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August 2012
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Calendar of Events
8/15-8/16 --
Faculty/Staff Institute
8/18-8/24 --
S.O.A.R. (Student Orientation, Advising & Registration)
8/27 -- Fall
2012 Classes Begin
9/10-9/16 --
International Week
11/11 --
Founders' Day
Click here for more
events.
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S.O.A.R. Fall 2012
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Contact Us
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Welcome to the August 2012 edition of the Dillard Today
E-Newsletter. This month we review some of the exciting things that
happened on campus this summer, and turn an eye toward the fall
semester. In less than two weeks, the Class of 2016 will begin its
Dillard journey. Move-in day is always one of the most emotional
days on the Avenue of the Oaks. We realize it can be difficult to
say goodbye to loved ones, so we try to pack the first weekend of
orientation (Aug. 18-19) with as much fun and informational
programming as possible for both students and parents. We hope you
can join us. Here's to another great academic year. Ex fide fortis!
Sincerely,
Mona Duffel Jones
Senior Director, University Communications
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Fall 2012 Classes Begin
on Aug. 27
There's still time to enroll! Space is available for the
freshman Class of 2016. Are you a prospective
student? Take a look at our degree programs,
and apply today. Do
you know someone looking for a high-quality undergraduate education
on a beautiful HBCU campus in New Orleans? Refer them to our admissions team.
Concerned about how to pay for a college education? Our financial aid
staff is here to help you.
Dillard University will begin another academic year
when Fall 2012 classes commence on Monday, Aug. 27. Freshmen and
transfer students will attend S.O.A.R.
(Student Orientation, Advising & Registration) from Aug. 18-24.
Tuesday, Aug. 28 is the last day students will be admitted for the
Fall 2012 semester.
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Nursing School Hosts
Urban League Youth
From July 25-28, New Orleans hosted the 2012 National Urban League
Conference, the theme of which was "Occupy the
Vote: Employment & Education Empower the Nation." President
Barack Obama was among the event's many distinguished guests.
Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough addressed the
congregation at a plenary session on the state of urban education.
Every year, the Urban League hosts a Youth Leadership Summit
(YLS) in conjunction with the conference, and on July 28, 60 high
school seniors from 13 states visited Dillard to learn about the
field of nursing. Dillard's nursing faculty and students gave the
YLS participants a tour of DU's facilities, taught them how to test
blood pressure and pupillary reactions, demonstrated nursing
patient simulators, and answered lots of questions. To learn more, click
here.
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Dillard Students Conduct
Cancer Research
On July 20, the 2012 Summer Scholars Research Program
held the closing ceremony for its eight-week session at LSU Health
Sciences Center. The program, which is sponsored in part by the Minority Health and Health
Disparities Research Center (a collaboration of
Dillard and LSUHSC), pairs undergraduate and medical students with
doctoral mentors. The
students then spend the summer designing and conducting cancer
research projects.
This year's group of 23 students was chosen from a pool of 180 applicants.
Seven of the participants attend Dillard. They include: Andrew
Tadros (pictured), Virginia White, Morgan Wilson, Tanesia
Patterson, Michael Brathwaite, Jared Gambrell, and James Haydel IV.
Since its inception, 388 students have completed the Summer
Scholars Research Program. Over 60 peer reviewed publications and
75 abstracts have been authored by students who participated.
Eleven of the students have gone on to become clinical oncologists.
Congratulations to all of the 2012 participants!
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A's & Aces Dedicates
Shade Structure at DU
On July 19, A's
& Aces, a non-profit organization that provides
academic assistance, life skills and tennis instruction to New
Orleans public school students, dedicated a new 15' X 30' shade
structure for the bleachers facing Dillard's tennis courts. The
shade structure was paid for by a grant from the American Academy
of Dermatology. Dr. Kimbrough spoke to the program's young
participants at the dedication.
Dillard University is proud to host A's & Aces programs
year-round, both in its classrooms and on its tennis courts. The
organization, which was founded in 2008, is working to fight
illiteracy, violence and obesity among New Orleans's youth.
To learn more about
A's & Aces, click here.
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