PR Log (Press Release) –
Oct 13, 2009 – Dr. Howard-Vital will receive the award on Sunday, November 15th in a ceremony being held at Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia. PBSNHM will pay a public tribute to Dr. Howard-Vital for her many years of service and commitment to higher education and the community.
Dr. Howard-Vital has over 30 years of experience in various roles in higher education, and she has worked in three states—Illinois, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Dr. Howard-Vital has served as interim chancellor at Winston-Salem State University; associate vice president for academic affairs at The University of North Carolina, General Administration—
Chapel Hill; vice chancellor for public service and extended education and associate provost at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington; associate vice president for academic programs and dean of the University College at Edinboro University in Edinboro, PA; dean of continuing education and nontraditional degree programs at Chicago State University; and dean of continuing education at Harold Washington College in Chicago. Dr. Howard-Vital has co-authored a book; as well as, authored or co-author book chapters, articles, reviews, and various professional papers.
Dr. Howard-Vital has received numerous awards and recognitions for her service in higher education including being the recent recipient of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated 2009 Community Education Award. Dr. Howard-Vital received this award for her vision for a strategic plan that will reclaim Pennsylvania’s oldest historically black college or university, Cheyney University, position in the higher education community. President Howard-Vital received this honor on October 10, 2009.
Cheyney University is the nation’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education. It is also the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE.) Now celebrating its 26th year, PASSHE comprises Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities, with a combined enrollment of more than 112,500, making it the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth. At its inception, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania successfully provided free classical education for qualified young people, and today the university offers baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 disciplines and six master’s degree programs. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.cheyney.edu.
