Criminal Justice Student Association (CJA) Toy Drive

The student Criminal Justice Association (CJA) is in the process of collecting new unwrapped toys for the children of women prisoners at the Correctional Treatment Facility, SE, DC. Books and learning toys preferred, but all gifts are appreciated for children between the ages of 3 – 12 years. Our gifts will be donated to the children of women being released from prison between December 22, 2009 and January 31, 2010. Boxes will be located in USGA Suite, Building 38, A-22 and in my office, Building 41,400-4.

I appeal to you to support the CJA by donating a new unwrapped gift, and by encouraging your students to do the same. Our goal is to collect at least 80 gifts that will be donated to approximately 40 women that are scheduled for release during the timeframe noted above.

I will escort five CJA students to the Correctional Treatment Facility on December 21st to present the toys and books to the women during a formal holiday program.

Please, help us to make this holiday season a little brighter for a few incarcerated women and their children.

The flyer for the Toy Drive is attached.

Margaret A. Moore

RENTAL OF REGALIA – WINTER COMMENCEMENT AND FOUNDERS’ DAY CONVOCATIONS 2010

The University of the District of Columbia will hold its first Winter Commencement Convocation (Flagship and Community College) on Friday, January 29, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. in the University Auditorium, Connecticut Avenue and Wyndom Place, NW, Washington, D.C. Orders for academic regalia will be taken from Monday, November 23rd through Friday, December 18th in the University Bookstore, Building 38, Level "A". Rental orders must be placed before the holidays, but regalia can be kept for both the Winter Commencement as well as Founders’ Day (February 17th). The following rental rates for standard quality regalia will apply through December 18th:

Doctorate Degree: Master's Degree:
Full Regalia w/tam $57.50
Full Regalia w/cap $47.50 Full Regalia $43.50
Cap/tam, Gown, Tassel $30.00 Cap, Gown, Tassel $25.00
Gown Only $18.00 Gown Only $17.00
Hood Only $20.00 Hood Only $17.50
Tam Only $12.00 Cap Only $ 5.00
Cap Only $ 5.00 Tassel Only $ 4.00
Tassel Only $ 5.00

Bachelor's and Associate's Degrees
Full Regalia $41.25
Cap, Gown, Tassel $23.25
Gown Only $16.00
Hood Only $16.25
Cap Only $ 5.00
Tassel Only $ 4.00