NEWS
November 9, 2008
Used cell phones to benefit Relay for Life in the county The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is collecting used cell phones in a program to raise money to benefit Howard County's Relay for Life. www.howardcountymd.gov/RAP/RAP_HomePage.htm. Or call 410-313-1675. Women's Hall of Fame The Howard County Commission for Women is accepting nominations of outstanding women to be admitted into the 2009 Women's Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame will induct up to five contemporary women and one woman from the past who have achieved distinction in their work, made lasting contributions to the community and improved the quality of life for others.
NEWS
October 12, 2008
More recycling allowed Howard County Executive Ken Ulman has announced that the county's new wheeled recycling carts and bins can be filled with additional plastic, aluminum and waxed cardboard products, including yogurt tubs, lawn furniture, flower pots, aluminum foil, pie plates, milk and juice cartons, and other items. Residents can also recycle bags filled with plastic bags as long as the bag is tied shut. A postcard describing the new recycling options will be mailed to every Howard County residence that receives recycling collection service.
NEWS
October 9, 2008
Nominations sought for Women's Hall of Fame The Howard County Commission for Women is accepting nominations of outstanding women to be admitted into the 2009 Women's Hall of Fame. The 13th annual Hall of Fame will induct up to five contemporary women and one woman from the past who have achieved distinction in their work, made lasting contributions to the community and improved the quality of life for others. Nominees must be natives of Howard County or residents for at least 10 consecutive years.
NEWS
April 27, 2008
Carolyn W. Evans, a principal at Sengstacke & Evans LLC, a Bel Air law firm, has been named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women by The Daily Record. She has more than 15 years of experience as an attorney specializing in personal injury, wills and estates, real estate, corporate, civil litigation and employment. Evans is on the boards of directors for Harford Bank, Home Partnership Inc. and the Bel Air Rotary Club. She was commissioner and chairwoman of the Harford County Commission for Women and is active in professional organizations and government agencies.
NEWS
By Mary Gail Hare | February 24, 2008
As chairwoman of the Harford County Commission for Women, Lisa Tittle is brimming with ideas on how to improve the lives of women. Why not start a halfway house with training programs for women leaving prison, she asked. How about opening a school for young mothers, who want to return to class but cannot overcome hurdles like child care and transportation? Maybe the commission should lend its support to the Homecoming Project, an association that helps women recovering from substance abuse.
NEWS
February 3, 2008
Howard County's Commission for Women is sponsoring an essay contest in honor of women's History Month in March. The national theme for this year's celebration is "Women's Art, Women's Vision." The contest is open to Howard County students in grades 6-12. The essays should describe a contemporary or historical American woman who has excelled in the arts and could be considered visionary because of her contributions. First-place winners in each grade category (grades 6-8 and 9-12) will receive a $200 U.S. Savings Bond and be invited to read their essays at the Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, to be held at 7:30 p.m. March 13 in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City.
NEWS
January 23, 2008
`Roots of Howard County' on Feb. 10 The villages of Columbia, the Columbia Association, the African Art Museum of Maryland and the Howard County Center of African-American Culture will present "Roots of Howard County: In Celebration of African-American History" from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 10 at Historic Oakland, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia. The Ambassadors of Jazz, an accomplished youth jazz group, will perform. Images of Freedom poster contest entries will be on display, and light refreshments will be served.
NEWS
October 17, 2007
HCC to christen Duncan Hall Mary Ellen Duncan, the third president of Howard Community College, will have a building on the college campus named in her honor. She retired in May. The building, the English, Languages and Business (ELB) building, will be renamed Mary Ellen Duncan Hall. A dedication ceremony is scheduled at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 24 in the lobby. A reception is planned for 4:30 p.m. The building was the first of three constructed under Duncan's leadership to complete the landscaped center of the campus known as the Quad.
NEWS
October 17, 2007
The Howard County Commission for Women and Howard Community College will co-sponsor a workshop, "Getting the Pay You Deserve: Women Negotiating Better Salaries," on Oct. 27 at the college. Evelyn Murphy, founder and president of the Wage Project and author of Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men and What To Do About It, will speak. Breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Two workshops - "Start Smart" for women in college and "Get What You're Worth, Get What You Want" for women in or returning to the workplace - will be held from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration is required.
NEWS
By Larry Carson | July 11, 2007
It may be hard to find a better place for women than Howard County, but a new study of their economic status shows wide earning gaps remain between the genders. Sponsored by the county's Commission for Women, the study, which follows a broader examination of women's status done five years ago, concludes that "women in Howard County enjoy an almost unmatched status in the United States, with a high percentage of women-owned firms ... good wages, low poverty levels and many professionals.