they will be going through the hbc. one fo them is the owner of sam jordan bar and then the cowell house which is an early example of a house that goes back to the frank lloyd wright style. there was a discussion with the commission about now that article 10 and 11 seem to be moving along and some of the other work items has been nailed down, we would have a broader discussion about the commission's role and the department'that might be at bots as well as perhaps the broader community discussion. we will be in touch with you about that in the coming months. the start preservation commission thought was timely to have that. thank you. -- the historic preservation commission thought that was timely. >> you are now a general public comment where members of the public address you on items that are of interest to the public within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. i do have one speaker card. >> good afternoon, commissioners. it is interesting, you are talking about turning a parking lot i

shortly after his confirmation to his new position secretary duncan came to howard to discuss the role hbc uses or historically black colleges and universities must continue to play in preparing teachers for the multi cultural world in which they will live and work. he came back for a town hall meeting to encourage students to choose teaching careers. as part of our academic renewal process here at howard university we have reviewed all 171 academic programs in an attempt to ensure excellence in quality. as a result the school of education had -- has determined to develop a teacher preparation program for urban education, something we're very proud of. the secretary has partnered with us on several occasions. we are glad he is here today for this very special occasion. we welcome both he and assistant secretary here. now i'd like to present to you for some brief comments the dean of our school of education. dean leslie fenworth. >> welcome to howard university, secretary duncan and assistant secretary ali. we stand on this ground once visited by president of the united states lyndon johnso

roach, the director of this movie, the guy who also directed the emmy award winning "recount," for hbc, they were attracted to the palin story. it's an incredible american story about this woman who was for most of her political career a small town mayor and only governor for 18 months before she was snatched out of obscurity and put on the republican ticket in the most pressure filled environment with the brightest spotlight you can imagine. what that was like for her at the human level. what the kipd of decisions politically were that went into making that choice and what the ramifications were. jay and danny were really attracted to that story and thought you could say a lot about both what it's like to be a politician in this celebrity culture we live in and also kind of what the mechanics are of how these things go down in the back rooms. that's stuff mark and i were really attracted to. when they were seizing on that story as the story to do from the book, we said, yeah, that's great. they've done an incredible job doing it. the performances in the movie as everyone's going to se

. >> it is impacting the schools as it is impacting all areas of american life, but we expect that hbcbe fully funded we are just 3% of american colleges and universities but our institutions are educating 50% of african american teachers educating 33% of all african american scientists and engineers so when we talk about getting america back on sure footing creating jobs and creating a competent diverse work force you have to look at hbcus and pdis as best return on investment that is the story we are telling the day and to mow or on capital hill, 20 -- tomorrow on cap tail hill we have 200 students coming in, we have our academic vice presidents and chancellors our theme is tooting our horn louder we have a remarkable story to tell our institutions are also economic engines for their communities they are a $10 billion business employing 188,000 workers, so when you talk about stimulating the economy, and getting things back on sure footing you have to look at hbcus and pdis as part of the solution that is what we will tell persons on capital hill. >> that is quite the effective argum

in february 2010, shortly after his inauguration, he can do hour to discuss the role hbc must continue to play in preparing teachers who are the multi- cultural influences. he came back for a town hall meeting to encourage students to choose teaching careers. as part of our academic renewal process here at howard university, we have reviewed all 171 academic programs and are attempting to ensure quality. as a result of the process, the school of education had to determine a teacher preparation program for urban education, something we are proud of. the secretary has partnered with us on several occasions. we are glad that he is here today for this very special occasion and we welcome both he and the assistant secretary here. i would like to present to you for some brief comments, the dean of our school of education. [applause] >> welcome to howard university, secretary duncan and assistant secretary. we stand on this ground once visited by the president of the united states, lyndon johnson. president johnson was a facilitator of the education and civil rights legislation and he was arr