Bison Beat February 2019 by Howard University

A Monthly Newsletter from the Office of the President

BISON BEAT February 2019 | Volume 8 Issue 1

PRESERVING OUR HISTORY | CELEBRATING OUR LEGACY SECURING OUR FUTURE HOWARD FORWARD EDITION

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Dear Howard University Community, The role that Howard University does and will continue to play is one of excellence, and we are creating history this month and every day. The dynamics of access to education are much different now than they were at the onset of this institution’s founding. Yet, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue to provide an outsized impact to the nation and the world. According to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, during the last 35 years the number of black men entering medical school to become physicians has declined. In 1978 a total of 1,410 black men applied to medical school. In 2014, that number slipped to 1,337. Studies show that people often feel more comfortable discussing their health when they can relate to their doctors. Oftentimes, that means seeing a professional of the same race. Howard University is America’s top producer of Black applicants to U.S. medical schools, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. What’s more: at least 15 black colleges have closed, including Leland College, Natchez College and Roger Williams College. Following the Flexner Report in 1910, five black medical also schools closed -- leaving two remaining, Howard University Medical School and Meharry Medical College, until

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1975, when the Morehouse School of Medicine was established. Yet, according to an U.S. Commission On Civil Rights report, among Blacks, 40% of all members of Congress, 40% of engineers, 50% of professors at non-HBCUs, 50% of lawyers, and 80% of judges were educated at HBCUs. HBCUs are essential to the pantheon of American higher education—not only because of our legacy, but also because of the potential associated with our future. At Howard, our core values of excellence, leadership, truth, and service are at the center of Howard’s vision to develop scholars and professionals who drive change while engaging in scholarship that provides solutions to contemporary global problems. Thank you for helping us make history 365. Excellence in Truth and Service,

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Howard Forward Five Pillars Shape Our Path

Celebrate the Charter, Honor HU Excellence

Living Legend: Clive O. Callender

Organ Donation by the Numbers

A Gift to Seniors Alfred Street Baptist Church Donates to Howard

10 Howard University Gets [The] REAL 10 On Beat with @HUPrez17

Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA PRESIDENT

12 Recent Appointments

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Howard Forward Five Pillars Shape Our Path Howard University, for more than 150 years, has been a leader in groundbreaking research, academics and service to the community, and because of this, it is ranked among the best in the nation. In continuing to do the work to uphold that legacy, Howard recently unveiled the institution’s new strategic plan, Howard Forward—a visionary blueprint for the institution for the next five years. The action-oriented plan, developed by a cross-disciplinary committee of faculty, administrators and students was developed with input from the entire campus community. It also outlines the University’s strengths and opportunities; refines the vision; and identifies areas of growth across academics, research, innovation and business operations. As the institution embarks on a forward trajectory, it will position the University as a model of excellence—from academics and operations to fulfilling our legacy—and mission of truth and service. This plan outlines a bold strategy to provide a quality educational experience, while also doubling down on our commitment to produce distinguished global leaders. Howard Forward is a framework comprised of five institutional priorities—also defined as pillars—that the University is positioned to address. These profound changes will continue to honor the mission-driven promise to meet the challenges of the communities around us and those from which we descended.

ENHANCE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

INSPIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE

SERVE OUR COMMUNITY

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IMPROVE EFFICIENCY & EFFECTIVENESS

ACHIEVE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

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Living Legend: Clive O. Callender

Celebrate the Charter, Honor HU Excellence

In honor of Black History Month, Howard University salutes renowned surgeon and medical professor Dr. Clive O. Callender. The Howard University Hospital surgeon has focused his career on increasing awareness of transplant medicine among minority segments of the population, along with the unique health and social issues that they face as potential donors.

CHARLES D. KING

Howard University will celebrate on March 2, the 152nd anniversary of the institution’s founding with its annual Charter Day Dinner. This year marks the 95-year-old tradition of revitalization through a university-wide celebration.

