Service

by | Aug 31, 2013 | APT |

Departmental, School and University Service

Department:

  • Serve as Interim Assistant Chair, Department of Media, Journalism and Film, 2013 to present
  • Serve on MJF Executive and Curriculum Committees, 2013 to present
  • Serve as Print/Online Journalism Sequence Coordinator, 2006 to 2013
  • Serve as chair of departmental APT Committee, 2008 to 2009 and 2012 to 2013; member, 2007 to 2008
  • Serve on departmental Executive Committee, 2006 to present
  • Serve on departmental Curriculum Committee, 2008 to present; school-wide Curriculum Committee, 2008 to 2009
  • Serve on Student Affairs Committee, 2001 to 2006
  • Participate on Technology, Washington Post Partnership and Grace Halsell Scholarship Committees
  • Select and chaperone a student for a presentation at the annual Merck Science Journalism Conference at Rutgers University, which includes a $1,000 scholarship, visits to New York media companies and briefings with scientists, 2002 to 2010
  • Provide academic and career advisement for students across sequences, 2003 to present
  • Organize ongoing series of guest lectures with prominent journalists, 2001 to present
  • Conduct “The Writing Lab” as part of the Department of Journalism’s continuing education program, 2006 to 2008
  • Gave a presentation on book publishing as part of the Department of Journalism’s continuing education program, March 2006
  • Submit student entries for Hearst Awards, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence, AEJMC Magazine Competition and HBCU Newspaper Conference, 2004 to Present
  • Serve as secretary at departmental faculty meetings, 2003 to 2008
  • Advise Howard University News Service, 2009 to present
  • Expanded the internal reach of the Howard University News Service to provide multimedia reporting opportunities for all sequences on a 24/7 news cycle, 2009-10
  • Remain on call around the clock
  • Provide feedback and editing to students in other classes throughout the department
  • Supervised redesign, repositioning and relaunch of departmental website
  • Advise 101 Magazine, 2009 to present
  • Conducted research and developed a business plan to launch 101 Magazine and website to meet the growing demand of students interested in all facets of magazine publishing, 2009 to present

 

School:

  • Served as chair of the MJF Reaccreditation Committee, 2014 to present
  • Assisted Committee of the Future Committee on merger of Department of Journalism and Department of Media, Journalism and Film, October 2012 to 2013
  • Serve on Search Committee for proposed Department of Media, Journalism and Film, 2013
  • Coordinated school-wide coverage of presidential election, 2008 and 2012; and inauguration, 2009. Assisted with coordination of 2013 inauguration coverage.
  • Serve as editor of School of Communications promotional booklet, 2013
  • Serve on school-wide Budget Committee, 2010 to present
  • Served on faculty team with Department of Radio, Television and Film on coverage of 50th anniversary of sit-ins, Greensboro, NC, 2010
  • Assisted in reviewing ACEJMC Self-Study Report; edited final version for successful re-accreditation of Department of Journalism and Department of Radio, Television and Film, 2009
  • Serve on Ad-Hoc Building Committee, 2007 to 2010
  • Present sessions on critical thinking for Freshman Orientation classes, 2005 to present
  • Support and participate in national job fair and conference, 2001 to present

 

University:

  • Serve on Budget Advisory Committee, 2013 to present
  • Worked with Departments of World Languages, English and Afro-American Studies to host pre-inaugural book signing and panel discussion on “The First Lady’s First Family,” featuring with Rachel Swarns, Howard graduate, N.Y. Times correspondent and author of “American Tapestry: The Black, White and Multicultural Ancestors of Michelle Obama,” January 2013
  • Assisted The Hilltop, which lacked an adviser, for the 2012-13 academic year
  • Serve on departmental team to prepare report for Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal (PCAR); met with PCAR team during departmental visit and representatives at Town Hall
  • Participated in suicide prevention training
  • Panelist with TransAfrica President Nicole Lee and radio hosts Kojo Nnamdi and Joe Madison for “What Happened in Haiti? A Forum to Raise Public Awareness About the Earthquake,” co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Howard University Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program and the Howard University Haitian Relief Committee, February 2010
  • Coordinated capacity book signing at Howard University Bookstore for “My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times” by the late Gerald M. Boyd with his widow Robin D. Stone, February 2010
  • Coordinated capacity book signing at Howard University Bookstore for “Ida B. Wells: A Sword Among Lions” by Paula Giddings, March 2008
  • Reached out to students across disciplines at Howard and other universities for participation in 101 magazine and experience in all facets of publishing (i.e., legal, business, technology, distribution and international outreach)
  • Joined Women as Change Agents (WACA) under leadership of Howard’s first lady, Dr. Paula Ribeau
  • Advised the editorial staff of The Hilltop and assisted in the transition from twice weekly to daily publication, the first for an HBCU newspaper, which also resulted in the editor-in-chief being honored as 2006 National Association of Black Journalists Student of the Year, 2003 to 2009
  • Advised Cover to Cover, student magazine association, 2003 to present

 

