HOWARD FORWARD in Action
July - September 2022
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In the first quarter of this year, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick led multiple efforts to secure and then announce a $785 million capital investment plan - which includes the development of three new multiuse campus facilities and modernization to others as outlined in the Central Campus Master Plan (CCMP). Since this announcement, Howard’s Office of Real Estate Development & Capital Asset Management has continued to lay the foundation to turn these announcements into brick-and-mortar transformative academic projects.
In October, the University selected visionary architecture and engineering teams, which include firms with notable local and national expertise and substantial levels of diversity and alumni involvement among firm leadership and staff. We have also onboarded a vendor that will be responsible for engaging with the local and minority contracting community, providing trainings and information sessions on upcoming subcontractor opportunities with the University. Our goal is to ensure that we continue to build on our legacy and position our alumni as well as the local and minority contracting community to do business with Howard.
We are now ready to put on our hard hats, and start the extensive renovation of the Myrtilla Miner Building, while preserving the historical significance and architecture of Georgia Avenue landmark. The Office of the Chief Strategy Officer will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, to kick off this historic renovation.
This is an exciting time for all Bison. The CCMP calls for construction of a new STEM complex, a new Health Sciences Complex, and a Center for Arts and Communications, all slated for a 2026 completion date. These are the first new facilities erected on campus since 1984.
For more updates around the CCMP, view the below walking tour that my office provided for the Howard University Alumni Association.
Excellence in Truth and Service,
Rashad Young
Senior Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer
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Senior Vice President Young Welcome Letter |
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SPOTLIGHT FEATURES - POWER FORWARDS |
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Howard Forward implementation is a collaborative effort that touches every corner and aspect of the Howard community. While there are many power players behind the scenes that do integral work that pushes this plan forward, we are recognizing people that have made the Howard Forward plan central to their everyday work. |
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Mona is a proud Howard University graduate, that proudly serves the University as purchasing card program administrator in The Office of Procurement and Contracting. She is responsible for the daily management, administration, training, customer support, improvement, enforcement, and organizational effectiveness of the Purchase Card (PCard) program. In this role, Mona also provides payment support for goods and services with exception requirements, as well as manages several service accounts, including master accounts for Crystal Springs and Roberts Oxygen. |
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Patricia Scroggs moves Howard Forward through her role as director of Rangel Fellows, a post that she has since 2006. In this role, Patricia works with outstanding Rangel Fellows and Scholars who are committed to making a difference in the world by working in international affairs and/or becoming American diplomats.
While at Howard, she has led the growth of Howard’s diplomatic fellowship programs by securing government funded grants including The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Foreign Service Fellowship Program (AFSFP) and The Foreign Agricultural Service Diversity Fellowship Program (FDFP). She joined Howard University after 20 years of service in Asia, Latin America, and Washington as a Foreign Service Officer. Until November 2005, she served as the Director of the East Asian and Pacific Bureau’s Office of Regional and Security Policy.
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ENHANCE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE |
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Howard University Climbs to No. 30 on U.S. News & World Report Rankings List of Most Innovative Schools |
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Howard University climbed 10 points to No. 30 on the latest U.S. News & World Report 2022 rankings list of most innovative schools. The positive increase in the ranking represents the success of the Howard Forward strategic plan, which emphasizes measures that enable resource savings through upgraded technology and automation; initiatives that expand the campus footprint through facility improvements and real estate development; and processes that drive excellence in customer service and delivery of products and services. The University remains listed among the top 100 schools on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best national universities with a ranking of No. 89.
This announcement supports the Recruitment, Retention and Access to Education initiative through its promotion of academic programs and strategies that drive student success, to propel the University towards a top 50 ranking in U.S. News and World Report.
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Howard School of Business Is Ranked Among Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Business Schools of 2022-23 |
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Howard University School of Business has been named to Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of the best U.S. business schools of 2022-23. Howard University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program has been featured on the prestigious ranking for the past several years. Howard University, ranked No. 28, is the only ranked historically Black college or university on the list.
The School of Business offers a traditional full-time and part-time MBA, as well as an Online MBA and Executive MBA. The school also offers a global trilateral MBA certificate which provides students with international consulting experiences in the United States, Africa, and China.
Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking is based on data compiled from more than 9,000 students, 14,920 alumni, 900 corporate recruiters, and compensation and job-placement data from each school. This year, the publication ranked 117 MBA programs around the world, including universities in Europe, Canada, and eastern Asia.