As part of his work, Dr. Callender founded the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP). The 27-yearold organization has been aggressively striving to help solve the No. 1 nationwide problem in transplantation – the shortage of donors. The first and only organization of its kind, MOTTEP has educated communities worldwide on minority organ donation and healthy lifestyles that can prevent the need for transplants. Throughout his career, Dr. Callender has served as a spokesperson for organ donation at thousands of community meetings.

Charter Day activities will kick-off on March 1, with Convocation Day Speaker Charles D. King, a Howard University School of Law Alumnus. Formerly a Hollywood talent agent, King founded MACRO in January 2015—a leading media company representing the voice and perspectives of people of color. He oversees the company’s focus on creating, developing, producing and financing film, television, digital content, tech companies and brands driven by people of color that encompass universal themes to which all people can connect and relate. To date, MACRO’s film projects have received nine Oscar nominations. The company’s first major studio film, Fences, received four nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for director/star Denzel Washington, and one win for Best Supporting Actress for Viola Davis. King previously served as a partner and senior agent in the motion picture department at William Morris Endeavor. He was the first African American partner in the company’s 100+ year history and the first ever African American partner at a major talent agency. During this year’s celebration, Howard University will honor the following recipients with the Alumni Award for Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement: ROSIE ALLEN-HERRING in the field of business and public service; LORI GEORGE BILLINGSLEY in the field of business; and LT. GOVERNOR BOYD K. RUTHERFORD in the field of public service. Additionally, the 2019 Capstone Distinguished Service Award will be presented to LARUE V. BARKWELL.

Dr. Callender is an inspiring surgeon and leader. He has served as a valuable mentor and role model, and remains active in advancing professionalism and humanism in medicine.”

Originally from New York City, Dr. Callender lived in a foster home and then with his father, until his stepmother had to be hospitalized. His aunt Ella took him in and began his faith-based life. Through his involvement with Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle at the age of seven, he decided to become a medical missionary. Prior to his pioneering work in the 1970s, the Black American population was thought to be among the most resistant to donating organs. However, according to the latest research, African Americans now represent the nation’s leading donating population.

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A Gift to Seniors Alfred Street Baptist Church Donates to Howard Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) in Alexandria, Va., presented Howard University with a $100,000 gift to cover the outstanding tuition and fee balances of 34 graduating seniors. Wesley announced the contribution during a special service at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Earlier this month, ministers and staff of ASBC joined the Office of Financial Aid to surprise the seniors and present them with the good news. The congregation raised the funds for the contribution during Seek 2019, a church-wide physical, social media, and financial fast that lasted throughout the month of January. The gift of $100,000 from Alfred Street Baptist Church will help students pay off their financial obligations before they graduate. “About two or three years ago, the Lord gave us a vision for a project called Hidden Halos, which is our realization that whenever you meet strangers, they’re God’s hidden angels,” says Pastor Wesley. “This year, as our fasting ended, we had asked members to make a sacrificial offering that we promised would go out the door of our church. We decided to come to Howard University to find some students who are about to change the world, but have some financial concerns and let them know we’re going to take care of it for them.” ASBC is a long-time supporter of the HBCU community. Every year, the church holds one of the largest free HBCU festivals, and during their annual HBCU Sunday worship service, they make a contribution of $25,000 to a designated HBCU.

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Howard University Gets [The] REAL In honor of Black History Month, national daytime talk show The REAL kicked off its HBCU tour at Howard University. Students filled Cramton Auditorium to show off their school pride by waiving brightly colored banners. The show featured performances by the University Marching Band “Showtime” and Howard’s Cheerleaders. After a discussion with President Wayne A. I. Frederick, hosts Tamara Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon and Jeannie Mai interacted with students and gave them an opportunity to win cash prizes for their organizations. Staff from the show treated Howard students to free swag bags filled with T-shirts and cups as a keepsake of their experience that gave the nation a glimpse into college life at Howard University.