Public and Community Service

  • National Advisory Council of the Center for Health Media and Policy at Hunter College, City University of New York, assisting in revamping fellowship program (2011 to present)
  • ”Fit, Fabulous and Fearless,” speaker, National Harbor, December 2011
  • Heart & Soul Awards and Community Health Expo, Baltimore, presenter and committee member, June 2011
  • Age of Awareness Katrina and Literacy Fund-Raisers, 2005-Present
  • G. James Gholson Middle School, Landover, Md., Career Day, April 24, 2009
  • Black History Month and Women’s History Month presentations on Althea Gibson, Oxon Hill, Laurel and Flowers High Schools, Prince George’s County, Maryland, 2005
  • Black History Month, “Pioneers of the Past and Present,” Clarksville Elementary School, St. John’s Parish Day School, Howard County, Maryland, 2003-2008
  • Wellness Warriors, a network of medical professionals and journalists committed to improving the physical, emotional and mental health of our communities; Co-Founder, 2001-Present
  • Team Leader, Komen Breast Cancer Walk, 2001-Present

 

Other Contributions to Field or Profession: Service

  • New York Association of Black Journalisms Board of Advisors, 2013 to present
  • National Magazine Awards, Judge, 2001, 2008 and 2013
  • Association of Health Care Journalists, coordinated and moderated panel on infertility, 2013, and panel on diabetes, 2012
  • National Association of Black Journalists, coordinated two session on magazine publishing, 2013
  • George Washington University, judged MBA presentations on media and marketing projects, 2011
  • National Association of Black Journalists, Salute to Excellence, judging captain for newspaper and magazine awards competition, April 2009
  • American Society of Magazine Editors/Magazine Publisher’s of America, Project Masthead, 2008
  • Heart & Soul Awards, Nashville, presenter and co-founder, October 2008
  • SPA (Sisters Partnering All-Together) Health Conference in Nashville, Planning Committee Member in collaboration with Meharry Medical College and Heart & Soul magazine, 2008

 

Contributions to Field or Profession: Presentations

  • “How to Write Convincingly About Race,” National Society of Newspaper Columnists, opening remarks and Q&A, Washington Plaza Hotel; welcome at NSNC awards dinner at Howard University Blackburn Center, June 2014
  • Black History Month keynote speaker for an audience of 600 at the University of Toledo; also gave sermon at the Historic Third Baptist Church and spoke at Scott High School and the Ella P. Stewart Academy, February 2014
  • “Productive Trends and Opportunities in the Print and Publishing Industries, Bowie State University, April 20, 2013
  • “Waiting for Children: New Stories About Infertility,” Association for Health Care Journalists National Conference, Boston, March 15, 2013
  • Capitol Press Club forum before a live audience at WHUT-TV with Internet participants, speaker, February 2013
  • “Black Women on Power,” moderator of keynote session of Executive Leadership Council’s Women’s Leadership Summit, Minneapolis, July 10, 2012
  • “The Ramifications of Unemployment/Underemployment on Public Health,” moderator of panel discussion sponsored by the Public Health Association of New York City at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, December 2011
  • “Stuck in the Hospital,” one of two featured speakers for “Clip Talks” during opening banquet of National Press Foundation Cancer Issues Fellowship, December 11, 2011
  • Fireside Chat on Media Coverage with Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D., president of Bennett College for Women, at Executive Leadership Council’s Women’s Leadership Summit, Chicago, July 19, 2011
  • IMG World, London, interviewed about Althea Gibson, for “The Spirit of Wimbledon” documentary, March 2011
  • Mopwater PR, “Twitch! Public Relations in the Age of Social Media,” panelist, Busboys and Poets, Washington, D.C., November 11, 2010
  • National Association of Black Journalists, moderator and organizer, “Balancing Act: Managing Deadlines, Downsizing and Drama,” Tampa, Fla., August 6, 2009
  • National Association of Black Journalists, panelist, “From the Newsroom to the Classroom, Full Time,” Tampa, Fla., August 7, 2009
  • National Association of Black Journalists, panelist, “Making a Difference for Public Health: Initiatives That Improve Our Public Health System,” Tampa, Fla., August 7, 2009
  • G. James Gholson Middle School, Landover, Md., Career Day, April 24, 2009
  • John H. Johnson School of Communications Student and Faculty Research Forum in Celebration of the Inauguration of Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau, presenter, “Evelyn Cunningham: The Pittsburgh Courier’s Lynching Editor,” April 16, 2009
  • National Association of Black Journalists Media Institute on Health Disparities, Atlanta, presenter, “Covering Women’s Health,” February 2009
  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, presenter, Magazine Division Invited Paper Session on the History of Magazines in the 20th Century, “Supplementing the News: The History of Weekend Magazines for African-Americans,” Chicago, August 9, 2008
  • American Journalism Historians Association, presenter, “Evelyn Cunningham: The Pittsburgh Courier’s Lynching Editor,” Seattle, October 24, 2008
  • SPA (Sisters Partnering All-Together) Health Conference, Nashville, moderator, “Protecting Your Last Good Nerve,” October 2008
  • Cover 2 Cover, presenter, “Magazine Internships, Oct. 8, 2008
  • Cover 2 Cover, lecturer, “Interviewing and Networking Skills to Land Magazine Jobs,” Nov. 19, 2008
  • John H. Johnson School of Communications Job Fair, presenter, “Increasing the Value of Your Journalism Portfolio: How to Write About Health Care Issues,” Oct 23, 2008
  • Heart & Soul Sales Retreat, presenter, April 2008