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Howard University, Johns Hopkins University Partner to Develop Tech for Neuro Disorders |
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Howard University and Johns Hopkins University are teaming up to develop new medical devices to diagnose, treat, and manage neurological disorders. The partnership’s new NeuroTech Harbor technology is supported by a $5M investment over 5 years by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Experts at the new NeuroTech Harbor (NTH) technology accelerator will partner with teams of top innovators from around the globe to supercharge the development of medical devices that improve diagnosis, treatment, and management of these conditions while also ensuring those technologies are accessible to all communities. Howard University will lead outreach efforts to build pathways for aspiring women and underrepresented minority innovators at a national scale.
This announcement aligns with the Research Success for a Changing World initiative. This partnership supports research that addresses local, national and global health challenges through collaboration with STEM academic fields, such as biology, chemistry, medicine, engineering and computer science, and the social sciences.
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Howard University Engineering Professor Jeseth Delgado Vela Receives NSF CAREER Award for Biological Wastewater Treatment Research |
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Howard University civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Jeseth Delgado Vela, Ph.D., recently received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development award, known as the NSF CAREER award, for her biological wastewater treatment research.
The CAREER Program is the NSF’s most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
The award in the amount of $545,000 will support Delgado Vela’s research project titled “Quorum enhanced sustainable treatment of nitrogen.” The overall research goal of Delgado Vela’s NSF-supported project is to advance the control of the microbial communities that help remove nitrogen pollution in wastewater. Her long-term vision is to improve the efficiency and sustainability of wastewater treatment through a better understanding of the underlying microbiology.
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Howard University's Office of Research Awarded $11.5 Million from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Advance Genomics And Genetics Research |
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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a partnership with Howard University and the nation’s three other historically Black medical colleges to further support cutting-edge scientific research to address significant gaps in genomics. CZI’s Accelerate Precision Health (APH) program will award $11.5 million to Howard University's Office of Research over five years, allowing the University to expand research in the genome field, bring on renowned faculty, fund post-doctoral fellows, and support grant writing for future initiatives.
The $11.5 million award represents the latest stride toward fulfilling a key research goal outlined in the Howard Forward Office of Research strategic plan –– to leverage Howard’s genetic research to attract and mobilize resources to tackle global challenges, especially as they relate to Black populations. Black communities have been historically underrepresented in clinical trials and genetics research and today are still often excluded from medical studies. Recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite Black Americans suffering a higher mortality rate than whites, many studies excluded Black participants.
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Howard University Embraces Community Improvement During Annual Day of Service
At the 10th annual Day of Service, more than 700 first-year Howard students and faculty embraced the University motto, “Truth and Service,” with service projects throughout the district.
Howard University Day of Service (HUDOS) is a student-led event that helps acclimate students to the University and Washington, D.C. community by providing individuals, of all faiths and backgrounds, an opportunity for team building with their peers while contributing to surrounding communities. Day of Service activities are organized by the Office of the Dean of the Chapel at Howard University and allows students an opportunity of self-discovery through civic and social responsibility, ultimately contributing to their development as ethical leaders.
Participation in HUDOS allowed students the opportunity to volunteer in several community service initiatives at more than 55 locations throughout the metropolitan area. Volunteers traveled to the Anacostia and Congress Heights neighborhoods, as well as to Silver Spring, Maryland, to engage in environmental, education and poverty initiatives.
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Howard Law Meets With U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and African Leaders to Examine New African Trade Agreement
Howard Law professor John Woods recently led a legal team which included Howard Law students to Accra, Ghana as part of a legal capstone project. This initiative, created by Woods, not only examines the legal and economic integration of Africa through the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, but also the AfCFTA’s potential impact on Africa’s development efforts. During its visit to Ghana, the team held high level meetings with dignitaries, including recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer and African Union officials.
Woods views this trade agreement as a social justice initiative. “Raw materials from the continent are relied upon to produce almost all goods and products globally. Yet, Africa accounts for only 2% - 3% of world trade,” Woods said.
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Howard University & District of Columbia Highlight Centers of Excellence Community Health Care Initiative
In August, Howard kicked off its $30.8 million, seven-year partnership with the District of Columbia, which creates a series of new community health care initiatives devoted to tackling major health problems confronting city residents. Through the partnership, Howard University is implementing five new Centers of Excellence individually devoted to behavioral health, oral health, sickle cell disease, trauma and violence prevention, and women’s health.