On Beat with @HUPrez17 “HOT 15 LIST” OF BOOKS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH In honor of Black History Month, Howard University has released a “Hot 15” list of books published by professors, students, staff and alumni. The list consists of 15 books that range in subject matter and are perfect for various audiences, including children. R E A D M O R E H E R E

CATHY HUGHES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS STUDENT Inestin “Andante” Petit-Homme won a trip to the Los Angeles film premiere of “What Men Want,” starring Howard University alumna Taraji P. Henson, after participating in the #WhatStudentsWant video contest on Instagram, presented by Paramount Pictures and HBCU Buzz. R E A D M O R E H E R E

DEBUT NOVEL by Howard alumna Brandale Mills, Ph.D., “Black Women Filmmakers and Black Love on Screen,” examines representations of black women and portrayals of romantic love between black men and women in Hollywood films. READ MORE HERE

OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES launched “Second Year Experience (SYE): Mecca Made,” a university-wide initiative designed to increase second-year retention rates & on-time graduation completion. The program was developed as a part of the HBCU Student Success Project funded by Lumina Foundation. READ MORE HERE

NATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION appointed Howard University associate professor of economics, Omari H. Swinson, Ph.D., as its new president. The organization is dedicated to producing and distributing knowledge of economic issues that are of exceptional interest in promoting economic growth among people of color. READ MORE HERE

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Recent Appointments

DONALD B. CHRISTIAN

| CPA, CISA, Board of Trustees Member

Donald B. Christian, is a partner and the East Region advisory leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which includes the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets. He provides strategic leadership and support to enable profitable growth across the markets and provides consulting services on several key client relationships. With over 28 years of experience in professional services, Christian has provided leadership to various practices and committees in the firm and actively consulted with clients in the areas of business transformation, strategy, technology, business performance improvement, and risk management. As a Howard alumnus, Christian earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, magna cum laude, from the School of Business in 1990, with a concentration in accounting and a minor in information systems. Christian has remained active with the Howard University School of Business by providing leadership and support to the administration, faculty and students, and was honored in 2010 with an Alumni Achievement Award.

DEBBI JARVIS

| Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations

In her role, Debbi Jarvis has oversight of corporate relations and is charged with developing and implementing a global strategy for corporate development and the funding of those programs. Further, she oversees the management of WHUT and WHUR, ensuring their business operations are in alignment with Howard’s mission. Jarvis also will have strategic input over external and community affairs. Jarvis joined Howard University after serving 14 years at various media relations, corporate communications and corporate social responsibility positions for Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI), now Pepco Holdings, an Exelon Company. Most recently, Jarvis served as VP of Corporate Relations and was an essential part of the team managing the company merger. She had oversight of the integration of Exelon’s CSR processes and transition to a new CSR database.

Additionally, she implemented the Exelon Energizing Student Potential STEM partnership with DC, Montgomery and Prince George’s County Public Schools, impacting more than 35,000 elementary school students. Jarvis was also instrumental in creating the Pepco Hispanic Engineering Scholarship and Internship program. Jarvis is a community advocate and has a passion for being a servant leader as evidenced by the creation of significant community projects. She earned a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Hope College in Holland, Mich.; took graduate courses at American University in broadcast journalism as well as classes toward an MBA at Southeastern University. She also attended the Corporate Social Responsibility Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School. PAGE 12 | Bison Beat Monthly Newsletter | FEBRUARY 2019

JILL LOUIS

| Alumni Trustee to the Board

Trustee Louis is a partner at the global law firm of K&L Gates. Her breadth of experience includes advising public and private equity-backed retail, transportation, industrial and healthcare companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture and angel funding, corporate governance, franchising, commercial real estate, intellectual property, internal investigations and risk management. Her accolades include being awarded a Magna Stella, as best AGC from the Texas General Counsel Forum and a FedEx Five Star Award, the highest performance award at FedEx companies. She has been named one of the D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas for both 2018 and 2017 and has been AV rated by Martindale Hubbell for over a decade. Trustee Louis received her Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School & her Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism, magna cum laude, from Howard University. She is married to Randy Bowman and they have two adult children Malcolm and Rachel Bowman.

