Cheers to You! 2022

We can’t wait to see you at Cheers to You!, our annual Juneteenth kickoff and donor appreciation reception on June 17, 2022, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the UDC Amphitheater (4340 Connecticut Ave. NW). Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.

Program

Lift Every Voice and Sing – DioMara

KanKouran West African Dance Company

Welcome remarks from Robert Newman ’14

Remarks by Dean Renee McDonald Hutchins

Remarks by Terry Jennings, LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation

Remarks by Songo Wawa, UDC Law J.D. Candidate 2023

Spoken word by Dr. Omekongo wa Dibinga

Singing Performance by DioMara

Closing remarks by Dean Renee McDonald Hutchins

KanKouran West African Dance Company

Music and dancing

Getting to the Amphitheater

Driving:

Parking is available at the Van Ness garage at UDC

Rideshare:

Provide driver with address:

4340 Connecticut Ave. NW

Metrorail:

Take the Red Line to Van Ness-UDC

Metrobus:

H2 – Crosstown Line

L1 – Connecticut Avenue Line

L2 – Connecticut Avenue Line

For Rideshare, Metrorail and Metrobus: The UDC Amphitheater is located behind the law school at 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. behind the UDC Tennis Courts and next to the UDC Theater of the Arts.

From the garage, walk north across Dennard Plaza. The Amphitheater is to the left, between the E.B. Henderson Athletic Center and the UDC Tennis Courts.

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COVID-19 Policies

Proof of vaccination will be required for everyone ages 5 years and older. In addition, boosters are strongly encouraged.

We are following all protocols established by the DC Department of Health, and these guidelines are subject to change.

Photo and Video Release

We will have photographers and videographers on site at the event. They will be capturing images for use in social media, the UDC Law website and other marketing channels.

Please review the University of the District of Columbia Photo and Video Release.

This special event is exclusively to celebrate you and your commitment to the UDC Law family; therefore, it is invitation only.

For more information, email lawalumni@udc.edu.

About the DC School of Law Foundation

The District of Columbia School of Law Foundation is a publicly supported 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1993 to promote excellence in public legal education in the District of Columbia, specifically through provision of financial support for the students, faculty and programs of the the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.

About the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation

Founded last year, the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network (AAN) and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation (LNROLF) is a competitive fellowship that identifies law students from across the six law schools at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) as part of an effort by LexisNexis Legal & Professional (LNLP) to eliminate systemic racism in the legal system while also working to advance the rule of law.