Education Is Key Preserving Wilberforce University (HBCU) Legacy By Michelle DeMarcia Davis Wilberforce University Professors did a good job advising of the importance of being an Alumni continuously evolving to help others evolve their education. De-Ajura (Dee) Mathenia (Dee) our Cincinnati Chapter President of Wilberforce University Alumni Association shared great insight about being an active Alumni aka Wilberforcean. Meet De-Ajura (Dee) Mathenia Dee is a visionary who believes that vision and purpose are intertwined. She knows there has to be a plan, that is both strategic and tactical in order to achieve any goals associated with the purpose. Dee’s actions show, she believes through dedication and hard work goals are obtainable and achieved. The Cincinnati Chapter, like Wilberforce University, is small and mighty. It’s comprised of twenty-five dedicated alumni who are focused on engaging with the Cincinnati community to share the great opportunities and rich history of Wilberforce University. It was right here in Cincinnati, the Queen City, that the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African American Methodist Episcopal Church collaborated to purchase the land that would serve as the initial location for Wilberforce University. The Cincinnati community and our school-age students, also need to know that Wilberforce University is the nation’s first Historically Black University (HBCU) privately owned by African Americans, founded in 1856.
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