RUBIN PATTERSON

| Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Rubin Patterson will serve as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (COAS) at Howard University effective July 1, 2019. Dr. Patterson has served as the Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Howard University since 2014. He also serves as the Chairman of the University Middle States Accreditation Self Study. In his new role, reporting to Dr. Anthony Wutoh, Howard University provost and chief academic officer, Dr. Patterson will oversee all aspects of academic and administrative affairs for COAS. Dr. Patterson is the recipient of a B.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Physics and Electrical Engineering from Florida State University, an M.S. in Engineering Management from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Howard University. His areas of expertise include; Environmental Inequality and Sustainable Development; Diversification of Environmental Leadership; Clean Technology, Social Change and Environmentally Sustainable Socioeconomic Development in Southern Africa. A respected scholar, Dr. Patterson has authored, edited, and co-edited multiple books, most recently including Black Toledo: A Documentary History, co-edited with Abdul Alkalimat. His other books have included Greening Africana Studies: Linking Environmental Studies with Transforming Black Experiences; African Brain Circulation: Beyond the Drain-Gain Debate; and Science and Technology in Southern Africa and East and South Asia. FEBRUARY 2019 | Bison Beat Monthly Newsletter | PAGE 13

RON PRINCE

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

| Head Football Coach

STUDENT AID FUND

Coach Prince joined our athletic department when we established excellent momentum. Howard University’s women’s volleyball team finished 20-11 overall and made the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. The women’s basketball team improved to 5-2 on the season, their best start since the 2004-05 season, with a 6861 road win over Niagara. And in football, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its offensive and defensive players of the year where sophomore

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quarterback Caylin Newton took home the league's top offensive honors. Howard finished the 2018 football season 4-6 overall and 4-3 in MEAC play. Coach Prince brings outstanding leadership expertise and will be an asset to the entire Howard University community. He comes to Howard after serving, most recently, as the offensive analyst for the University of Michigan Wolverines. In 1992, he began his career as a volunteer coach at Dodge City Community College, his alma mater. From 1993-2002, Prince served as offensive line coach while working at the college campuses of Alabama A&M, South Carolina State, James Madison, Cornell and University of Virginia. In his final four years at Virginia, the football program participated in a bowl game each year.

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DANA A. WILLIAMS

| Ph.D., Interim Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Dana A. Williams will serve as the Interim Dean of the Graduate School while a search committee is formed to begin the task of identifying a new dean. Dr. Gary Harris, Dean of the Graduate School, took a sabbatical leave effective February 1, 2019. Dr. Williams is a professor of African American Literature and chair of the Department of English. She received her bachelor's degree in English from Grambling State University, and her masters and Ph.D. in English from Howard University. Her previous academic appointments include a Ford Foundation postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University and a faculty fellowship at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University. She has written numerous works including “In the Light of Likeness – Transformed”: The Literary Art of Leon Forrest, four edited books, and more than 20 peerreviewed articles. Dr. Williams is also the past president of the College Language Association — the largest and oldest professional organization for professors of color who teach English and world languages—and she currently serves as a member of the executive council of the Modern Languages Association. In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Williams to serve as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.

JOIN US NEXT TIME… ON

“The Journey” “The Journey” is a weekly 15-minute program hosted by Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, 17th President of Howard University. A family man, scholar, surgeon, leader, servant of the world, Frederick engages in dynamic dialogue with local and national guests, learning about their journeys and their thoughts on a full range of issues of the day. Listeners can hear conversations about raising boys to manhood, encouraging women in leadership, detecting cancer, mentoring youth, preventing domestic violence, the value of a village and much more. TUNE-IN HERE

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