Reminder: Morgan State University Alumni Association,
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Chapter Meeting
May 16: Chapter meeting at 4:00 pm
Location: WMATA Northern Bus Garage Community Room
4729 14th Street, NW (at the corner of 14th and Decatur Streets)
Agenda:
I hope to see you there.
Jacqueline Lawson
Chapter President
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BEARS BASKETBALL ON NATIONAL TV
For your information and convenience, you are being provided below with a copy of the Morgan State University Bears basketball schedule of games that will be TELEVISED nationally on one of two ESPN networks.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be advised that the games scheduled for February 6th (Bears Vs. FAMU Rattlers) have been postponed until Sunday, February 7th (Women’s game begins at 12:00 noon, Men’s game begins at 2:00 p.m.)
2009-10 MEAC Men’s Television Schedule
2009-10 MEAC Women’s Television Schedule
ESPNU is available via
*Check your local listings For more information on the MEAC, log on to www.MEACsports.com.
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MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA CHAPTER
Hello Morgan Alumni and Friends.
Several upcoming events that you won’t want to miss:
Ø February 20
– AlfredStreetBaptistChurch in Alexandria, VA, will hold its 8th AnnualHBCUCollege Festival from 9 am to 2 pm. We invite you to participate in what has become a nationally recognized event for the benefit of promoting academic excellence. Last year, a record 40 HBCUs participated in this event! We need volunteers to help staff the Morgan State University table. Please respond to this email if you can dedicate at least 1 hour to support this outreach effort. For location information, go to http://www.asbchbcu.org/.
Ø February
21 – Chapter meeting at 4:00 pm
Location: WMATA Northern Bus Garage Community Room,
Ø March 8-13
– MEAC Basketball Tournament in Winston Salem, NC. Contact the Athletic Department at Morgan for tickets. Call (443) 885-3050 to purchase your tickets today!
Ø May 27
–Exceptionally talented Morgan StateUniversity Choir will perform with renowned soprano Kathleen Battle in an inspiring multi-media program titled “Underground Railroad” at the StrathmoreMusicCenter in Bethesda, MD. This concert is a fundraiser for AHEAD, Inc. to assist in its efforts to provide primary health care, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, education, and environmental health for women and infants in Tanzania. Dr. Earl S. Richardson will be honored at the concert for his exemplary accomplishments as president of MorganStateUniversity for the past 25 years. A VIP Awards Reception precedes the concert. Please join us in this wonderful event. See the attached flyer for details. Seating is limited so please make your reservations promptly, and we look forward to seeing you there. Contact the chapter at www.Dcmsuaa@aol.com or call on 202-832-3167.
AHEAD, INC. (Adventures in Health, Education and Agricultural Development) was founded by Morganite Dr. Irving Williams and his wife Elvira Felton Williams 30 years ago to reach underserved communities in Africa with ground breaking health services.
Ø Black Sports The Magazine : Here is the annual “Black History Month” issue: http://www.blacksportsthemagazine.com/Magazines/Feb10.pdf
. The magazine is a free (no charge), monthly digital magazine, that can be viewed, downloaded or printed from any computer having internet connection. You can visit the magazine’s website at www.bstmllc.com. Enjoy!
I hope to see you soon.
Jacqueline Lawson
Chapter President
Dear Alumnus:
Morgan State University’s Center for Civil Rights in Education, in partnership with The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, invites you to participate in a national dialogue on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, during a two-day conference on November 12-13, 2009, at the Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center on Morgan’s campus. This national conference will address “Comparability and Competitiveness: The Unfinished Business of Civil Rights and Equal Educational Opportunity in the Adams States.”
This national two-day conference will bring together former and current HBCU presidents; college faculty and administrators; civil rights and human rights lawyers and advocates. The conference will feature Keynote Address, titled “Hell or High Water at HBCUs, “ by noted author, television and radio personality, social commentator and educator, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson; a Roundtable Discussion by present and former HBCU presidents of their personal experiences.
We hope that you will be able to join us in this important national conversation. The below information provides more details about the conference, it’s agenda, and procedures for registering for the conference.
THE CENTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION
The Center for Civil Rights in Education at Morgan State University, in partnership with The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, invites you to participate in “A National Dialogue on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Twenty-First Century—Comparability & Competitiveness: The Unfinished Business of Civil Rights and Equal Educational Opportunity in the Adams States” on November 12-13, 2009, in the Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center on the Campus of Morgan State University.
This national two-day conference will bring together prominent television and radio personalities, former and current HBCU presidents; college faculty and administrators; civil rights and human rights lawyers and advocates; government officials; business leaders; religious, cultural and social organizations; and students to discuss one of the compelling and critical issues of the 21st century. It will focus on issues that continue to impact the desegregation of colleges and universities in the states that operated de jure as well as de facto dual systems of higher education for black and white students. Although court cases such as Adams v. Richardson and United States v. Fordice reflect the standards of desegregation required under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, Historically Black Colleges and Universities continue their quest to be comparable to and competitive with their peer Traditionally White Institutions. This conference will explore how the “New Era” for HBCUs rests on the unfinished business set forth in Adams and subsequent cases.
THE CONFERENCE
On Thursday, November 12, the conference will feature:
· At 11:00 a.m.: “Reflections of an Out-going President” by Dr. Earl S. Richardson, eleventh president of Morgan State University, who will end his 25-year presidency on December 31.
