Convocation

I enjoyed convocation very much. Doctor Lomax mad some very interesting and valid facts and points. When he said that HBCU's have the highest graduation percentage of African Americans more than any other college, I found that to be very interesting and I loved hearing that being that I am in an HBCU, it made me very proud. The fact that Alumni don't contribute to their school's as much as they should disappoints me because college is one of the major points of your life, in some cases it makes you who you are today, so for you to graduate and not show your appreciation by not giving back is selfish and unappreciative. "Howard was there for you, now Howard needs you"- Dr. Lomax. Dr. Lomax was very pro-student which i really liked. He said a student should be treated as a "customer", meaning we should be given the best service possible or we will just take our business elsewhere. I don't think there was a better way to say that. I also enjoyed when he spoke about education with minorities specifically blacks and latinos. He said "latinos and blacks are seen as the muscle and not the brain of education", and this is very true. We are looked down a lot when it comes to education, and Caucasians are seen as the brain, the one's with all the "knowledge". I personally think latinos and blacks just need more support, then this high percentage of graduates in American will increase.