AVBA Events

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Breakfast Rehearsal for Class of 2009

Breakfast Rehearsal – 9:00am
Memorial Hall Practice Gym
Breakfast treats provided by the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni in honor of the African American Seniors
Questions? Please contact Carolyn T. Dunlap

Thursday, May 7, 2009 — 6:30pm

Pre-Ceremony Reception

Branscomb Hall

Thursday, May 7, 2009 — 8:00pm

14th Annual Vanderbilt University Black Graduates Ceremony

Student Life Center Ballroom

Friday, May 8, 2009 — 9:00am

Vanderbilt University Commencement

Alumni Lawn

Friday, May 8, 2009 — 12 Noon

Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Commencement Celebration

Cost – $10 for Adults; $5 for Children age 7 yrs. & under
Tickets may be purchased at Sarratt Cinema.
Questions? Call 615.322.2524 or e-mail – bjjbcc@vanderbilt.edu

Thursday, April 23, 2009 — 6:00pm

AVBA Meet and Greet
5000 Westheimer Road # 690

Houston, TX 77056
(713) 626-1700

Come see old friends and meet new ones!
(There are over 80 AVBA alums in the Houston area)

Questions? / RSVP – Contact Loren Hickerson or Candace Fountain, AVBA Regional Contacts

Thursday, April 30, 2009 — 6:00-11:00pm

Washington, DC Happy Hour and Social Networking Event

Drink Specials: 6:00-9:00pm

Pacific Cafe

1129 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20003

Meet us upstairs!

Questions? Contact Kristen Monroe.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009—
12:00pm

The Life and Legacy of Dr. Elbert F. Cox, 1st black Ph.D. in Mathematics

Auditorium

Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center

Presentation by Dr. Talitha Washington, a professor or mathematics at the University of Evansville. She will discuss Dr. Cox’s life and the coincidence of racism and the Ku Klux Klan in Evansville, IN, in the 1920s.

Refreshments will be served.