.

3/15/12 – Student Awarded American Society of Civil Engineers/National Capital Section Scholarship

3/8/12 – Testimony from Dr. Sessoms at the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

3/8/12 – DC Chamber of Commerce Policy Forum: How Washington, DC Universities Shape Our Economy

3/7/12 – Lady Firebirds Pep Rally

3/7/12 – Professor Receives Grant for Documentary

3/6/12 – UDC Counseling and Student Development Center’s Campaign 9:30 hosted the first on-campus testing event with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation March 6th.

3/2/12 – Senior in electrical engineering, was awarded First Place for Oral Presentation in Technology and Engineering at the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference

3/1/12 – University of the District of Columbia Basketball Teams to Compete in First-Ever ECC Championship Tournament

3/1/12 – UDC Honors Program Takes Flight

3/1/12 – Nobel Laureate Dr. John Mather, NASA Goddard with UDC faculty and Students

2/29/12 – University of the District of Columbia Sustainability Pledge

2/28/12 – ECC Basketball Championship Tickets Now Available

2/22/12 – Students Teach Anatomy (story about our Human Anatomy class at Georgetown)

2/22/12 – Nobel Laureate Invited to be the Speaker at the 2012 Engineering Week at UDC

2/17/12 – Video of a Chuck Brown performance that shows several shots of UDC students and the campus

2/17/12 – Cooperating Collection Provides Resources for Local Grant-seekers

2/14/12 – Official Black History Month Observance at UDC

2/14/12 – One City Summit, Washington, DC

2/14/12 – UDC English Teacher Touches Seven Continents

2/14/12 – A Tribute to Charlotte Holloman: Concert Artist, Opera Star, Vocal Pedagogue and Music Scholarship Fundraiser

2/13/12 – Several “Verizon Scholars” gathered Friday to thank representatives of the company

2/13/12 – Willie Jolley to ‘Motivate’ Founder’s Day Celebrants

2/8/12 – UDC Hosts Sustainability Event

2/6/12 – Law Professor Shelley Broderick discusses UVA murder case

1/27/12 – 2012 Winter Commencement

1/26/12 – UDC responds to Jeff Ruland’s ‘tough-love’ coaching method

1/26/12 – UDC Hosts Sustainable DC Meeting – Feb. 8, 2012

1/25/12 – UDC Professor Accepts Awards from IEEE

1/23/12 – UDC Firebirds Survive Wild Finish to Stop C.W. Post

1/23/12 – David Elfin On Sports: Ruland Has UDC Rolling

1/22/12 – Jon Teitel’s “Forgotten Legends”: Iona’s Jeff Ruland

1/20/12 – UDC School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) Students Participate in Congresswoman Norton’s Annual Tax & Financial Services Fair

1/20/12 – Application Fee Barriers Removed for DC High School Students (Eligibility Requirements Apply)

1/19/12 – Jeff Ruland & UDC Men’s Basketball Team Featured on NBC 4

1/18/12 – UDC New Student Center Groundbreaking

1/18/12 – New Student Center Construction Commences

1/13/12 – UDC to Break Ground on New Student Center

1/12/12 – Legal Issues and Disasters: Things You Should Know Course Certified by FEMA

1/12/12 – UDC Announces Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Class; Ceremony & Dinner 2/17/2012

1/12/12 – Media Get on Firebird Winning Streak…

1/11/12 – Ruland and UDC Keep winning…

1/9/12 – Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship Opportunity

1/5/12 – Richard Bebee Appointed UDC Business School Dean

1/4/12 – UDC Wins Seven Straight, Advances to 10-1