Good Afternoon!
It's Friday, January 18, 2002.
May your Martin Luther King Jr. Day (0/21/02) be filled with peace.

Today's news awaits...!


>>WHAT IS HOWARD TALKING ABOUT TODAY?

>Alumna, Author to Visit the HUB (Today, 4 p.m.)
Monique Greenwood former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine and Howard
alumna will visit the HUB to sign copies of
her new book, "Having What Matters" today, Jan. 18  from 4-6 p.m.  Jesse
Jackson, Jr. will discuss and sign copies of
his new book, "A More Perfect Union," on Jan. 29 from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
C-SPAN 2/Book TV will cover a discussion and
signing with Henry N. Drewry, author of "Stand and Prosper: Black Colleges
and Their Students," on Jan. 24 at 3:30 p.m.
For more information, visit the HUB web sit at
http://www.bookstore.howard.edu.

>Wealth Building Series Begins with Credit Workshop (Saturday, 8:30 a.m.)
The Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Black MBA Association and the
Howard University School of
Business announce the 2002 WEALTH BUILDING SERIES, five one-day workshops on
Saturdays in 2002.
On-site credit card registration ($25) is now available for the first of the
series, "Building and Maintaining Good Credit,"
on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 8:30 a.m. in the Howard University School of
Business.  Lunch will be included, and product
and service providers will provide free consulting, information, giveaways,
and MORE at each workshop.
For more information, call 202-638-0138.

>Hospital Hosts Healthy King Day Observance (Monday, 9 a.m.)
Howard University Hospital, Miles Memorial CME Church, Florida Avenue
Baptist Church, Washington
Metropolitan Ministerium and WETA invite all members of the Howard
University community to a
Martin Luther King Jr. Observance on Monday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon at
Howard University
Hospital.  The observance centers around "Faith into Action," a health
seminar for adults ("accessing health
care resources") and youth ("health careers in medicine, radiation
technology, nursing and respiratory
therapy").  Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.  Free parking
is available at the Hospital's
Fifth Street entrance.  To register, call 202-865-1587.

>Continuing Education Offering Online Courses
Howard University Continuing Education  is pleased to announce its
partnership with Active Education, a desktop
applications training manual provider,  to offer online computer courses
and/or printed guidelines for topics to enhance
your career.  Courses offered include: MS Word,  MS  Excel,  MS Access, MS
Photodraw, MS  PowerPoint, and MS Outlook.
Programming Courses include:  C#, XML, ASP, Java and HTML (introductory,
intermediate and advanced). E-Business
technology courses include: E-Biz Complete IT Solutions, E-Biz Builder.
Please visit the ActiveEd/Howard University web site
at http://www.activeed.com/howard_university.


>>WHAT ELSE IS HOWARD TALKING ABOUT TODAY?

>-Department has "Keeping the Faith" Covered		(01/24/02)

>-Clinical Research Seminars Scheduled			(01/25/02)

>-U.S. Postal Internships Offered				(01/31/02)

>-Udall Scholarships Offered 				(DEADLINE:
01/31/02)

>-Jordan Scholars Program Seeks Applicants 		(02/15/02)

>-Pickering Fellowship Deadlines Set			(02/22/02)

>-Health Care Quality Fellowship Offered

>-Howard is Site of Health Management Fellowship

>-Stokes Library Announces Database Trials

>-IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR RESEARCHERS


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