2023 New River Community College Black History Month Program
Venue: Edwards Hall (New River Community College), Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
New River Community College (NRCC) presents their annual Black History Month Program on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 117 Edwards Hall on the Dublin, VA campus of New River Community College.

In celebration of Black History month, New River Community College and the college's Black History Committee will sponsor a guest speaker and music program. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Abraham Hardee, board-certified physician in family medicine, and he will present remarks on the topic of "Chasing Purpose While Maximizing your Boundaries".

Hardee is a board-certified physician in family medicine. He is Core Faculty with the Family Medicine Graduate Medical Education Clinic at Lewis Gale Hospital. He also serves as the Rural Medicine and Underserved Primary Care Department Chair at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). Hardee graduated from VCOM and completed his doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) at Virginia Tech in International Health Education. He is involved with numerous medical committees/organizations including the Medical Society of Virginia Assistant Board of Directors, National Reserve Corps, Faculty Advisors of Gold Humanism Honor Society, and a member or the Health Equity Collaborative of VA. Other community volunteering opportunities include serving as an NAACP member and lay speaker and elementary teacher at Blue Ridge Church. All of Hardee’s efforts aim to improve the living experience in the Appalachian Region for all persons.

Musical performances will be presented by Jami Martin, Donna Slaughter & Josiah Williams and Drumbeat. Light refreshments will be served following the program.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

The event will be held in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin.

For more information, visit: https://www.nr.edu/news/more.php?id=1653.

Edwards Hall is located at 5251 College Drive in Dublin, VA on the campus of New River Community College.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/q7y5dW47/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.nr.edu/news/more.php?id=1653 or https://www.facebook.com/nrccfb/ or https://www.instagram.com/nrccedu/ or contact Elaine Powell-Hawkins at 540-674-3600 extension 4478.

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