At the kickoff event, District health officials toured of the Centers of Excellence headquarters on the main campus on Georgia Avenue. The Howard physicians selected to lead each center shared details on their plans and updates on how the partnership is taking shape, including:
- Denise Scott, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and Human Genetics
- Mallory Williams, MD, professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Trauma and Critical Care in the College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital
- James Taylor, MD, director of the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease
- Tanya Greenfield, DDS, director of operations and strategy in the College of Dentistry
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IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS |
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Office of the Chief Strategy Officer Training Academy |
The Office of the Chief Strategy Officer (OCSO) hosts an internal training series, free and open to faculty and staff, that provides an overview of strategic planning and to showcase the value of performance management across the University. When implemented, these trainings will enhance individual school, college, and initiative strategic plans supporting the larger OCSO effort to align strategic plans amongst colleges and schools with the Howard Forward strategic plan.
In November, Raymond Smith, Ph.D., MBA, of the College of Business led the Introduction to Strategic Planning session.
Our next session, Mapping Your Budget to Your Strategic Plan, will be held on January 17th, and led by Monica Allen, Ph.D. of Insight Performance Management Group LLC. To register click here.
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ACHIEVE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY |
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Howard University and Lowe To Develop Mixed-Use Building Near University Campus |
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Howard University announced the development of a mixed-use building adjacent to its main campus in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. In partnership with Lowe, local minority developer FLGA, and D.C.-based firm Davenport Group, Howard will transform the 1.85-acre site, currently used as parking lots for the University, into a 10-story building with up to 500 residential units, 27,000 square feet of retail, and 246 below-grade parking spaces, as well as amenities for Howard University community members.
This project – along with the other projects Howard is delivering with its development partners in the vicinity – fulfills and expands on the vision for the Howard Town Center Area Sub-District outlined in the District of Columbia’s DUKE Framework, a plan to restore this historic community as a cultural destination. Howard is currently referring to this area as the Duke District, a nod to the framework and this neighborhood’s past as the heart of an important economic, cultural, social and institutional center of a proud and accomplished African American community, many of which were affiliated with Howard University and Howard University Hospital. This project will build on Howard’s reintegration of the historic street grid by featuring a public plaza along the future extension of W Street.
This announcement supports the Increase Growth Revenue Streams initiative, as it executes a real estate partnership that reduces institutional risk and increases revenue that includes monetization of edge and non-core properties to reinvest in the core University mission.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Fireside Chat “State of Our Union: Reproductive Rights” |
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Black Entertainment Television produced a primetime broadcast special featuring a conversation between Vice President Kamala Harris. The fireside chat was filmed on Saturday, November 5th at the VP’s alma mater, Howard University, and broadcast on Monday, November 7th. The audience included students and invited community members. The focus of the special conversation was on the critical battle for women’s reproductive rights and healthcare access as we approached the midterm election on November 8th. The VP was joined by The 19th News’s Editor-at-Large Errin Haines and actress DeWanda Wise for the one-hour-long moderated discussion where she also stressed the importance of the need for voting in order to hold elected officials accountable regarding societal issues.
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Howard University Partners with Elementary School to Distribute Nikole Hannah Jones' Children Book |
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In an continuing effort to enhance educational outcomes throughout the District, The Office of External Affairs (OEA) participated in elementary school literacy nights. OEA distributed The 1619 Project: Born on the Water children's picture book.
The book explores the topic of the 1619 arrival of the first African slaves in Virginia, and provides valuable insights and historical context for students and adults alike.
Participation included:
- Bunker Hill Elementary (Ward 5)
- Excel Academy (Ward 8)
- Harriett Tubman Elementary (Ward 1)
- Howard University Early Learning Program (Ward 1)
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Convocation 2022: President Frederick and Congressman Clyburn Spread a Message of Perseverance |
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During the 2022 Opening Convocation, Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick and U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn encouraged students to be resilient through life’s challenges. At the first full in-person Opening Convocation since 2019, the Howard community gathered to celebrate the beginning of the academic year.
The address welcomed the Class of 2026 and acknowledged recent achievements of the University despite the challenge of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, a cyberattack and bomb threats.
Congressman Clyburn reflected on his successes and failures as a student and as a career politician. Although he endured many struggles and lost three elections, he stayed determined. He encouraged Howard students never to give up, no matter how many times they may falter.
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