Calling All Dillard University Students, Alumni, Staff & Faculty
You are invited to a FREE screening of BROTHERLY LOVE starring Keke Palmer TONIGHT for all DILLARD alum, students, faculty and staff at the Elmwood Palace theater at 7pm. For more information, please go to www.BrotherlyLove-NOLA.eventbrite.com
The Baton Rouge Chapter of the
Dillard University National Alumni Association, Inc.
presents
“An Evening with Dillard University”
Friday, March 13th
On Friday March 13, one of America’s premiere choral groups, the Dillard University Concert Choir will be performing in Darrow, LA at 7:30 p.m. at the Hopeful Triumph Baptist Church, located at 38584 Highway 22 for the very first time as a part of its national tour. Hopeful Triumph is pastored by Dillard University Alumnus, Dr. Sidney J. Tobias, Jr. and the Baton Rouge Area Chapter of the DU Alumni Association is sponsoring the event.
Please, help Dillard University win one of the three grant levels ($10,000, $25,000, or $50,000) by voting once a day for Dillard at this link: www.retoolyourschool.com
Dillard has a better probability of winning the Home Depot Retool Your School grant this year as we will be competing only with schools that are similar in size, that is, campuses with up to 1,200 students. The Home Depot grant, should we win, will greatly benefit the campus by providing painting and repairs of the exterior walls of Gentilly Gardens, outdoor furniture, bike racks for Straight Hall, lawn care and new trees, plants and shrubs for our spacious green area.
Also, share your vote and post comments on Tweeter, Facebook or Instagram, using the following hashtag: #Dillard_RYS15 to increase social media activity.
The Dillard University Athletics Department recently released a new logo, a new website and a new mobile app. Continue reading
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) –Dillard University is proud to announce that it is now accepting applications from Registered Nurses (RNs) who want to obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN). The RN-BSN is a blended program format, that is, one in which classes are offered both online and face-to-face. Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS, LA — AT&T announced a $10,000 contribution to Dillard University to support women of color in optics, physics and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. The program will add to the available resources for girls and young women interested in STEM careers and help to orient them toward STEM fields early on in their studies. Dillard University has a long-standing history of being placed among the top 15 schools graduating African American students in physics. Over 80% of graduates in physics from this school are women. Continue reading
Black History Production starts on Feb27th
DU Alumna India McDougle is proud to present with the Dillard University Theater Department a Black History Production “Do You Know Who You Are?,” an original musical, written and directed by her.
The show opens on Friday, Feb. 27 and runs through Sunday, Mar. 8 in the Cook Fine Arts Center Theatre on Dillard’s campus. Two of the eight performances are 10 a.m. matinees for local area schools.
An intergenerational ensemble, that includes youth ages 4 to 14, will guide the audience through music and dance on a journey that covers over 300 years of black history beginning in West Africa in the 18th Century. Consisting of eight scenes, the production will take the audience from Africa and the kidnapping of 12-year-old Oladuah Equiano into slavery with slave narratives; the civil war which spotlights the 54th regiment; the Harlem Renaissance; the Great Depression; the civil rights movement and the Black Panther Party; a homage to famous blacks; and end with a conversation about the future. Members of the cast are also participants in Dillard University’s Theatre Arts Summer Camp.
In addition to the live performance, Dillard student organizations including Zeta Phi Beta, Dillard Nursing Program, Gamma Sigma Rho, as well as Miss Dillard and her court, have recreated visual presentations of different eras of black history on display in the lobby and hallways of the theater. General admission tickets are $15 and $10 for students and senior citizens.To purchase tickets, call the Dillard box office at (504) 816-4857.
“Do You Know Who You Are?”
| Friday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 1 at 3 p.m. |
Friday, Mar. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 8 at 3 p.m. |
Dillard University student Edward Buckles decided to tackle the current issues of the day by making a statement and creating a masterful piece of art work. What he created was a short film covering the issue of black men and the police. The acting done by another Dillard University student Rahim Glaspy is powerful. Please take some time to watch the video and support these current students of Dillard University.
The 78th annual Christmas concert will be held on Friday Dec 5th, 2014 in Lawless Chapel
The Holiday Season is quickly approaching and our famous Dillard University Concert Choir will perform their 78th annual Holiday Concert on Friday, December 5th 2014. Please click on the link to learn more about special guest and the actual time the concert will start. “Happy Holidays!”
http://www.nola.com/holidays/index.ssf/2014/11/dillard_choir_to_host_78th_ann.html
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