University of the District of Columbia
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| Established | August 1, 1977 |
| Type | Public, land grant, HBCU |
| Endowment | $21.8 million |
| Chairman | James W. Dyke, Jr. |
| President | Allen L. Sessoms [1] |
| Provost | Eurmon Hervey (acting) |
| Undergraduates | 5,137 |
| Postgraduates | 234 |
| Location | Washington, DC, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sports | basketball,cross country, soccer, tennis, indoor and tutdoor track and field, volleyball |
| Colors | Red and Gold |
| Nickname | Firebirds |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II |
| Affiliations | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | www.udc.edu |
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The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a historically black, public university located in Washington, D.C. UDC is the only urban land-grant university in the country and a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.
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[edit] History
The Normal School for Colored Girls was established in 1851 and by 1879, the name was changed to "Miner Normal School". Washington Normal School was established in 1873 for girls, and was renamed the "Wilson Normal School" in 1913. In 1929, the United States Congress made both schools four-year teachers' colleges and they were renamed "Miner Teachers College" for African Americans and "Wilson Teachers College" for whites. In 1955, the two segregated schools were merged and renamed the "District of Columbia Teachers College".
[edit] Academics
UDC currently offers over 175 undergraduate and graduate academic degree programs through the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the David A. Clarke School of Law. Additionally, the public service arm, the Division of Community Outreach and Extension Services (COES), offers a variety of practical, nonacademic educational programs and training to the citizens of the District of Columbia.
[edit] Schools and colleges
- College of Arts & Sciences
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- David A. Clarke School of Law (formerly the Antioch School of Law)
[edit] International programs
In 1996, an academic agreement of partnership was signed between the Modern Academy In Maadi, Cairo, Maadi in Egypt and the University of the District of Columbia. The UDC/MAM Program aims at encouraging and developing academic programs that will enhance the material, physical, and intellectual growth of students, faculty, and staff of both institutions. The current activity of the UDC/MAM Program is to offer Cairo-based UDC Bachelor degrees, offering Computer Science and Business Administration in Management programs. With the renewal of the agreement in July 2001, the partnership witnessed an extension to the undergraduate program to cover the Accounting and Finance options in Business, Computer Engineering and Information Technology and Electronic Engineering and Communication Technology; in addition to launching the graduate studies in Business Administration (MBA).[2]
The UDC's adult education department had a collegial relationship with the University of Nairobi for several years, including faculty exchange and doctoral student sponsoring.
[edit] Campus
The main (Van Ness) campus of UDC is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness St. in Northwest Washington, DC.
UDC is a commuter school and has no residential accommodations or dormitories.
[edit] Student activities
[edit] Athletics
The athletic teams are called the Firebirds and the team colors are Red and Gold. The school competes in the NCAA Division II.
[edit] Greek- letter organizations
National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations:
- Alpha Phi Alpha (Omicron Omicron Chapter)
- Omega Psi Phi (Omicron Gamma Chapter)
- Kappa Alpha Psi
- Phi Beta Sigma
- Iota Phi Theta
- Alpha Kappa Alpha (Beta Lamda Chapter)
- Delta Sigma Theta
- Sigma Gamma Rho
- Zeta Phi Beta
- Delta Mu Delta Honor Society,
- Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society,
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Psi Chi
- Alpha Phi Omega
[edit] Student media
U.D.C. is the publisher of The Trilogy, a student-published paper that highlights campus events and national and local news.
The Flightpath is the yearbook that focuses on graduating students and the activities of the academic year.
[edit] Television
UDC Cable Television, Channel 19, is the District Government's non-commercial, adult education program service.
The mission of UDC Cable TV 98 is the innovative use of cable television technology and programming, to support the University in carrying out its land-grant function of teaching, research and public service. The business of UDC Cable TV 98 is the acquisition, development, production, distribution, and marketing of educational and instructional video programming. Also, Cable TV 98 operates a 24-hour educational cable program service. And finally, Cable TV 98 has a business model which includes the operation of an audio and video recording service center, electronic field and studio production, and a video training center for television production. [3]
[edit] Notable alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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| Denis G. Antoine | Ambassador of Grenada to the United States of America and (permanent) representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) | [4] | |
| Gloria Green-Ridley | the first African American to receive the James Davenport Memorial Award (2005). | [4]
((Alum name=Keith A. Ridley IV] |
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| Thelma Thompson | president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore | [4] | |
| Clarence Holbert | designed the currency of Eritrea | [4] | |
| Richard Pennington | 1988 | Chief of Police Atlanta, Georgia | [4] |
| Melvin R. Wright | Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia | [4] | |
| Robert P. Owens | Federal Immigration Judge | [4] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "U.D.C. President". University of the District of Columbia. 2008. http://www.udc.edu/president/udc_president.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ "U.D.C. Programs". University of the District of Columbia. 2008. http://www.udc.edu/programs/programs.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "U.D.C. Cable T.V. Channel 8". University of the District of Columbia. 2008. http://www.udc.edu/cable_tv_19/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g "U.D.C. Success Stories". The Welcome Center. University of the District of Columbia. 2008. http://www.udc.edu/welcome/success_stories.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
[edit] External links
- www.udc.edu -- official web site
- www.udcfirebirds.com -- official athletics web site
- www.law.udc.edu -- The David A. Clarke School of Law web site
- www.udc.edu/alumni/ -- Official alumni information web site
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