E-Portfolio #2-Dr. Dunston

Dr. Georgia M. Dunston from the Department of Microbiology & National Human Genome Center at Howard's College of Medicine delivered her lecture for the Freshman Seminar class on September 9th. Though she was very quiet throughout her speech, she was very happy to be there and give her message to the freshman class. Her oration was entitled, "Abandonment, Dismemberment, and Reawakening: The History and Legacy of Howard University", but she talked mostly about her deeper message about the Human Genome. According to Dr. Dunston, this genome carries all the information to acquire knowledge and further wisdom. Dr. Dunston stressed the importance of the human genome, and that as students we must use it properly to become the best we can. Like many of the other professors and adults at Howard, Dr. Dunston wanted to speak to us very explicitly about working to our fullest potential. It has become my understanding that this is the aim of the lectures. In our four years at Howard University, we will be fed and led to an abundance of information that can either hinder or help us. It is our job, as Dr. Dunston said, to make good, sound choices what will aid us in our journey through knowledge. Because knowledge is what will help us get through the many pressing issues of the time. Dr. Dunston emphasized the medical problems of our age, such as cancer and AIDS that must be remedied by our generation. We have entered the world of higher education at a prime time and place in the world, and this lecture motivated me to take advantage of that.