Washington Adventist University Enactus Chapter to Launch New Women Empowerment Project in Langley Park

Takoma Park, Md. (December 1, 2016) The Washington Adventist University (WAU) Chapter of Enactus will launch a new project, “First Step, a Women Empowerment Project,” on Wednesday, December 7 at a 9 a.m. meeting, to be held at the Bedford Station Apartments, 1427 Kanawha Street, Hyattsville, Maryland.

The project will seek sustainable work and career opportunities for women and families in the Langley Park area. The goal of the project is to empower women by providing them with the skills and support needed to find a job and enter the workforce.

Those attending the meeting to launch the empowerment project will include: Prince George’s County Police Chief Henry (Hank) Stawinski III; State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County, Angela D. Alsobrooks; Assistant State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County, Renee Battle-Brooks; Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot; and Bedford Station Apartment Managers Madeline Del Carmen, Cindy Pearre and Robert Lowther.

Also in attendance will be members of Washington Adventist University’s Leadership Team, including:

President Weymouth Spence, Ed.D.; Provost Cheryl Kisunzu, Ph.D.; Associate Provost and Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences Patrick Williams, Ph.D.; Chair of the Business and Communications Department and Director of Enactus Andrea Baldwin, Ph.D; Communications Professor and Enactus Communications Advisor Jarilyn Conner; and Professor of Business and Health Care Administration Informatics and First Step Project Advisor Jude Edwards, D.B.A.

Washington Adventist University student leaders who will be in attendance for the launch include: Enactus Student President Heather Alas, an accounting major; Lila Mejia, a marketing major; Rosemarie Ascencio, a finance & management major; and Clieder Guzman, a religion major.

The Washington Adventist University Enactus team is part of an international non-profit organization that brings student, academic and business leaders together to develop projects that improve the quality of life for people in need through the application of business strategies. Nationwide, there are approximately 470 Enactus teams with more than 14,500 students, working on more than 1,000 community team projects.

For more information about the new empowerment project, contact Jude Edwards at (301) 814-0345 or drjudeedwards@gmail.com.

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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s nine graduate and 42 undergraduate programs. The 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.

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