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UDC Operating Remotely on Thursday, Jan. 29

The University of the District of Columbia’s academic and administrative offices will conduct business remotely on Thursday, Jan. 29. All on-campus activities, including athletic-related activities, are cancelled.

Staff: Contact your immediate supervisor with questions or for further instruction regarding remote work expectations.

Faculty: Reach out to your immediate supervisor and/or the dean for questions and further instruction regarding the transition to emergency remote instruction (ERI). The Center for the Advancement of Learning (CAL) is available to support faculty with instructional continuity, including support for Blackboard, Zoom, Webex and other teaching and learning technologies.

CAL Faculty Support Resources

calhelpdesk@udc.edu
Virtual Office Hours
Consultation Request Form

For learning technology tools and on-demand faculty resources, please visit CAL’s website.

Students: Due to inclement weather, the university will be closed to face-to-face operations. Instruction will be moved to emergency remote, including synchronous and asynchronous methods. Certain laboratory, clinical, and other hands-on classes for which in-person instruction is a requirement may necessitate a make-up lesson, but every effort will be made to pursue virtual learning to the extent possible. Where synchronous virtual instruction is intended, published class meeting times must be observed so that students’ schedules are not disrupted.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff, and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s academic and administrative offices as conditions change.

Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.

If you have any safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For all immediate emergencies, call 911.

Thank you for your continued dedication to our students and to UDC’s mission.

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Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival is Huge Success

May 4, 2023

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Jazz Festival — UDC Jazz Ensemble alumni Tracey Cutler, Bruce Williams and Jordon Dixon paying tribute to Dr. Leroy Barton Jr. Photo credit: Kenneth Dickerson

The BIG BAND returned to the UDC Theatre of the Arts at the Van Ness Campus on Monday, April 24. The powerhouse jazz ensembles from UDC (dir. Allyn Johnson), Howard University (dir. Fred Irby III), and the University of Maryland (dir. Tim Powell) finished Jazz Appreciation Month. The concert honored the late musician and educator Dr. Leroy Barton Jr. (Scholarship Benefit Series).

Dedicated jazz lovers packed the house for, as jazz broadcaster Rusty Hassan remarked, “…it [sic] was a glorious event for music.” Jazz critic Michael West captured the evening with “the perennial joy of the Calvin Jones BIG BAND Festival.”

The 2023 festival celebrated thirty-four years of world-class jazz. Produced by the UDC’s Jazz Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, area audiences have overwhelmingly supported the festival since 1987.

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