2018 Field Trips
Newseum, Washington DC
June 22, 2018
The mission of the Newseum, located in Washington, D.C., is to increase public understanding of the importance of a free press and the First Amendment. Visitors experience the story of news, the role of a free press in major events in history, and how the core freedoms of the First Amendment — religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — apply to their lives.
Highlights of the building design include a façade featuring a “window on the world” which looks out on Pennsylvania Avenue and the National Mall while letting the public see inside to the visitors and displays. The front of the Newseum features the 45 words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution etched into a 75-foot-tall tablet of Tennessee pink marble facing Pennsylvania Avenue.
For more information about the Newseum, visit their website: http://www.newseum.org
Lincoln University
June 29, 2018
Lincoln University was founded in 1854 as the nation's first degree-granting Historically Black College and University, or HBCU. Originally chartered as Ashmun Institute, it was re-named Lincoln University in 1866 in honor of President Abraham Lincoln.
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During our first 100 years, Lincoln graduated approximately 20 percent of the black physicians and more than 10 percent of the black attorneys in the nation. Our alumni have led more than 35 colleges and universities and scores of prominent churches. They also include U.S. ambassadors; mission chiefs; federal, state, and municipal judges; mayors; and city managers. Today, Lincoln graduates are also making names for themselves in creative and entertainment fields, including as writers, directors, comedians, and film executives.
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Notable alumni of Lincoln University include: American Poet and Leader of the Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Heir to the Wal-mart fortune Ann Walton Kroenke, and Musician Cab Calloway.
Find more information on Lincoln University on their website: http://www.lincoln.edu/
Villanova University
July 3, 2018
Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. Villanova prepares students to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them.
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Notable alumni from Villanova University include: Singer/Songwriter Toby Keith, Actor/Producer Bradley Cooper, Former Second Lady Jill Biden, Actress/Writer Maria Bello, Former NFL Player/Analyst Howie Long, and Astronaut Andrew Allen.
For more information, visit Villanova's website: https://www1.villanova.edu/university.html
Virginia Commonwealth University
July 13, 2018
The university traces its roots to two institutions that merged in 1968 to create VCU: the Medical College of Virginia, established in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden-Sydney College, and Richmond Professional Institute, founded in 1917.
Today, VCU enrolls more than 31,000 students in 217 degree and certificate programs and encompasses one of the largest academic health centers in the nation, VCU Health, where the VCU Medical Center was named the No. 1 hospital in the Richmond region by U.S. News & World Report.
VCU and VCU Health have been honored with prestigious national and international recognition for top-quality graduate, professional and medical care programs, reflecting a commitment to be among America’s top research universities, supporting students, faculty and the VCU community to make it real.
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Notable alumni of VCU include: Physician Patch Adams, Bassist Stefan Lessard, Producer/Director/Screenwriter Stephen Furst, and Fashion Model/Actor Boris Kodjoe.
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For more information, visit VCU's website: https://www.vcu.edu/
Goucher College
July 20, 2018
Since it was founded in 1885, Goucher has been firmly committed to excellence in liberal arts and sciences education.
Originally named the Woman's College of Baltimore City, Goucher was founded in 1885 by a group of influential Methodists led by the Rev. John Franklin Goucher, who, with his wife Mary Fisher Goucher, deeded the college the land to begin its original campus in downtown Baltimore. The college was renamed after the Gouchers in 1910, and relocated its campus in 1954 to a 287-acre wooded campus in Towson, MD, just eight miles north of the heart of the city. The college has been coeducational since 1986.
In 2010, Goucher observed its 125th anniversary, bringing generations of students past and present together to remember the institution's history and celebrate its future.
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Notable alumni from Goucher College include: Vice Admiral of the U. S. Coast Guard Sally Brice-O'Hara, Microbiologist/Pediatrician/Physician Hattie Alexander, Judge Sarah T. Hughes, Actress Alison Fanelli, and Businessperson Judy C. Lewent.
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For more information, visit Goucher's website: https://www.goucher.edu/