· At 2:30 p.m.: a Roundtable Discussion by present and former HBCU presidents of their personal experiences with the impact that Adams and Fordice have had on their institutions—including current Presidents Mary Sias ( Kentucky State University), Dorothy Cowser Yansey (Shaw University), and Julianne Malveaux (Bennett College for Women); and former college Presidents Fred S. Humphries (Florida A & M University) and H. Patrick Swygert (Howard University).
· At 6:00 p.m.: a Keynote Address, titled “Hell or High Water at HBCUs,” by noted author, television and radio personality, social commentator and educator, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson;
On Friday, November 13, the conference will conclude with:
· At 10:00 a.m.: a Panel Discussion on Comparability and Competitiveness by prominent civil rights lawyers and advocates, about the law and the reality of desegregation in higher education—including Tricia G. Jefferson (Senior Counsel for the Educational Opportunities Project Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law); Theodore M. Shaw (Professor of Professional Pract5ice at Columbia University and former President and Director-Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.); Raymond C. Pierce (Dean and Professor of Law at North Carolina Central University School of Law and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the U. S. Department of Education) and Pace J. McConkie (Director of Morgan’s Center for Civil Rights in Education); and
REGISTRATION
All activities for the Conference are free, except for the Luncheon (on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 12:45 p.m.), and are open to anyone who has completed on-line or mail-in registration. Guests are encouraged to register for the Conference and pay for the Luncheon on-line at the following address: www.123signup.com/register?id=jsvyj <http://www.123signup.com/register?id=jsvyj> . Please note that participation in the November 12 Luncheon requires the payment of a $30.00 fee for non-students and a $10.00 fee (with identification) for students. Registration for the Luncheon is strongly recommended, since there are few dining facilities near the Morgan State University campus. The deadline for registration on-line or by mail-in registration is November 6, 2009. On-site registration, especially for the Luncheon, will be limited by space availability.
HOTEL
The host hotel for the Conference is The Sheraton Baltimore North, 903 Delaney Valley Road, Towson, Maryland (suburb of Baltimore, only a few miles from the University), 410-494-0863. The rate is $99.00 (plus tax and fees) per night for single, double, triple, or quadruple occupancy. When making reservations, guests should refer to the group name, “Morgan State University HBCU Conference.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you need additional information, you may contact Morgan’s website for the Conference at www.morgan.edu/Documents/news-events/RJ-Pres/RJ-PresidentsConference.pdf. , or call: 443-885-3090.
THE CENTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION
Morgan recently established the Center for Civil Rights in Education to unite research, teaching, training and advocacy on integral civil rights issues in education at the pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels. The Center’s mission and purposes are national in scope, providing critical leadership, resources and focus to the relevant educational issues at home and in communities throughout the nation. The Center is established for the identification and study of current issues and challenges related to equal educational opportunity, particularly with respect to low-income African-American and other minority students seeking real and meaningful opportunities for educational excellence and advancement. Its purpose is to develop and promote substantive research and collaboration of research, strategies, remedies, solutions, programs, public policy initiatives and appropriate advocacy necessary to overcome obstacles to educational achievement, eliminate continuing policies or practices that foster discrimination or perpetuate segregated conditions in education, and enhanced educational opportunities for all students regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or background.
The Center for Civil Rights in Education at Morgan State University appreciates your interest in this conference and looks forward to hosting you on the campus of Morgan State University on November 12-13!
Hello all. A couple special events coming up:
. Ticket price is $100. For additional information about Dr. Richardson’s remarkable journey and the tribute, go to http://www.morgan.edu/Remarkable_Journey.html. Also, to view photographs of the September 12 Victory Tour reception hosted by the Maryland and Washington, DC alumni chapters, visit www.victorytour.org.
Also, remember to renew membership for the 2009-2010 term. A membership form is attached to this email. Mail in your dues today!
Thank you and I hope to see you soon,
Jacqueline Lawson
Chapter President
Hello D.C. Metropolitan Area Morganites.
October and November are packed full of events for the local and national alumni associations:
October 10, 2009: Homecoming – Morgan State Bears beat N.C. A&T Aggies 7 to 6. For game highlights go to http://www.morganstatebears.com/news/2009/10/10/FB_1010091216.aspx. Morgan is 4-1 for the first time since 1979. Go Bears!
October 15, 2009: MorganState Bears vs. Howard Bisons at 7:30 p.m. at Hughes Stadium. The game is nationally televised on ESPN-U. Don’t miss it!
October 18, 2009 & November 15, 2009: Chapter meetings
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Northern Metro Bus Division Community Room
4729 14th Street, NW
(corner of 14th & Decatur Streets)
Washington, DC
November 19, 2009: Remarkable Journey Tribute to Dr. Earl S. Richardson to celebrate his 25-year presidency. The banquet is at 6:30 p.m. at the Valley Mansion, 594 Cranbrook Rd, Cockeysville, MD21030-3702.
The Chapter is sponsoring a table at the event. If you are interested in attending, respond to this email to purchase a ticket. Ticket price is $100. For additional information about Dr. Richardson’s remarkable journey and the tribute, go to http://www.morgan.edu/Remarkable_Journey.html”
Also, it is time to renew membership for the 2009-2010 term. Log onto www.morganalumsdc.org to download an application and mail in your dues today. Membership Form 2009-2010
Thank you and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Jacqueline Lawson
Chapter President